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Bexley Grammar School: 11+ entry

Danson Lane, Welling, Kent, DA16 2BL

Facts checked 19 October 2026By ExamKind Editorial TeamSchool website

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Can we apply, and what did it take?

For September 2028 entry

  • Score to qualify

    Not published yet

    Bexley selection test

  • Year 7 places

    210

    2027 entry, Published Admission Number ()

    Checked, source: Bexley Grammar School, checked

  • 1.847miles

    2026 entry, on National Offer Day

    Checked, source: London Borough of Bexley, checked

No deadlines left for 2028 entry.

How far offers reached

Can we get in?

How far offers reached

Each bar shows how far from Bexley Grammar School the last child offered a place lived, under the last admission rule the offers reached. Up to five years, on one scale.

Qualifying is not the same as being offered a place.

Reaching the school's standard means your child can be considered. If more children qualify than there are places, the school gives places using its admission rules, in order. The figures below show how far those rules reached in past years. They are history, not a prediction: they change every year with who applies.

Checked, source: Department for Education (GOV.UK), checked

Distance from home to school, in miles

  • National Offer Day
  1. 2028 entryNot known yet
    Offers are made on National Offer Day
  2. 2026 entryOffer day
    1.847 miles

    On National Offer Day, offers went to children living up to 1.847 miles away.

  3. 2025 entryOffer day
    1.86 miles

    On National Offer Day, offers went to children living up to 1.86 miles away.

  4. 2024 entryOffer day
    2.116 miles

    On National Offer Day, offers went to children living up to 2.116 miles away.

  5. 2023 entryOffer day
    1.93 miles

    On National Offer Day, offers went to children living up to 1.93 miles away.

  6. 2022 entryOffer day
    1.92 miles

    On National Offer Day, offers went to children living up to 1.92 miles away.

How distance is measured (the school's 2027 admission rules): Straight line from the gate of the home address to the middle gate entrance approved by the Governors as the official entrance to the school.

Source: London Borough of Bexley, checked
What the words mean
National Offer Day:
the first offers, made on 1 March (or the next working day).
Final:
how far offers had reached later, after places were offered from the waiting list.
Admission rule:
schools give places rule by rule, in order. The distance is only how far the last rule reached.
N/A or “All offered”:
no distance was needed to decide places under that rule, for example because everyone who applied under it got a place.
No figure published:
nobody published a figure for that year, or we have not checked one yet. We never fill a gap with a guess.

Applications and offers, September 2026 entry (Department for Education)

How many families applied to Bexley Grammar School and how many places it offered. Applicants per place is all applications divided by offers. Families apply to several schools and not every applicant qualifies, so it is not the chance of a place.

Applications and offers at Bexley Grammar School, September 2026 entry
FigureDepartment for Education
First-preference applications334First-preference applications, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E13000002,Outer London,303,E09000004,Bexley,Secondary,3034000,z,6,Bexley Grammar School,208,208,169,35,4,1377,334,366,278,1.9763313609467457,1.6057692307692308,688,21,Academy converter,No religious character,3,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001414,Old Bexley and Sidcup,136369,7View the official source
All applications (any preference)1,377All applications (any preference), 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E13000002,Outer London,303,E09000004,Bexley,Secondary,3034000,z,6,Bexley Grammar School,208,208,169,35,4,1377,334,366,278,1.9763313609467457,1.6057692307692308,688,21,Academy converter,No religious character,3,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001414,Old Bexley and Sidcup,136369,7View the official source
Places offered on National Offer Day208Places offered on National Offer Day, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E13000002,Outer London,303,E09000004,Bexley,Secondary,3034000,z,6,Bexley Grammar School,208,208,169,35,4,1377,334,366,278,1.9763313609467457,1.6057692307692308,688,21,Academy converter,No religious character,3,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001414,Old Bexley and Sidcup,136369,7View the official source
Applicants per place6.6Applicants per place, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E13000002,Outer London,303,E09000004,Bexley,Secondary,3034000,z,6,Bexley Grammar School,208,208,169,35,4,1377,334,366,278,1.9763313609467457,1.6057692307692308,688,21,Academy converter,No religious character,3,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001414,Old Bexley and Sidcup,136369,7View the official source

Source: Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics), checked

About these figures

BGS does not publish a pass mark for a particular year. The clearest guide to your chances is the council's record of how far from the school places reached on National Offer Day, because most offers are made on distance once the priority groups are filled.

Across the years shown the distance has stayed within a narrow band, so recent history gives a fairly steady picture. Even so, it is a guide, not a promise. Distances are straight-line and in miles, measured the way the school describes below.

