Beths Grammar School
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Academy converter in Bexley, DA5 1NE, taking ages 11 to 18, boys, 1,701 on roll.
Will an address get in?
In the varies round, the furthest-away child offered a place at Beths Grammar School lived 6.068 miles away, according to Bexley. Put a postcode in and it is measured against that distance.
Applying for September 2027? Secondary applications close on 31 October 2026, with offers on 1 March 2027. The address on the deadline is the one the council uses. How it works.
The circle is 6.068 miles, the distance the school admitted from in varies. Real admission areas are not circular: this is the distance, not a boundary.
What kind of school this is
| Admissions | Selective |
| Religious character | No religious character |
| Sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| How full | 1,701 pupils in 1,740 places (98% full) |
| Trust | BETHS GRAMMAR SCHOOL |
| Local authority | Bexley |
Department for Education register (GIAS).
How the school is doing
| Ofsted | Good, inspected 19 July 2022 |
| Attainment 8 | 71.6 (2024/25) |
| Year | Progress 8 |
|---|---|
| 2024/25 | not published |
| 2023/24 | +0.53 |
| 2022/23 | +0.63 |
Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.
Who goes to Beths Grammar School
| Girls and boys | 14.9% girls, 85.1% boys |
| English as an additional language | 10.1% of pupils |
| Free school meals | 12.1% of pupils eligible |
DfE school census, most recent published year.
Where Beths Grammar School's Year 11 went next
| Stayed for the sixth form | 93.2% |
| Sixth-form college | 1.0% |
| Further education college | 1.6% |
| Apprenticeship | 1.0% |
| Employment | 0.0% |
| No sustained destination recorded | 0.0% |
DfE destination measures, 2022/23. Broad categories only: the DfE does not publish which named schools or colleges pupils moved to.
What it costs to live within reach of Beths Grammar School
The postcode districts whose centre falls inside the 6.068 miles the school admitted from in varies, cheapest first, by the median of real sales around each district's centre. The cheapest is DA18 at £312,000; the dearest, DA15, £530,000. A district is wide, so check the address itself, not the list.
| District | Area | From the school | Median sold price |
|---|---|---|---|
| DA18 | Bexley | 3.4 mi | £312,000 91 sales |
| DA17 | Bexley | 2.8 mi | £336,500 128 sales |
| BR8 | Sevenoaks | 3.5 mi | £350,000 122 sales |
| DA8 | Bexley | 2.3 mi | £365,000 78 sales |
| DA1 | Dartford | 2.5 mi | £390,000 88 sales |
| DA6 | Bexley | 0.8 mi | £407,000 118 sales |
| SE2 | Greenwich | 3.3 mi | £420,000 91 sales |
| DA16 | Bexley | 2.3 mi | £425,000 86 sales |
| DA14 | Bexley | 2.2 mi | £430,000 102 sales |
| DA5 | Bexley | 0.5 mi | £450,000 115 sales |
| DA7 | Bexley | 1.3 mi | £488,888 130 sales |
| DA15 | Bexley | 2.3 mi | £530,000 130 sales |
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, via each district's area guide. Districts without enough recorded sales to rank are not shown.
The fee-paying alternative
Weighing Beths Grammar School against the independent sector? Every fee-paying school around DA5: ages, selection, and how full each one is →
Checking the house as well as the school
The full report measures the distance from every nearby school to one address, alongside sold prices, flood risk, crime and the other checks on the same house.
Common questions
What is the catchment area for Beths Grammar School?
Beths Grammar School does not have one in the sense most people mean. Like most English schools, an oversubscribed year offers places outward from the school until they run out. The nearest thing to an answer: the furthest child admitted in varies lived 6.068 miles away, per Bexley.
How close do I need to live to get a place at Beths Grammar School?
Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 6.068 miles was enough in varies, and at 98% full the school has little slack. The distance moves every year with the number of applications, so treat last year's figure as evidence, not a promise.
Does buying a house near Beths Grammar School guarantee a place?
No. This is a selective school, so admission turns on the entrance assessment before distance is considered at all. Councils also check that the address is genuinely where the child lives.
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Admission distance published by Bexley. School details from the Department for Education's register, ratings from Ofsted. Read how every figure on this site is sourced on the methodology page. If something here looks wrong, tell us and it goes on the accuracy log.