Beths Grammar School
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98% stayed in education · Attainment 8 71.6
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Townley Grammar School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,669of 1,550 places
- Free school meals
- 9.1%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 224
- Ofsted
- Outstanding, 28 February 2023Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Townley Grammar School for Girls (URN 101463, until 1 January 2012).
What the data says
Of the 222 pupils who finished Year 11 at Townley Grammar School in 2023, 95% stayed on in Townley Grammar School’s own sixth form (Bexley average 57%), 1% went to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.
Among the 244 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 75% went to university (Bexley 61%, England 37%), and 47% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were well above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 75.0 against 46.1 across England and 50.6 in Bexley, with 97% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%) — as a selective grammar school, Townley Grammar School admits pupils by test at 11, which drives these figures.
German is unusually popular at GCSE: 23% of the year group took it, against 5% of pupils across England.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Bexley and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Townley Grammar School | Bexley | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 222 | 3,313 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 99% | 93% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 99% | 89% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 95% | 57% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 2% | 10% | 13% |
| — further education college | 1% | 21% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 0% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 1% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | — | 2% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Townley Grammar School | Bexley | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 244 | 1,994 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 92% | 88% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 75% | 61% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 47% | 29% | 19% |
| Further education | 2% | 2% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 6% | 7% |
| Employment | 10% | 19% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 5% | 8% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Townley Grammar School | Bexley | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 75.0 | 50.6 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 97% | 54% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 99% | 70% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 71% | 42% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 7.00 | 4.51 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 13% | 23% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 73.3 | 36.2 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 75.3 | 55.0 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 21% | 15% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 226 | 100% | 89% | 70% | 20% | 99% |
| Biology | 226 | 100% | 23% | 69% | 45% | 99% |
| Chemistry | 226 | 100% | 23% | 69% | 47% | 98% |
| Physics | 225 | 100% | 23% | 70% | 46% | 99% |
| Religious Studies | 224 | 100% | 31% | 82% | 32% | 100% |
| Mathematics | 224 | 100% | 88% | 73% | 22% | 100% |
| English Literature | 223 | 100% | 86% | 67% | 21% | 100% |
| Geography | 111 | 50% | 41% | 79% | 25% | 99% |
| Spanish | 94 | 42% | 19% | 66% | 27% | 97% |
| French | 86 | 38% | 18% | 74% | 29% | 93% |
| Computer Science | 79 | 35% | 13% | 68% | 30% | 97% |
| History | 70 | 31% | 41% | 80% | 26% | 99% |
| Design and Technology | 70 | 31% | 11% | 60% | 23% | 99% |
| Classical Civilisation | 65 | 29% | 1% | 58% | 40% | 95% |
| Physical Education | 53 | 24% | 11% | 62% | 24% | 96% |
| German | 52 | 23% | 5% | 63% | 33% | 92% |
| Applied Engineering | 49 | 22% | 0% | 59% | 18% | 96% |
| Dance | 46 | 21% | 1% | 67% | 27% | 100% |
| Drama | 43 | 19% | 7% | 65% | 27% | 98% |
| Music | 30 | 13% | 5% | 53% | 33% | 100% |
| Art and Design | 24 | 11% | 7% | 58% | 24% | 100% |
| Latin | 13 | 6% | 1% | 85% | 74% | 100% |
| Chinese | 5 | 2% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
| Polish | 3 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Psychology | 2 | 1% | 3% | — | 22% | — |
| Gujarati | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 57% | — |
| Turkish | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 71% | — |
| Statistics | 1 | 0% | 5% | — | 20% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | 1 | 0% | — |
| Mathematics | 1 | 0% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Townley Grammar School | Bexley | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 550 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 274 | 1,489 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | B | B- | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 40.64 | 35.75 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 22% | 17% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 121 | 44% | 31% |
| Chemistry | 110 | 40% | 17% |
| Biology | 94 | 34% | 20% |
| Psychology | 74 | 27% | 23% |
| Economics | 73 | 27% | 13% |
| Physics | 47 | 17% | 12% |
| Politics | 39 | 14% | 6% |
| Sociology | 38 | 14% | 13% |
| Computer Science | 37 | 14% | 5% |
| English Literature | 37 | 14% | 11% |
| Further Mathematics | 24 | 9% | 5% |
| History | 24 | 9% | 13% |
| Geography | 22 | 8% | 10% |
| Religious Studies | 22 | 8% | 4% |
| Classical Civilisation | 19 | 7% | 1% |
| Film Studies | 15 | 5% | 2% |
| Product Design | 11 | 4% | 2% |
| French | 8 | 3% | 1% |
| Dance | 7 | 3% | 0% |
| Physical Education | — | — | 3% |
| Art and Design | — | — | 1% |
| Accounting/Finance | — | — | 1% |
| Russian | — | — | 0% |
| Spanish | — | — | 2% |
| German | — | — | 0% |
| Music | — | — | 0% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 35 | 13% | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.