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Beths Grammar School

Beths Grammar School is a secondary academy in Bexley, United Kingdom with 1,701 pupils, part of Beths Grammar School. Ofsted: Good, inspected 4 May 2022. As of 11 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: School Counsellor (closes 13 November). It holds a Home Office licence to sponsor Skilled Worker visas.

Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. 1 live vacancy.

Head
Alex O'Donnell, Headteacher
Trust or group
Beths Grammar School
Type
Academy, Secondary
Pupils
1,701 pupils · 15% girls · 12.1% eligible for free school meals · 10.1% with English as an additional language
DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
120 (7.1%) on SEN support · 11 (0.6%) with an education, health and care plan
DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
Curriculum
Cambridge
Local authority
Bexley
Location
Bexley, DA5 1NE, United Kingdom
Telephone
01322556538
Visa sponsorship
Holds a Home Office licence to sponsor Skilled Worker visas (rated A).
Register of licensed sponsors, 5 November 2026. A licence means the employer can sponsor; each advert says whether a post does.
Website
beths.bexley.sch.uk
Register number
URN 136334 (register entry)
Ofsted
Good, inspected 4 May 2022

Vacancies (1)

School Counsellor

Salary £35,109 a yearCloses 13 Nov

Part timePastoral and welfare

We're looking for a School Counsellor to join our team at Beths Grammar School, a school that is deeply committed to supporting the whole child. We are proud of our academic…

Exam results

YearAttainment 8Grade 5+ Eng. & maths
2025/26 provisional73.297.9%
2024/2571.697.9%
2023/2472.096.3%

Department for Education performance tables. Attainment 8 is the average score across eight GCSE-level subjects (out of 90). Grade 5+ is the share of pupils with grade 5 or above in both English and maths. Provisional figures can change when the revised tables are published. Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26.

Inspections

DateInspectionOutcome
4 May 2022Graded inspectionGood

Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.

Staff

YearTeachersPupils per teacherLeaversVacanciesAverage pay
2025/2684.120.2–1£59,978
2024/2578.421.28%0£57,422
2023/2479.121.119%3£49,680
2022/2376.522.715%3£49,912
2021/2276.222.88%0£47,497
2020/2177.421.713%0£47,240
Earlier years (2010/11 to 2019/20)
YearTeachersPupils per teacherLeaversVacanciesAverage pay
2019/2074.021.65%1£45,291
2018/1974.220.113%1£42,499
2017/1867.420.922%3£43,417
2016/1770.719.120%0£41,811
2015/1670.118.924%0£41,247
2014/1571.518.617%0£41,633
2013/1472.317.713%0£41,634
2012/1372.617.113%0£41,484
2011/1273.616.614%0£41,269
2010/1173.216.48%0£41,466

Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.

Attendance

YearSessions missedUnauthorisedPersistently absentSeverely absent
2025/263.0%0.2%4.3%0.1%
2024/252.5%0.1%2.3%0.0%
2023/243.0%0.2%4.1%0.1%
2022/233.6%0.2%6.6%0.1%
2021/224.0%0.1%8.0%0.2%
2020/211.9%0.1%3.0%0.0%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
YearSessions missedUnauthorisedPersistently absentSeverely absent
2018/192.6%0.2%3.1%0.1%
2017/183.1%0.3%4.3%0.4%
2016/172.9%0.3%4.0%0.4%

Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).

Hiring history

4 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 3 teaching, 1 support. Most often advertised: Mandarin Chinese Language Assistant, Teacher of Business Studies & Subject Lead, Teacher of Computer Science. Last advertised May 2026.

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Sources

Register details and head: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools. Inspection: Ofsted. Results: Department for Education performance tables. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.

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