Exam results are important for many parents and students but they only tell part of the story.

Ofsted - the Office for Standards in Education - is responsible for inspected and regulating children's services, including schools.

Each week Ofsted inspectors carry out hundreds of inspections and regulatory visits throughout England and publish the results online. They help providers that are not yet of good standard to improve, monitor their progress and share with them the best practice they find

Inspectors look at: achievements and standards; pupils' development and wellbeing; the quality of teaching and learning; how the curriculum is taught; the care, guidance and support the school provides; how well the school is led and managed.

Judgements are scored on a four-point scale: outstanding, good, requires improvement and inadequate

News Shopper has compiled the following list of the latest overall ratings for Bexley borough's secondary schools.

Outstanding

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Beths Grammar School, Hartford Road, Sidcup. Last inspected: September 26, 2012.

Bexley Grammar School, Danson Lane, Welling. Last inspected: 2007

Harris Academy Falconwood, The Green, Welling. Last inspected: November 26, 2014

Townley Grammar School, Townley Road, Bexleyheath. Last inspected: November 25, 2016

Good

Cleeve Park School, Bexley Lane, Sidcup. Last inspected: January 15, 2015.

St Columba’s Catholic Boys’ School, Halcot Avenue, Bexleyheath. Last inspected: September 23, 2014.

Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School, Hurst Road, Sidcup. Last inspected: December 12, 2013.

Hurstmere School, Hurst Road, Sidcup. Last inspected: March 27, 2014.

Blackfen School for Girls, Blackfen Road, Sidcup. Last inspected: April 12, 2016

Read more: Ofsted – who are they and what do they do

St Catherine’s Catholic School, Watling Street, Bexleyheath. Last inspected: October 20, 2015

Trinity Church of England School, Erith Road, Belvedere. Last inspected: February 2, 2016

Welling School, Elsa Road, Welling. Last inspected: February 5, 2015

Cleeve Park School, Bexley Lane, Sidcup. Last inspected: January 15, 2015

Haberdashers’ Aske’s Crayford Academy. Last inspected: December 4, 2014

Requires improvement

Erith School, Avenue Road, Erith. Last inspected: June 29, 2016.

Bexleyheath Academy, Woolwich Road, Bexleyheath. Last inspected: May 4, 2016

Inadequate

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The Business Academy Bexley, Yarnton Way, Erith. Last inspected: May 11, 2016

Read more: The Business Academy Bexley in Yarnton Way, Erith rated 'inadequate' by Ofsted

 

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