BETHS GRAMMAR SCHOOL
BOYS GRAMMAR SCHOOL IN BEXLEY
Beths Grammar School – About
Beths Grammar School is a boys’ school located in Bexley, and teaches around 1,200 pupils. The school strives to offer a vibrant and thriving community that aims to develop the whole student, and is well-known for its strengths in maths, technology and the sciences. With a primary focus on academic achievement, Beths aspires to create leaders and well-rounded individuals who can be successful in the modern world and fulfil their ambitions. Beths also has specialist facilities which allow students to learn and explore with first-hand practical experience, such as the purpose built laboratories, and high-spec workshops.
Beths Grammar School – Essential Information
Address: Beth’s Grammar School, Hartford Road, Bexley, Kent, DA5 1NE
Phone number: 01322 556538
Students admitted at 11+: 192
Admissions email: admin@beths.bexley.sch.uk
Link to website: www.beths.bexley.sch.uk
History
The school was founded in 1945 and it started as Erith Technical School. In 1960-61, the Beths moved to its new site due to its expansion and was renamed Bexley/Erith Technical School. It was then renamed to include the boys’ high school hence the name B.E.T.H.S. (Bexley/Erith Technical High School for boys), and became a grammar school a few years later in 1976. In 1995, Beths was awarded the Department for Education’s Technology College specialist status, giving the school extra funding for Science, Maths and other STEM subjects.
Results
GCSEs in 2019
| Percentage of grades | |
| Grades 8-9 | 30% |
| Grades 7-9 | 52% |
A Levels in 2022
| Percentage of Grades | |
| Grades A*-B | 50.5% |
Beths – Entrance Exams
Beths use the GL exam board for their 11+ entrance exam.
| GL Assessment | |
| Format | MCQ |
| Layout | Section by section |
| Separate Answer Sheet | Yes for MCQ |
| Creative writing | No |
| Timing | Approximately 50 mins per paper |
Exam Information
The Bexley test covers verbal ability, English comprehension, non-verbal and numerical reasoning. There are two tests, with a mixture of questions in each of them and the mathematical questions will not be more advance than what children are expected to be taught by the end of Year 5. The raw scores of the test will be converted to an age-standardised score, and the mean total weighted age-standardised score will be 200.