How popular is it? The council recorded 1,403Bexley Grammar School: Preferences2026Checked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Bexley.The source says: Preferences for 2026– 1403View the official source preferences for BGS for 2026 entry. With 210Bexley Grammar School: Year 7 places (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Bexley Grammar School.The source says: The school has an agreed admission number of 210 for entry into year 7 in September 2027.View the official source places in the 2027 year group, most children who name the school will not get a place there. A child who is selective but lives further out than these distances should list other schools they would be happy with too.

At a glance

Bexley Grammar School in brief

tap a value for its source

Pupils
mixedPupilsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Bexley.The source says: Bexley Grammar School (mixed)View the official source
Who the school admits.
School type
academySchool typeChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Bexley Grammar School.The source says: As an academy, Bexley Grammar school is required by its funding agreement to comply with these codesView the official source
How the school is run and funded.
Year 7 places
210Year 7 placesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Bexley Grammar School.The source says: The school has an agreed admission number of 210 for entry into year 7 in September 2027.View the official source2027 entry
The (PAN): how many children the school plans to admit.
Entrance test
Bexley selection test
The test children sit to be considered.
Bexley Grammar School (the academy is its own admissions authority; appeals refer to "the Governors’ decision")Admission authorityChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Bexley Grammar School.The source says: As an academy, Bexley Grammar School is its own admissions authority and as such is responsible for its own admission arrangements.View the official source
Who sets the admission rules and decides who is offered a place.
No catchment area
Where children get priority. Living inside it does not by itself mean a place.
Supplementary Information Form (SIF)
Yes, for this school
An extra form some schools ask for. It goes to the school, not the council.

Key dates

Dates for September 2028 entry

For children in Year 6 in 2027/28.

Add to my calendar

  1. Not published yet: Test registration opens

    Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026

  2. Not published yet: Test registration closes

    Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026

  3. Not published yet: Test day

    Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026

  4. Not published yet: Results

    Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026

Notes on these dates

If you live outside Bexley, you still name BGS on your own council's application form, and your council's closing date applies.

How places are given

6 admission rules, in order, for 2027 entry

If more children qualify than there are places, Bexley Grammar School gives places using these rules (its ), in this order (the 2027 rules; the rules for 2028 entry are not published yet).

  1. 1

    Looked after and previously looked after children

    The policy's own words
    1. Looked After Children and Previously Looked After Children
  2. 2

    Pupil Premium: up to 12 places for selective PP-eligible children, by distance; supplementary form

    The policy's own words
    2. Pupil Premium Up to 12 places are reserved for children who are eligible for receipt of Pupil Premium Grant funding at the time of application, and who are deemed selective, in rank order of distance from the school.
  3. 3

    Guaranteed grammar school place: top 180 standardised scores in the Bexley test

    The policy's own words
    3. Guaranteed Grammar School Place Those children identified as achieving one of the highest 180 standardised scores in the Bexley selection test.
  4. 4

    Sibling in Years 7–11 at BGS at time of application (same address)

    The policy's own words
    4. Sibling Those children with a brother, sister or step/half brother or sister living at the same address who are currently attending Bexley Grammar School in Years 7 – 11 at the time of application.
  5. 5

    Children of staff employed at BGS for two or more years

    The policy's own words
    5. Staff Children Bexley Grammar gives priority to children of staff where the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application was made.
  6. 6

    Straight-line distance from home address gate to the school’s middle gate entrance

    The policy's own words
    6. Distance Children will be admitted on the basis of proximity to the school measured in a straight line from the home address, with priority given to children living nearest to the school.

Source: Bexley Grammar School, checked

Who qualifies
Children whose age-standardised score is above the standard set by Bexley local authority (LA) are "deemed selective" and can be considered; places are then given by the oversubscription criteria.Source: Bexley Grammar School, checked
Catchment
No catchment; places after priority criteria by straight-line distance.Source: London Borough of Bexley, checked
If two children are level for the last place
Where distance is identical to 0.001 of a mile, the higher selection test score gets priority.Source: Bexley Grammar School, checked
Brothers and sisters
Brothers and sisters of pupils at the school get priority.Source: Bexley Grammar School, checked
Pupil premium
Criterion 2 (straight after looked-after children (LAC)/previously looked-after children (PLAC)); ranked by distance; supplementary form plus documentary evidence (LA or primary school letter) by 31 October 2026; the Common Application Form () must also name BGS.Source: Bexley Grammar School, checked
Supplementary form
Only for pupil premium (criterion 2) applicants; form available from 1 October 2026 (PDF/docx on the BGS website, copies at Open Mornings); return to BGS with LA or primary-school confirmation of PP eligibility.Source: Bexley Grammar School, checked
Waiting list
Waiting list kept in oversubscription-criteria order by BGS until at least 31 December of the year of admission; re-ranked as late/in-year applicants are added; deemed-selective children only. Bexley residents are added automatically for higher preferences; non-Bexley residents ask their home LA.Source: Bexley Grammar School, checked
Address used
The home address at the time of allocation (National Offers Day)Source: Bexley Grammar School, checked
More detail from our guide

2027 entry. BGS's policy for September 2027 is published (the document does not say whether it is the final, determined version)Bexley Grammar School: Document status (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Bexley Grammar School.The source says: Admissions Policy for Year 7 for 2027-2028 pdf file DownloadView the official source.

