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Townley Grammar School[1]

Grammar · Secondary · ages 11–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 75 74.8 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL B B 2024/25[3]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
74.8 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
98.2% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
64.3% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+0.66 2023/24[4]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[5]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[5]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 75[6] 96.9%[6]
2023/24 76.2[4] 96.8%[4] +0.66[4]
2022/23 75.6[7] 99%[7] +0.69[7]
2021/22 76.7[8] 97%[8] +0.61[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
B 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
21.9% 2024/25[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 B[10] 24.4%[10]
2022/23 B[11] 23.4%[11]
2021/22 B+[12] 28.4%[12]
2018/19 B[13] 28.8%[13]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
99% 2022/23[14]
School sixth form
95% 2022/23[14]
Sixth-form college
2% 2022/23[14]
Further education college
1% 2022/23[14]
Apprenticeship
0% 2022/23[14]
Employment
0% 2022/23[14]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 100%[15] 93%[15] 2%[15] 3%[15] 0%[15]
2020/21 100%[16] 92%[16] 2%[16] 1%[16] 0%[16] 0%[16]
2019/20 100%[17] 94%[17] 1%[17] 1%[17] 0%[17] 0%[17]
2018/19 99%[18] 92%[18] 2%[18] 2%[18] 0%[18]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
92% 2022/23[19]
UK higher education
75% 2022/23[19]
Education
78% 2022/23[19]
Apprenticeship
4% 2022/23[19]
Employment
10% 2022/23[19]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment UK higher education Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 93%[20] 74%[20] 75%[20] 2%[20] 15%[20]
2020/21 93%[21] 76%[21] 79%[21] 5%[21] 10%[21]
2019/20 89%[22] 74%[22] 77%[22] 2%[22] 9%[22]
2018/19 93%[23] 77%[23] 79%[23] 3%[23] 11%[23]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
90% 2021/22[24]
Top third of most selective universities
47% 2021/22[24]
Russell Group universities
44% 2019/20[25]
Oxford or Cambridge
2% 2019/20[25]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 87%[26] 60%[26]
2019/20 91%[25] 52%[25] 44%[25] 2%[25]
2018/19 88%[27] 49%[27] 44%[27] 4%[27]
2017/18 87%[28] 35%[28] 29%[28] 2%[28]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
28 Feb 2023[29]
Type
S5 Inspection[29]
Report published
27 Apr 2023[29]
Personal development
Outstanding[29]
Quality of education
Outstanding[29]
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding[29]
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding[29]
Safeguarding is effective
Yes[29]
Sixth form provision (where applicable)
Outstanding[29]
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Outstanding[29]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
24 Nov 2021[30] Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools[30] No overall grade[30]
Date not published[31] Maintained Academy and School Short inspection[31] Outstanding[31]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
3.7 Entry Sept 2026[32]
Applications (any preference)
902 Entry Sept 2026[32]
First preferences
190 Entry Sept 2026[32]
Places offered
246 Entry Sept 2026[32]
First preferences per place
0.8 Entry Sept 2026[32]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 917[32] 223[32] 244[32] 3.8[32] 0.9[32]
Entry Sept 2024 928[32] 249[32] 248[32] 3.7[32] 1.0[32]
Entry Sept 2023 886[32] 232[32] 224[32] 4.0[32] 1.0[32]
Entry Sept 2022 969[32] 260[32] 224[32] 4.3[32] 1.2[32]

Admissions

Places (published admission number)
224 Entry Sept 2027[33]
Entrance test
Bexley selection tests Entry Sept 2027[33]
Sibling priority
Girls who will have a sibling attending Townley Grammar School at the time of application. For this priority, sibling includes a full brother or sister, adopted brother or sister, or step/half brother or sister living at the same address Entry Sept 2027[33]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy converter[1]
Ages
11–18[1]
Boys / girls
Girls[1]
Admissions
Selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
1550[1]
Trust
TOWNLEY GRAMMAR SCHOOL TRUST[1]
Local authority
Bexley[1]
Website
www.townleygrammar.org.uk[1]
District
Bexley[34]
Postcode
DA6 7AB[1]
URN
137769[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
1670 2024/25[35]
English as an additional language
23.8% 2024/25[35]
SEN support
3.7% 2024/25[35]
EHC plan
0.2% 2024/25[35]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
11.4% 2024/25[35]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
19.7%[36]
Mixed
9.5%[36]
Asian
37.4%[36]
Black
29.2%[36]
Any other ethnic group
2.6%[36]
Unclassified
1.6%[36]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

