Overall Oxbridge
#419
3 ranked schools · +495 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
32
Offers
6
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
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.
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Distribution across all Welling schools
Welling vs England distribution
National Rank
Across all ranked Welling schools
top 23% of 14,978
top 23% of 14,978
top 52% of 3,680
top 52% of 3,680
top 63% of 2,376
top 63% of 2,376
Overall Oxbridge
3 ranked schools · +495 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
32
Offers
6
Oxford
1 ranked schools · +6 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,198
Applications
24
Offers
3
Cambridge
3 ranked schools · +92 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,881
Applications
8
Offers
3
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