If more selective children apply than there are places, BGS works through its criteria in this order (our summary of the policy):

  • First: looked-after and previously looked-after children.
  • Second: a limited number of places for selective children eligible for the pupil premium, nearest first.
  • Third: children with one of the very highest scores in the whole Bexley test (the council's top-scorer group).
  • Fourth: brothers and sisters of pupils at the school, living at the same address.
  • Fifth: children of staff who have worked at BGS for at least two years.
  • Last: everyone else, by straight-line distance.

What stands out at BGS is where pupil premium children sit: straight after looked-after children, and ahead of the top scorers and siblings.

  • Pupil premium places: Criterion 2 (straight after LAC/PLAC); ranked by distance; supplementary form plus documentary evidence (LA or primary school letter) by 31 October 2026; the CAF must also name BGS.Bexley Grammar School: Pp priority (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Bexley Grammar School.The source says: Up to 12 places are reserved for children who are eligible for receipt of Pupil Premium Grant funding at the time of application, and who are deemed selective, in rank order of distance from the school.View the official source
  • The supplementary form: Only for pupil premium (criterion 2) applicants; form available from 1 October 2026 (PDF/docx on the BGS website, copies at Open Mornings); return to BGS with LA or primary-school confirmation of PP eligibility.Bexley Grammar School: Supplementary form (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Bexley Grammar School.The source says: BGS Supplementary form for Year 7 entry 2027 will open on 1st October 2026. [...] return it to Bexley Grammar School by 31 October 2026 in the year of application.View the official source
  • Distance: measured in miles, in a straight line from the gate of your home to the school's middle gate, the entrance the governors treat as official.
  • Ties: Where distance is identical to 0.001 of a mile, the higher selection test score gets priority.Bexley Grammar School: Tie break (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Bexley Grammar School.The source says: Where distance is identical to an accuracy of 0.001 of a mile then the scores in the selection tests will be used as a tie-breaker with priority given to the higher score.View the official source
  • Catchment area: No catchment; places after priority criteria by straight-line distance.Bexley Grammar School: Catchment (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Bexley.The source says: We do not have catchment areas in BexleyView the official source
  • Naming the school: BGS must be named on the home LA’s Common Application Form; the PP supplementary form alone is not an application. Bexley CAF open 1 September – 31 October 2026.Bexley Grammar School: Must name on caf (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Bexley Grammar School.The source says: Parents must also complete the Common Application Form naming the school, otherwise their child cannot be considered for a place. Completing the Supplementary Form for Pupil Premium Information alone does not constitute an application to the school.View the official source
  • Moving house and the waiting list: the school's policy and the council's pages disagree about the date your address is fixed and about how long the waiting list runs. We will add both once they are confirmed. If you are planning a move, ask the admissions office before you rely on either.

BGS also offers free online 11+ familiarisation to children who have had free school meals; the school can tell you how to take this up.

2028 entry: Bexley Grammar School: Document status (2028)Not yet published by Bexley Grammar School; last checked 9 Oct 2026.The source says: Please see our Admissions Policies (Year 7 and Sixth Form) for September 2025 and September 2026 and 2027 entry below.View the official source. The page will be updated when BGS publishes its 2028 policy.

The test

Bexley selection test
Test
Bexley selection test
Test date, 2028 entry
Not yet published

Who sets it? The London Borough of Bexley runs one test for all its grammar schools, and Bexley Grammar School (BGS) takes part rather than testing children itself. The papers come from Quest AssessmentsBexley Grammar School: Test family by entry year (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Bexley.The source says: Quest Assessments is the Bexley Selection Test provider.View the official source. Anything about registration, test centres or results goes to the council's School Admissions Team, not the school.

What does my child sit? Questions cover verbal reasoning, comprehension, maths and non-verbal reasoningBexley Grammar School 2027 entry: Stage1 subjectsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Bexley Grammar School.The source says: The Bexley Selection Test consists of two papers containing a mixture of questions on verbal reasoning and comprehension, non-verbal reasoning and mathematical reasoning.View the official source, and every one is multiple choiceBexley Grammar School 2027 entry: Stage1 formatChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Bexley Grammar School.The source says: Each paper is divided into timed sections, most questions are multiple-choice, and all answers are marked on a separate machine-readable answer sheet.View the official source. The council turns the marks into a single weighted total, adjusted for age: verbal 50%, maths 25%, non verbal 25%Bexley 2027 entry: WeightingChecked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Bexley.The source says: your child meeting the selective standard is based on the total weighted age-standardised score achieved in the test ... 50% from the verbal ability score ... 25% from the numerical ability score ... 25% from the non-verbal ability scoreView the official source. Verbal skills therefore count for as much as the other two areas put together.

