Northumberland Heath Primary School

How places are decided at Northumberland Heath Primary School

Northumberland Heath Primary School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Northumberland Heath Primary School's quality of education to be?

Ofsted judged Northumberland Heath Primary School's quality of education as Requires improvement at its inspection in July 2025, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Northumberland Heath Primary School?

Northumberland Heath Primary School has 442 pupils on roll.

What ages does Northumberland Heath Primary School take?

Northumberland Heath Primary School admits pupils aged 3 to 11.

Where is Northumberland Heath Primary School located?

Northumberland Heath Primary School is located in Erith, DA8 1JE, Bexley.

How do I apply to Northumberland Heath Primary School?

Northumberland Heath Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

How are Reception places decided at Northumberland Heath Primary School?

When Northumberland Heath Primary School has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after children and previously looked after children — Highest priority will be given to looked after children and all previously looked after children who apply for a place at the school; 2. Siblings — Priority will next be given to children with siblings at the school. Siblings include step siblings, foster siblings, adopted siblings and other children living permanently at the same address. Priority will not be given to children with siblings who are former pupils of the school; 3. Social or medical need — Priority will next be given to children on the basis of social or medical need. Definition of medical, health, social and special access reasons will be applied in accordance with the school's legal obligations, in particular those under the Equality Act 2010. Priority will be given to those children whose mental or physical impairment means they have a demonstrable and significant need to attend a particular school. Equally this priority will apply to children whose parents'/guardians', physical or mental health or social needs means that they have a demonstrable and significant need to attend a particular school. Such claims will need to be supported by written evidence from a suitably qualified medical or other practitioner who can demonstrate a special connection between these needs and the particular school, and 1 further criteria. 25 places were offered at this entry point for 2026-27. Tie-break: In the case of two or more applications that cannot be separated by the oversubscription criteria outlined above, the school will use the distance between the school and a child's home as a tie breaker to decide between applicants. Priority will be given to children who live closest to the school. Distance will be measured in a straight line from the child's home address to the school's front gates. A child's home address will be considered to be where he/she is resident for the majority of nights in a normal school week. Where the distance between 2 children's homes and the school is the same, random allocation will be used to decide between them. This process will be independently verified.

What is the largest ethnic background at Northumberland Heath Primary School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 49.1% of pupils at Northumberland Heath Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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