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EnglandWelling

Schools in Welling

A modest residential suburb of around 41,000 people at the western edge of the London Borough of Bexley, Welling keeps a low-rise, interwar character that persists from its time as a Kent town before the 1965 boundary changes brought it into Greater London. East Wickham and Danson Park extend the choice northward.

Welling and Falconwood form the school-competitive core of the area, attracting families who prioritise primary catchments in this quieter corner of South East London. Southeastern trains on the Bexleyheath line run from Welling station to London Cannon Street in around thirty-five minutes, connecting the suburb to the capital while keeping its settled, street-level feel intact.

Area Performance

Welling schools rank in the top 37% of England

Across 16 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.77/10, +0.32 vs England.

Find My School Inspection Band

23% Elite

Distribution across all Welling schools

23%
15%
54%
8%
EliteExcellentGoodDeveloping

Welling vs England distribution

National Rank

Top 37%

Across all ranked Welling schools

Top 23%Primaryavg #3,519 of 14,978
Top 52%Secondaryavg #1,916 of 3,680
Top 63%Sixth formavg #1,489 of 2,376

Primary schools: 9 schools (state + independent)

LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.8/10
+0.49 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#3,519
+27 pts vs medianmedian 7,489

top 23% of 14,978

% reaching expected RWM standardstate
76%
+14 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
18%
+10 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.8/10
+0.49 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#3,519
+27 pts vs medianmedian 7,489

top 23% of 14,978

% reaching expected RWM standardstate
76%
+14 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
18%
+10 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%

Secondary schools: 3 schools (state + independent)

LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.7/10
+0.30 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#1,916
-2 pts vs medianmedian 1,840

top 52% of 3,680

% achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A)state
67%
+11 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 56%
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
52.2
+13.1 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.7/10
+0.30 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#1,916
-2 pts vs medianmedian 1,840

top 52% of 3,680

% achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A)state
67%
+11 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 56%
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
52.2
+13.1 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1

Sixth form schools: 4 schools (state + independent)

LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.7/10
-0.04 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,489
-13 pts vs medianmedian 1,188

top 63% of 2,376

% A*-A at A-Level
21%
-4 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
45%
-5 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.7/10
-0.04 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,489
-13 pts vs medianmedian 1,188

top 63% of 2,376

% A*-A at A-Level
21%
-4 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
45%
-5 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%

Overall Oxbridge

#419

3 ranked schools · +495 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984

Applications

32

Offers

6

Offer rate18.8%
-3.6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%

Oxford

#247

1 ranked schools · +6 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,198

Applications

24

Offers

3

Offer rate12.5%
-2.6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 15.1%

Cambridge

#681

3 ranked schools · +92 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,881

Applications

8

Offers

3

Offer rate37.5%
+8.1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 29.4%
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