Secondary Transfer
Academic success and ensuring children fulfil their potential is our absolute priority and children are very well prepared for the secondary phase of their education.
We have small classes and staff have high expectations for all of the children. This has led to a high success rate for children applying to grammar schools and independent schools. At West Lodge we prepare children thoroughly for the grammar school selection tests and, given the level of competition, we are very proud of their efforts in securing places at much sought after grammar and independent schools.
As a one form entry school, which is non-selective at the point of entry, results inevitably fluctuate from year to year but each year significant percentages of pupils gain places at Bexley and Kent grammar schools. In recent years a number of our children have also placed in the Top 180 pupils in the Bexley Selection Tests, a very significant achievement indeed. A smaller but equally significant percentage of pupils move on to selective independent destinations. Equally, there are some parents who opt for local non-selective state schools and we are proud that parents tell us how well their children are doing at these schools benefiting from the grounding they have had at West Lodge.
Although many parents starting thinking about schools at an earlier stage, the formal process of choosing an appropriate senior school begins in Year 5 with a one-to-one secondary transfer meeting with the Head Teacher where the options and suitability of different schools are discussed along with the support the children need. The Head Teacher and staff are always happy to meet with parents to discuss choice of senior school and provide support. We visit senior schools and over the years have built very good relationships with their Heads and senior staff.
Please see below the destinations of our leavers in recent years.
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
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 |
Beths Grammar School Bexley Grammar School Bromley High School Chislehurst School for Girls Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School Crown Woods Academy Dartford Grammar School for Boys Farringtons Independent School Hurstmere School for Boys Maidstone Grammar School for Girls Roedean School Sevenoakes School St Cateherine’s Catholic School St Olave’s Grammar School Wilmington Grammar School for Girls |
Babington House School Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School Colfes School Coopers School Dartford Grammar School for Girls Farringtons Independent School Lingfield College Newstead Wood School Wilmington Grammar School for Boys Wilmington Grammar School for Girls |
Blackfen School for Girls Bromley High School for Girls Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School Chislehurst School for Girls Crown Woods Academy Dartford Grammar Eltham College Farringtons Independent School Harris Academy Greenwich Hurstmere School for Boys Newstead Wood School Townley Grammar School St Catherine’s Catholic School Wilmington Grammar School for Girls |