Academic Results

West Lodge has achieved a reputation for excellent academic results especially for a non-selective school.

We have small classes and the teachers and staff have high expectations of all the children, which has led to a high success rate for children applying to grammar schools and independent schools. At West Lodge we are very proud of the 11+ results we achieve. With over 6500 children sitting in Bexley for 800 places at local grammar schools, the tests are very challenging indeed. Given this level of competition, we are very proud of all of the children’s efforts and the results below show our commitment to high standards. In 2018, this included three children in the Top 180 of all of those who sat. This means they are automatically granted their first choice of school. Whilst academic results are very important, our emphasis is rightly upon each individual child’s progress during their time at West Lodge.

	2016 - 2017	2017 - 2018	2018 - 2019
% of pupils from Year 6 whose destination was a grammar school	75	45	40
% of pupils from Year 6 whose destination was a selective independent school	0	20	35*
% of pupils from Year 6 whose destination was a non-selective school	25	35	25

* In 2018, 5 successful scholarships awarded to independent schools.

	2016 - 2017	2017 - 2018	2018 - 2019
% of pupils from Year 6 deemed selective in Bexley	Data unavailable	37	47*
% of pupils from Year 6 deemed selective in Kent	Data unavailable	56	76
% of pupils from Year 6 deemed selective	80	47	69

 * In 2018, 3 children were in Bexley's Top 180.

	2017 - 2018	2018 - 2019
Number of applications to selective independent schools	11	17
Number of places gained	9	15
Number of scholarships gained	1	5

Please note: Not all places gained are accepted by the applicant. 

Year 6 Leavers were offered places at the following schools:

2017	2018	2019
Bexley Grammar School Blackfen School for Girls Bullers Wood School Chislehurst School for Girls Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School Dartford Science and Technology College Maidstone Grammar School for Girls Newstead Wood School Townley Grammar School St Olave’s Grammar School Wilmington Grammar School for Girls	Babington House School Bexley Grammar School Blackfen School for Girls Blackheath High Bullers Wood School Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School Coopers School Farringtons Independent School Hurstmere School for Boys Townley Grammar School Wilmington Grammar School for Girls	Information to follow

West Lodge pupils do not take the SATS at the end of Year 6. Instead, pupils take internal assessments to judge progress and academic performance.  As a result, pupils enjoy a broad, balanced, creative and stimulating curriculum during their time at West Lodge, which will give them confidence and excellent preparation for their transfer to secondary school.