In the inspectors' and the school's words

Academic
Trustees, leaders and staff are incredibly ambitious for pupils. Every pupil learns Latin, as well as at least one modern foreign language.[37]
Warmth
New pupils are warmly welcomed to the school.[37]
Pastoral care
Pupils thrive in this environment of high academic challenge and comprehensive pastoral care.[37]
Behaviour
Pupils’ behaviour is exemplary. They take responsibility for their own behaviour, and staff rarely need to correct it.[37]
Learning support
Leaders make sure that pupils with SEND receive the support needed to successfully access all learning.[37]
Enrichment
The enrichment offer is extensive. a variety of sports and visits overseas to places such as India, Japan and Argentina.[37]
Pupil voice
They feel highly valued and know that their voices are heard. pupils made a significant contribution to the choice of books that they now study in English.[37]
Independence
Pupils are supported to become independent learners. They readily take responsibility for improving their learning pupils are encouraged to develop their critical thinking skills, creativity and independence.[37]
Diversity
help pupils to feel that the diversity in the Townley community is valued.[37]
Sport
a variety of sports and visits overseas[37]
Performing arts
Dance is a very popular subject among pupils. They described it as ‘the beating heart of the school’.[37]
Visual arts
Pupils participate regularly in sporting and creative activities such as music, dance and photography.[37]

Sources

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  2. Department for Education: Performance tables schools data (explore education statistics). Period 2025/26, provisional, published 2026-10-15. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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  5. Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance 2024/25: data guidance. Period 2024/25. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
  6. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  7. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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  9. Department for Education: A level and other 16 to 18 results 2020/21. Period 2020/21. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021, and alternative processes were set up to award grades.
  10. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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  33. townleygrammar.org.uk: townleygrammar.org.uk — Year 7 admission arrangements 2027. Period 2026-10-14. Licence: copyright-quoted.
    Quotes (3)
    If there are fewer than 224 such applicants, all will be admitted. (p. 1)
    the aggregate score achieved in the Bexley selection tests (p. 1)
    Sibling - Girls who will have a sibling attending Townley Grammar School at the time of application. For this priority, sibling includes a full brother or sister, adopted brother or sister, or step/half brother or sister living at the same address living at the same address (p. 1)
  34. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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  37. files.ofsted.gov.uk: files.ofsted.gov.uk document. Period 2026-10-14. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quotes (16)
    a variety of sports and visits overseas (p. 2)
    New pupils are warmly welcomed to the school (p. 2)
    Trustees, leaders and staff are incredibly ambitious for pupils (p. 2)
    Every pupil learns Latin, as well as at least one modern foreign language (p. 2)
    Pupils thrive in this environment of high academic challenge and comprehensive pastoral care (p. 2)
    Pupils' behaviour is exemplary. They take responsibility for their own behaviour, and staff rarely need to correct it (p. 2)
    help pupils to feel that the diversity in the Townley community is valued (p. 2)
    The enrichment offer is extensive (p. 3)
    a variety of sports and visits overseas to places such as India, Japan and Argentina (p. 2)
    They feel highly valued and know that their voices are heard (p. 2)
    pupils made a significant contribution to the choice of books that they now study in English (p. 2)
    Pupils participate regularly in sporting and creative activities such as music, dance and photography (p. 3)
    Pupils are supported to become independent learners. They readily take responsibility for improving their learning (p. 3)
    pupils are encouraged to develop their critical thinking skills, creativity and independence (p. 3)
    Dance is a very popular subject among pupils. They described it as 'the beating heart of the school' (p. 2)
    Leaders make sure that pupils with SEND receive the support needed to successfully access all learning (p. 3)