A selective boys grammar school in Bexley, Greater London, serving ages 11-18 with a sixth form and around 1,664 pupils on roll.
Beths Grammar School
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Beths Grammar School is a selective boys' grammar school on Hartford Road in Bexley, with a co-educational sixth form and around 1,664 pupils on roll. The school presents itself through three plain values - excellence, community and respect - and that comes through in the way its website talks about scholarship: ambitious, hard-working, and still attentive to the habits that make pupils rounded rather than narrowly drilled.
The academic programme is broad for a boys' grammar, with art, drama, music, computing, humanities, languages, science and games all visible in the lower-school curriculum. The sixth form is a major part of Beths' identity: it is selective, inclusive and co-educational, with more than 30 qualifications available locally, so students can build A-level combinations around genuine subject interests rather than a small fixed menu.
School life has a strong community thread, from student leadership and enrichment to the school's emphasis on service beyond the site. The sixth-form centre gives older students a distinct base, while recent public data is notably secure: 100% grade 5+ in English and maths, with positive Progress 8 and sixth-form A-level outcomes.
Year 7 admission is through the Bexley Selection Test, with 192 places. Beths does not operate as a simple score-only queue: the highest Bexley scorers have priority, followed by published sibling, staff-child, pupil-premium/free-school-meal and distance rules, with a supplementary form needed for some criteria. The latest applications record lists 1,015 applications for 192 offers, so the distance and priority details are not administrative fine print; they are part of how offers are actually made.
Latest 2024/25 KS4 measures compared with Bexley and England.
Recent published Attainment 8 scores compared with Bexley and England.
Latest 2024/25 Year 11 destination mix compared with Bexley and England.
January 2025 school census
Whole-school roll of 1,664 pupils; 1,608 had a recorded ethnic group.
| Recorded group | Share | Category | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| White British | 22% | White | 366 |
| Any other mixed background | 20.8% | Mixed | 346 |
| African | 16.9% | Black | 282 |
| Indian | 8.4% | Asian | 139 |
| Any other White background | 6.6% | White | 109 |
| Any other Asian background | 5.7% | Asian | 95 |
| Unclassified | 3.4% | Unclassified | 56 |
| Bangladeshi | 3% | Asian | 50 |
| Any other ethnic group | 2.9% | Other | 49 |
| White and Black African | 1.9% | Mixed | 31 |
| Any other Black background | 1.8% | Black | 30 |
| Caribbean | 1.6% | Black | 27 |
| Chinese | 1.6% | Asian | 27 |
| White and Asian | 1.3% | Mixed | 21 |
| White and Black Caribbean | 1% | Mixed | 17 |
| Pakistani | 1% | Asian | 16 |
| Irish | 0.1% | White | 2 |
| Gypsy/Roma | 0.1% | White | 1 |
Beths does not use a catchment boundary. Boys who are deemed selective but not in Bexley's highest 180 can still win a place by straight-line distance, and the 2027 policy keeps a Kent or Dartford route for boys within five marks of the Bexley selective threshold.
There is no catchment area. After the higher-priority criteria, places are decided by straight-line distance to the east entrance on Hartford Road, and recent March distance history is available on the Year 7 page.
Children in local authority care
Applicants who are or have been children in local authority care are admitted first.
Highest 180 Bexley selection scores
Boys identified by Bexley LA as being in the highest 180 scores in the Bexley Selection Test receive top-scorer priority.
Sibling priority
Applicants with a sibling currently attending Beths at the time of enrolment can use this criterion with the supplementary form returned by 30 October 2026.
Child of staff
Applicants with a parent employed by Beths on a permanent contract at the time of application are prioritised next.
Up to 12 Pupil Premium or free-school-meal places
Up to 12 places are reserved for deemed-selective boys eligible for Pupil Premium and/or free school meals, ranked by distance, with the supplementary form returned by 30 October 2026.
Straight-line distance to the school
Remaining places are offered by the shortest radial distance from the home address to Beths's east entrance on Hartford Road.
The shared Bexley Selection Test is provided by Quest Assessments. Both booklets are multiple choice and the full session lasts about two and a half to three hours including instructions and a short break.
Shared exam route
Beths Grammar School uses the shared Bexley route. Use these common practice resources for the route, then check the full consortium guide for the complete set and current test guidance.
View all Bexley practice papersPaper 1
Verbal reasoning, English
Bexley Selection Test booklet 1
Verbal ability and English comprehension paper with timed multiple-choice sections, lasting about 50 minutes plus instructions.
