Secondary Destinations

Our high expectations for every child, coupled with small classes has led to a high success rate for children applying to grammar schools and selective independent schools.

Destinations

As a one form entry school, which is non-selective at the point of entry, results vary from year to year but every year significant percentages of pupils gain places at Bexley and Kent grammar schools. In recent years a number of our children have been placed in the Top 180 pupils in the Bexley Selection Tests, a very significant achievement indeed.

A smaller but equally significant percentage of pupils move on to selective independent destinations. Equally, there are some parents who opt for local non-selective state schools and we are proud that parents tell us how well their children are doing at these schools benefiting from the grounding they have had at West Lodge.

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Whilst we are rightly proud of pupils' examination success, a great deal of emphasis is placed upon individual pupil progress. This close monitoring enables us to identify the children’s needs and next steps on an individual basis to ensure that each and every child fulfils their potential.

Destinations 2024

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Destinations 2018-23

2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Babington House School	Beths Grammar School	Babington House School		Bromley High School	Beths Grammar School
Bexley Grammar School	Bexley Grammar School	Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School	Blackfen School for Girls	Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School
Blackfen School for Girls	Bromley High School	Colfes School	Bromley High School for Girls	Coopers School	Bexley Grammar School
Blackheath High	Chislehurst School for Girls	Coopers School	Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School	Crown Woods Acedemy	Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School
Bullers Wood School	Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School	Dartford Grammar School for Girls	Chislehurst School for Girls	Farringtons Independent School	Chislehurst School for Girls
Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School	Crown Woods Academy	Farringtons Independent School	Crown Woods Academy	Judd Grammar	Colfe's School
Coopers School	Dartford Grammar School for Boys	Lingfield College	Dartford Grammar School for Girls	King’s Rochester	Eltham College
Farringtons Independent School	Farringtons Independent School	Newstead Wood School	Eltham College	Newstead Wood School	Farringtons
Hurstmere School for Boys	Hurstmere School for Boys	Wilmington Grammar School for Boys	Farringtons Independent School	Sackville School	Gads Hill
Townley Grammar School	Maidstone Grammar School for Girls	Wilmington Grammar School for Girls	Harris Academy Greenwich	St Olave’s Grammar School	Newstead Wood
Wilmington Grammar School for Girls	Roedean School		Hurstmere School for Boys	Wilmington Acdemy	Rochester Grammar School
	Sevenoaks School		Newstead Wood School		Wilmington Boys Grammar School
	St Catherine's Catholic School		Townley Grammar School
	St Olave’s Grammar School		St Catherine’s Catholic School
	Wilmington Grammar School for Girls		Wilmington Grammar School for Girls

Preparation for entrance tests

Children are very well prepared for entrance tests with a curriculum and teaching prioritising the best possible preparation, starting with the teaching of verbal and non-verbal reasoning as discrete subjects in Year 1. However, equal priority is given to a broad and balanced curriculum which is engaging and exciting.

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Pupils explain more about the support they receive when preparing for 11+ examinations.

Support with secondary school selection

The formal process of choosing an appropriate senior school begins in Year 5 with a one-to-one secondary transfer meeting with the Head Teacher where the options and suitability of different schools are discussed along with the support the children need. The Head Teacher and staff are always happy to meet with parents to discuss choice of senior school and provide support. We visit senior schools and over the years have built very good relationships with their Heads and senior staff.

Preparing pupils for secondary school

Find out more about how we prepare pupils for transfer to secondary school here from Mrs Bartholomew, our Year 5 teacher and here from Mr Weighill our Year 6 teacher.