Mayplace Primary School is a mainstream primary school with resourced provision in Barnehurst, Bexley, for children and young people aged 2 to 11. Its specialist base has 15 places for autism.
- Ages 2–11
- 623 pupils
School details
- Type
- Mainstream school with resourced provision
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Boys and girls
- Boys and girls
- Specialist base
- Resourced provision, 15 places, 15 pupils
- Pupils
- 623
- Headteacher
- Mr David Moss (Head Teacher)
- Part of
- The Primary First Trust
- Council
- Bexley
- School reference (URN)
- 141114
Needs its base supports
1 need: autism
As listed by the Department for Education, grouped the way EHC plans describe needs.
Communication and interaction
How to get a place
4 steps, starting with an EHC plan
- An EHC plan
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision are usually for children with an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan. If your child doesn’t have one yet, you can ask the council for an assessment yourself.
- Visit and ask about the base
See the school and its specialist base, and ask how children split their time between the base and mainstream classes.
- Ask for the school to be named
Tell the council that looks after the plan (often Bexley council) that you want this school and its base, and ask them to consult it.
- Named in the plan
If the school is named in your child’s plan, it must admit your child. Places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school, so ask how they decide.
Questions to ask when you visit
8 questions to tick off as you go
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Ofsted
Graded by area, November 2024; school remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next (October 2023)
Inspected in November 2024. Inspections from September 2024 to November 2025 graded each area but gave no overall grade.
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementGood
- Early yearsOutstanding
- SafeguardingEffective
Since then: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next (ungraded inspection, October 2023).
Contact and getting there
Woodside Road, Barnehurst, DA7 6EQ
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Directions: Walk Public transport Drive
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Other SEND schools nearby
- Endeavour Academy Bexley Special school · Ages 11–16 · Ofsted: Good 0.1 miles
- Shenstone School Special school · Ages 2–19 0.3 miles
- St Columba's Catholic Boys' School Mainstream + base · Ages 11–16 · Ofsted: Good 0.6 miles
By need in Bexley: Autism (21) · Speech and language (10) · Physical (5) · SEMH (4) · Moderate learning (4) · Severe learning (3) · Hearing (2) · Vision (2)
Questions about Mayplace Primary School
How do I get a place in Mayplace Primary School’s specialist base?
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision usually come through an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan: ask the council that looks after the plan to consult the school about its base. If the school is named in the plan it must admit your child; places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school.
What needs does Mayplace Primary School support?
Autism. Every child is different, so ask the school how it would meet your child’s needs.
What ages does Mayplace Primary School take?
Aged 2 to 11, boys and girls.
What is Mayplace Primary School’s Ofsted rating?
Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2024 at its last graded inspection. Newer inspections no longer give a single overall grade, so read the latest report for the full picture.
Where is Mayplace Primary School?
Woodside Road, Barnehurst, DA7 6EQ, in Bexley.
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