Paper 2
Maths, Non-verbal reasoning
Bexley Selection Test booklet 2
Numerical reasoning and non-verbal reasoning paper with timed multiple-choice sections, lasting about 50 minutes plus instructions.
English, Maths, Verbal reasoning and Non-verbal reasoning are included in the published format.
Science is not listed in the current published format.
English
Maths
Verbal reasoning
Verbal ability and English comprehension paper with timed multiple-choice sections, lasting about 50 minutes plus instructions.
Non-verbal reasoning
Numerical reasoning and non-verbal reasoning paper with timed multiple-choice sections, lasting about 50 minutes plus instructions.
Science
Bexley Selection Test registration opens
1 March 2026
PastBexley Selection Test registration closes
31 March 2026
PastRegistration closed at midnight.
Bexley primary-school test window
2 to 10 September 2026
Bexley grammar-school test-centre window
7 to 10 September 2026
Bexley Selection Test results day
early October 2026 (date to be confirmed)
Common Application Form deadline
31 October 2026
National Offer Day
1 March 2027
Read the 2027 admissions policy
Use the current policy to check the oversubscription rules, the Kent/Dartford criterion and which applications need supplementary evidence.
Open 2027 policyRegister for the Bexley Selection Test
Year 7 entry is open to boys who pass the Bexley Selection Test, with registration handled through Bexley Council.
Open Bexley registrationSubmit your home local authority application by 31 October
Families receive results in October and should submit the Common Application Form to their home local authority by 31 October.
Read the Year 7 guidanceUse the 2027 supplementary form if a policy criterion needs evidence
Sibling, Pupil Premium/free-school-meal and Kent/Dartford-route evidence uses the form at the end of the 2027 policy; return it by 30 October 2026.
Open supplementary formLatest official destinations data currently covers 2022/23 study leavers.
Recent trend
This follows the school's published overall GCSE score across the subjects pupils take. Higher is better.
| Year | This school | Grammar schools | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 75.4 | 74.2 | 49.4 |
| 2022/23 | 73 | 71.8 | 47.0 |
| 2023/24 | 72 | 72.1 | 46.7 |
| 2024/25 | 71.6 | 72.3 | 46.8 |
Recent trend
This follows the published average A-level result for the school's sixth form. Higher is better.
| Year | This school | Grammar schools | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | B average (38.7 points) | 44.0 points | 37.5 points |
| 2022/23 | B- average (36.4 points) | 40.5 points | 33.7 points |
| 2023/24 | B- average (35.4 points) | 41.3 points | 34.5 points |
| 2024/25 | B- average (36.5 points) | 41.8 points | 35.0 points |
Recent trend
This follows the share of pupils moving into a sustained destination after Year 11, such as education, apprenticeships, or employment.
| Year | This school | Grammar schools | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 99% | 99.1% | 94.1% |
| 2022/23 | 99% | 98.9% | 93.9% |
| 2023/24 | 99% | 99.0% | 93.3% |
| 2024/25 | 99% | 98.7% | 91.8% |
Latest year breakdown
| In education | 98% |
|---|---|
| In apprenticeships | 1% |
| In employment | 0% |
Latest inspection: 5 May 2022
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FAQ
Beths Grammar School currently uses CEM.
1. Read the 2027 admissions policy: Use the current policy to check the oversubscription rules, the Kent/Dartford criterion and which applications need supplementary evidence. 2. Register for the Bexley Selection Test: Year 7 entry is open to boys who pass the Bexley Selection Test, with registration handled through Bexley Council. 3. Submit your home local authority application by 31 October: Families receive results in October and should submit the Common Application Form to their home local authority by 31 October. 4. Use the 2027 supplementary form if a policy criterion needs evidence: Sibling, Pupil Premium/free-school-meal and Kent/Dartford-route evidence uses the form at the end of the 2027 policy; return it by 30 October 2026.
Bexley Selection Test registration opens: 1 March 2026. Bexley Selection Test registration closes: 31 March 2026. Bexley primary-school test window: 2 to 10 September 2026. Bexley grammar-school test-centre window: 7 to 10 September 2026. Bexley Selection Test results day: early October 2026 (date to be confirmed). Common Application Form deadline: 31 October 2026. National Offer Day: 1 March 2027
Beths Grammar School is currently rated Good following the latest published inspection dated 5 May 2022.