What counts as a pass? The school's policy puts it briefly: Children whose age-standardised score is above the standard set by Bexley LA are "deemed selective" and can be considered; places are then given by the oversubscription criteria.Bexley Grammar School: Qualifying rule (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Bexley Grammar School.The source says: Children who gain an age standardised test score, in the Bexley Selection Test, which is above the standard prescribed by Bexley LA for admittance to selective schools in Bexley (these pupils are ‘deemed selective’) will be eligible to be considered for entry to Bexley Grammar School.View the official source The council does not announce the selective score before the test.

How do I register? Online on the London Borough of Bexley website (1–31 March)Bexley Grammar School 2027 entry: Registration routeChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Bexley Grammar School.The source says: You need to have registered your child to sit the Bexley Selection Test on the London Borough of Bexley website in March when the link is open.View the official source. Children at Bexley primary schools are not entered automatically, so every family has to register.

How the Bexley test works

Open days

All this year's events have passed

  1. Done: Open Morning (Headteacher talk and student-led tour) (passed)

  2. Done: Open Morning (Headteacher talk and student-led tour) (passed)

  3. Done: Open Morning (Headteacher talk and student-led tour) (passed)

Source: Bexley Grammar School, checked

If you are refused a place

Reviews, appeals and the waiting list

General information, not legal advice.

How appeals work
Email the Admissions Officer (Miss Houghton, houghton_r@bexleygs.co.uk) after National Offers Day for an appeal form; return it with evidence to the school, which lodges it with the London Borough of Bexley; independent School Appeals Panel.Source: Bexley Grammar School, checked
Appeal deadline
the end of March 2027 (exact day not printed)Source: Bexley Grammar School, checked

General information, not legal advice.

Questioning a test result. This route runs through the child's primary headteacher, not the parent. Headteacher Review: the child’s primary headteacher may request a review of the test score; the process runs after results are published and after the 31 October 2026 secondary application deadline. The Independent Review Panel changes selective decisions only in exceptional circumstances; its decision is final with no further appeal. Parents should still list a grammar school preference.Bexley 2027 entry: Review processChecked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Bexley.The source says: Headteachers will have the opportunity to request a review of a child’s test score through the Headteacher Review process. This process will take place after results are published and after the secondary school application deadline ... The Independent Review Panel will only change selective decisions in exceptional circumstances. Their decision is final, and there is no appeal process beyond this stage.View the official source

Appealing a refused place. Email the Admissions Officer (Miss Houghton, houghton_r@bexleygs.co.uk) after National Offers Day for an appeal form; return it with evidence to the school, which lodges it with the London Borough of Bexley; independent School Appeals Panel.Bexley Grammar School: Appeals route (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Bexley Grammar School.The source says: Should a parent/carer wish to appeal against the Governors’ decision not to admit their child, they should contact the school’s Admissions Officer, Miss Houghton, via email at houghton_r@bexleygs.co.uk to request an Appeal Form.View the official source BGS's pages and the council's give different closing dates for 2027-entry appeals, which is why the dates table shows it as awaiting confirmation. Your refusal letter will state the deadline; aim to send your form well before it.

Few appeals for full grammar schools succeed, so accept a place elsewhere by 17 March 2027Bexley: Offer accept deadlineChecked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Bexley.The source says: If you are offered your first preference school, your offer will be automatically accepted. All other applicants will have until 17 March 2027 to accept or decline their offer.View the official source rather than risk having none. Our Bexley appeals guide has more on preparing a case.

Other Bexley schools

How far offers reached at all 4 schools on the same test

Listed A to Z. Each school has its own admission rules, so a longer distance does not mean a place is easier to get.

Listed A to Z by school name.

  1. Beths Grammar SchoolBoys

    Offers reached 6.55 miles2025 entry

    Rule not stated · 192 places

  2. Bexley Grammar SchoolBoys and girls(this school)

    Offers reached 1.847 miles2026 entry

    Rule not stated · 210 places

  3. Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar SchoolBoys and girls

    Offers reached 3.086 miles2026 entry

    Rule not stated · 192 places

  4. Townley Grammar SchoolGirls

    Offers reached 7.076 miles2026 entry

    Rule not stated · 224 places

Source: London Borough of Bexley, checked Each school's own page names its source. Distances are measured by each school's own method, so compare with care.

Official documents and sources

13 sources, each kept as an archived copy

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