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Bexley Grammar School catchment area

Welling · co-educational grammar school · ages 11 to 18
Admissions
Catchment area
(distance priority)
Intake
Co-educational · ages 11 to 18
11+ test
Bexley Selection Test
Year 7 places
210
Location
Welling, London
Catchment, explained

How catchment works at Bexley Grammar School

Bexley Grammar School draws its intake using a designated catchment or distance priority around Welling. To be considered your child first needs to pass Bexley Selection Test, which makes them eligible but does not guarantee a place.

Be deemed selective in the Bexley Selection Test; the top 180 scores are guaranteed, then siblings, staff and remaining places by straight-line distance. The qualifying distance shifts every year with demand, so a postcode that was inside the catchment one year can fall outside it the next.

Bottom line: for Bexley Grammar School, both things matter, your child must pass the 11+, and you generally need to live close enough to clear that year's distance cut-off.
Grammar schools near Welling
London
Nearby options

Other grammar schools near Welling

Beths Grammar School
Bexley · Catchment area
1.3 miles away
Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School
Sidcup · Catchment area
1.4 miles away
Townley Grammar School
Bexleyheath · Catchment area
2.0 miles away
Wilmington Grammar School for Girls
Wilmington · Catchment area
4.9 miles away
Dartford Grammar School
Dartford · Part-catchment
4.9 miles away
Wilmington Grammar School for Boys
Wilmington · Catchment area
5.0 miles away
Applying

Sitting the 11+ for Bexley Grammar School

1

Register

Sign up for Bexley Selection Test with the school or local authority, usually by early summer before Year 6 begins.

2

Sit the test

Your child takes the test in September of Year 6. Results follow in October, before the 31 October secondary application deadline.

3

Get your place

Pass, then your home distance decides. List Welling schools by preference on the application.

FAQs

Bexley Grammar School catchment, your questions answered

Does Bexley Grammar School have a catchment area?+
No formal catchment, but distance decides at the margin: after the top 180 scorers, remaining places go to the nearest qualifying children.
Is Bexley Grammar School super-selective?+
No. Bexley Grammar School is a selective grammar with a catchment or distance priority, so both a qualifying mark and your home address affect whether you get a place.
How is the catchment for Bexley Grammar School measured?+
Be deemed selective in the Bexley Selection Test; the top 180 scores are guaranteed, then siblings, staff and remaining places by straight-line distance. Distances are normally measured in a straight line from your home to the school, and the cut-off moves each year with demand.
What test does my child sit for Bexley Grammar School?+
Children applying to Bexley Grammar School sit Bexley Selection Test, usually at the start of Year 6. Register with the school or local authority before the summer deadline in Year 5.
How many places does Bexley Grammar School offer?+
Bexley Grammar School admits 210 pupils into Year 7 each year. With far more qualifiers than places, the score needed in practice is well above the basic pass mark.
Can we apply to Bexley Grammar School from outside the area?+
Yes, you can always apply. In quieter years out-of-area children are offered places, but in-catchment families take priority, so it is less predictable.
Does passing the 11+ guarantee a place at Bexley Grammar School?+
No. Passing qualifies your child, the place then depends on the admissions priorities, most often home-to-school distance.
When do we register for the Bexley Selection Test?+
Registration usually opens in the spring or early summer of Year 5 and closes before the test, which is sat in September of Year 6. Results come back in October, the secondary application deadline is 31 October, and offers are sent on national offer day, 1 March. Always confirm the exact dates with Bexley Grammar School or your local authority.

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Catchment and admissions details change every year. This page is an indicative guide for parents, always confirm the current catchment area, distances, places and test arrangements directly with Bexley Grammar School and your local authority before applying.