Beths Grammar School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,701 pupils
98% stayed in education · Attainment 8 71.6
Academy converter
Welling School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,084of 1,850 places
- Free school meals
- 33.6%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 191
- Ofsted
- Report card, 10 February 2026Read the Ofsted report
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Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Welling School (URN 101467, until 1 May 2011).
What the data says
Of the 283 pupils who finished Year 11 at Welling School in 2023, 31% stayed on in Welling School’s own sixth form (Bexley average 57%), 36% went to a further education college and 5% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 88 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 27% went to university (Bexley 61%, England 37%), and 4% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were well below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 34.7 against 46.1 across England and 50.6 in Bexley, with 27% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Food Preparation and Nutrition is unusually popular at GCSE: 21% of the year group took it, against 8% of pupils across England.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Bexley and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Welling School | Bexley | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 283 | 3,313 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 87% | 93% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 77% | 89% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 31% | 57% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 10% | 10% | 13% |
| — further education college | 36% | 21% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 5% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 10% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 4% | 2% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Welling School | Bexley | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 88 | 1,994 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 77% | 88% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 27% | 61% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 4% | 29% | 19% |
| Further education | 2% | 2% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 6% | 7% |
| Employment | 42% | 19% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 15% | 8% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Welling School | Bexley | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 34.7 | 50.6 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 27% | 54% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 48% | 70% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 11% | 42% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.86 | 4.51 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 31% | 23% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 28.3 | 36.2 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 37.7 | 55.0 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 7% | 15% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 191 | 100% | 89% | 5% | 20% | 48% |
| Mathematics | 191 | 100% | 88% | 12% | 22% | 57% |
| English Literature | 179 | 94% | 86% | 9% | 21% | 56% |
| Combined Science | 166 | 87% | 65% | 5% | 9% | 37% |
| History | 80 | 42% | 41% | 15% | 26% | 41% |
| Business Studies | 63 | 33% | 18% | 11% | 20% | 46% |
| Geography | 48 | 25% | 41% | 6% | 25% | 52% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 41 | 21% | 8% | 0% | 21% | 17% |
| Physical Education | 36 | 19% | 11% | 0% | 24% | 17% |
| Computer Science | 26 | 14% | 13% | 15% | 30% | 65% |
| Spanish | 20 | 10% | 19% | 35% | 27% | 80% |
| Fine Art | 18 | 9% | 9% | 11% | 28% | 61% |
| Graphic Communication | 18 | 9% | 1% | 22% | 23% | 72% |
| Photography | 18 | 9% | 6% | 6% | 19% | 72% |
| Biology | 14 | 7% | 23% | 50% | 45% | 79% |
| Physics | 13 | 7% | 23% | 46% | 46% | 85% |
| Chemistry | 13 | 7% | 23% | 31% | 47% | 85% |
| French | 12 | 6% | 18% | 8% | 29% | 58% |
| Religious Studies | 7 | 4% | 31% | 29% | 32% | 71% |
| Drama | 7 | 4% | 7% | 29% | 27% | 71% |
| Chinese | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
| Portuguese | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
| Turkish | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 71% | — |
| Bengali | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 35% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | 28 | 72% | — |
| Engineering Studies | 25 | 64% | — |
| Health Studies | 23 | 59% | — |
| Music performance: Group | 13 | 33% | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 11 | 28% | — |
| Multimedia | 10 | 26% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Welling School | Bexley | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 166 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 39 | 1,489 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | C- | B- | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 26.07 | 35.75 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | C | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 0% | 17% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 16 | 41% | 23% |
| Sociology | 9 | 23% | 13% |
| English Literature | 7 | 18% | 11% |
| History | 7 | 18% | 13% |
| Mathematics | 7 | 18% | 31% |
| Fine Art | — | — | 3% |
| Photography | — | — | 3% |
| English Language | — | — | 4% |
| Biology | — | — | 20% |
| Italian | — | — | 0% |
| Media Studies | — | — | 4% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Studies | OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate at Level 3 | 19 | 49% | — |
| Social Science | VRQ Level 3 | 17 | 44% | — |
| Finance / Accounting (General) | VRQ Level 3 | 15 | 38% | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | OCR Cambridge Technical Introductory Diploma at Level 3 | 14 | 36% | — |
| Applied Sciences | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 7 | 18% | — |
| Sound Recording | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 6 | 15% | — |
| Spanish | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Psychology | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Spanish | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Business Studies | OCR Cambridge Technical Certificate at Level 3 | — | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | OCR Cambridge Technical Certificate at Level 3 | — | — | — |
| Health Studies | OCR Cambridge Technical Certificate at Level 3 | — | — | — |
| Health Studies | OCR Cambridge Technical Diploma at Level 3 | — | — | — |
| Health Studies | OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate at Level 3 | — | — | — |
| Speech and Drama | OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate at Level 3 | — | — | — |
| Sports Studies | OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate at Level 3 | — | — | — |
| Childcare Skills | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
| Psychology | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.