Gravel Hill Primary School is a mixed primary academy in Bexleyheath, London Borough of Bexley, teaching 434 pupils aged 3 to 11. Its last Ofsted inspection in January 2022 found the school remains Good. In 2024–2025, 56% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 2 September 2025 to 17 July 2026.

Ofsted inspection

The latest published Ofsted judgement for Gravel Hill Primary School.

Latest inspection
Good Ungraded inspection
Outcome: School remains Good. Ungraded (short) inspections confirm whether standards are maintained since the last full graded inspection — they don’t assign new category grades.
Ungraded inspection · Inspected 27 Jan 2022 · Published 15 Feb 2022
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Term dates & holidays 2025–2026

Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Gravel Hill Primary School.

Gravel Hill Primary School term dates calendar 2025–2026
Official term-dates calendar · 2025–2026 · source

Interactive Calendar

September 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1 Staff Training Day
  • 2–30 Autumn Term 2025 (Term 1)
  • 29 Staff Training Day
October 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–17 Autumn Term 2025 (Term 1)
  • 20–31 Autumn Half Term Holiday
November 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 3–30 Autumn Term 2025 (Term 2)
December 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–19 Autumn Term 2025 (Term 2)
  • 22–31 Christmas Holiday
January 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–2 Christmas Holiday
  • 5–31 Spring Term 2026 (Term 3)
February 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
  • 1–13 Spring Term 2026 (Term 3)
  • 16–20 Spring Half Term Holiday
  • 23–28 Spring Term 2026 (Term 4)
March 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–26 Spring Term 2026 (Term 4)
  • 27 Staff Training Day / Parent Consultations
  • 30–31 Easter Holiday
April 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1–10 Easter Holiday
  • 13–30 Summer Term 2026 (Term 5)
May 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–22 Summer Term 2026 (Term 5)
  • 4 Early May Bank Holiday – School Closed
  • 25–29 Summer Half Term Holiday
June 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1–30 Summer Term 2026 (Term 6)
July 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–17 Summer Term 2026 (Term 6)
  • 20 Staff Training Day

Key dates (2025–2026)

  • Staff Training Day Sep 1, 2025 Inset Day
  • Autumn Term 2025 (Term 1) Sep 2 – Oct 17, 2025 Term
  • Staff Training Day Sep 29, 2025 Inset Day
  • Autumn Half Term Holiday Oct 20 – Oct 31, 2025 Holiday
  • Autumn Term 2025 (Term 2) Nov 3 – Dec 19, 2025 Term
  • Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025 – Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Term 2026 (Term 3) Jan 5 – Feb 13, 2026 Term
  • Spring Half Term Holiday Feb 16 – Feb 20, 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Term 2026 (Term 4) Feb 23 – Mar 26, 2026 Term
  • Staff Training Day / Parent Consultations Mar 27, 2026 Inset Day
  • Easter Holiday Mar 30 – Apr 10, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Term 2026 (Term 5) Apr 13 – May 22, 2026 Term
  • Early May Bank Holiday – School Closed May 4, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Half Term Holiday May 25 – May 29, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Term 2026 (Term 6) Jun 1 – Jul 17, 2026 Term
  • Staff Training Day Jul 20, 2026 Inset Day

Exam results & performance

DfE performance tables Official results, 2024–2025 GOV.UK ↗
56% Expected standard at KS2 England 62%
10.3% Persistent absence England 17.8% Top 33%

The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Gravel Hill Primary School with London Borough of Bexley and England.

Key stage 2 (end of primary) 56% Expected standard in reading, writing & maths

How Year 6 pupils did in the national tests.

This school London Borough of Bexley England

Expected standard in reading, writing & maths · The headline primary measure 56%
London Borough of Bexley 67% England 62% -6 vs England
Average reading scaled score · 100 = expected standard 103
London Borough of Bexley 107 England 106 -3 vs England
Average maths scaled score · 100 = expected standard 104
London Borough of Bexley 106 England 105 in line with England
Pupils in the year group · Small cohorts swing wildly 59
Attendance 10.3% Persistently absent pupils

Absence across the whole school year.

This school London Borough of Bexley England

Persistently absent pupils · Missed 10%+ of sessions; lower is better 10.3%
London Borough of Bexley 15% England 17.8% -7.5 vs England
Overall absence · Lower is better 4.9%
London Borough of Bexley 5.9% England 6.8% -1.9 vs England
About this data source & caveats

Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.

We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.

Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Gravel Hill Primary School. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.

Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Location & catchment area

Indicative catchment Other primary schools

Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Gravel Hill Primary School than to any other primary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.