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Cornerstone School

Special free school · Secondary, ages 11 to 19 · Mixed

Part of TRINITAS ACADEMY TRUST

Halt Robin Road, Belvedere, DA17 6DW

020 8713 0002 · School website · Map and directions

OfstedGoodInspected 18 June 2024
Grade 5 or above in English and maths0%England 45% · 2024/25
Pupils112Room for 100
Free school meals44%of pupils eligible now

Ofsted inspection

Ofsted rated this school Good at the inspection that started on 18 June 2024.

This inspection used Ofsted's older format with four grades: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement and Inadequate. Newer inspections use report cards. What changed.

AreaGrade
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementOutstanding
SafeguardingEffective

Read the full Ofsted reports for this school

Source: Ofsted state-funded schools inspection data.

What parents say

19 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey between 2 April 2024 and 7 April 2025.

StatementThis schoolEngland
My child is happy at this school 74% 89%
My child feels safe at this school 79% 90%
The school makes sure pupils are well behaved 68% 84%
Concerns were dealt with properlyOf 19 parents who had raised a concern 68% 76%
I would recommend this school to another parent 74%said yes 84%

Parents choose whether to take part, so these answers may not represent all families. Figures are the share who agree or strongly agree. England figures are all parents answering the same questions over the same period, for state-funded schools. The scales run from lower (left) to higher (right) agreement, and the dot marks this school among state schools of the same phase that used the same survey questions. The third it falls in is coloured: green for the top third, amber the middle, red the bottom. This survey used Ofsted's previous Parent View questions, which changed in November 2025. Source: Ofsted Parent View management information.

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Results

GCSEs (key stage 4, age 16), 2024/25

14 pupils in this year group.

0% — 54 points below the Bexley average, and 45 points below the England average.

MeasureThis schoolBexleyEngland
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 0% 54% 45%
Attainment 8 scoreAverage of each pupil's grades across 8 GCSE-level subjects, with English and maths counted twice. Around 50 means grade 5s on average. 6.4 50.6 46.1
EBacc average point scoreAverage points across the English Baccalaureate subjects: English, maths, sciences, a language and history or geography. 0.5 4.5 4.1

Progress 8 isn't shown. DfE didn't publish it for 2024/25 because this year group's key stage 2 tests in 2020 were cancelled, and older progress scores aren't comparable.

Source: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25. England figures are for state-funded schools.

Admissions

Apply through the council where you live, even if the school is in a different council area. This school is in Bexley. The national closing date for secondary applications is 31 October, and offers are sent on 1 March.

Admissions dates and schools in Bexley

Pupils, staff and SEND

This is a special school for children with an education, health and care plan (EHCP). Places are arranged through the council's SEND team, not the normal admissions round. It caters for: Autism.

PupilsThis schoolBexleyEngland
Eligible for free school meals in the last 6 years 49.5% 50.3%* 51.9%
With an education, health and care plan 100.0% 99.9%* 99.5%
Receiving special educational needs support 0.0% 0.1%* 0.5%
English as an additional language 1.0% 12.8%* 14.4%
Overall absence (sessions missed) 20.2% 12.5%* 12.8%
Persistently absent (missed 10% or more) 48.6% 35.1%* 35.3%
Suspensions per 100 pupils 23.2 28.6 12.3
Pupils suspended at least once 10.1% 12.0% 5.1%
Pupils permanently excluded0 pupils 0.00% 0.11% 0.08%
Pupils per teacher 7.0 6.5 6.6
Pupils per adult (teachers and support staff) 3.2 2.4 2.3
Teachers who left during the year 19.6% 17.7%* 14.3%*

Comparisons are with special schools. * Calculated by SchoolScores from the council's or England's schools, weighted by pupils (or teachers, for turnover); other figures are published by DfE. Sources: DfE school census 2024/25; DfE pupil absence 2024/25; DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions 2024/25; DfE school workforce census 2025/26; DfE teacher turnover 2024/25.

SEND provision: Get Information about Schools (DfE).

Nearby special schools

Straight-line distance. Distance isn't the same as a catchment area.

Questions parents ask

What is Cornerstone School's Ofsted rating?

Cornerstone School was rated Good by Ofsted at its inspection in 18 June 2024.

How did Cornerstone School do in its GCSEs?

In 2024/25, 0% of pupils grade 5 or above in English and maths, 45 points below the England average of 45%.

Would parents recommend Cornerstone School?

74% of the 19 parents who answered Ofsted's Parent View survey between 2 April 2024 and 7 April 2025 said they would recommend Cornerstone School to another parent. Parents choose whether to respond, so this may not represent all families.

Sources

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Page updated 26 September 2026.