Beths Grammar School
About the school
Beths Grammar School, commonly known as Beths, is an all-boys grammar school with academy status in Bexley in South East London. Pupils are admitted from the age of 11, with girls joining the sixth form in Year 12. It became a grammar school in 1976 and has performed above average within the borough; in 2006 being fourth of the ten larger schools ranked by A*-C grades at GCSE.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 4 May 2022
- Published
- 19 July 2022
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Good
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 71.6
- Bexley
- 50.6
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Bexley
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 97.90%
- Bexley
- 53.80%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 100.00%
- Bexley
- 70.30%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 55.00%
- Bexley
- 42.00%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 6.51
- Bexley
- 4.51
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- B-
Average A-level points
- School
- 36.47
AAB or better
- School
- 14.60%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1664
Girls
13.10%
Boys
86.90%
SEN support
8.71%
Education, health and care plan
0.48%
English as an additional language
9.40%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
12.62%
Overall absence
2.58
Persistent absence
2.38
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
191
Sustained education or employment
99%
Education
98%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
0%
Not sustained
0%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
414
Sustained education or employment
90%
Higher education
71%
Further education
1%
Apprenticeship
7%
Employment
11%