This schoolOther secondary schools in BexleySelective
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 14 December 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 12 December 2013Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry1,426 applications · 211 places offered · 341 named it first
SelectiveApplications include children who did not pass the entrance test.
- 2026 6.8; Bexley median median 3.1
- 2025 6.9; Bexley median median 3.2
- 2024 6.5; Bexley median median 2.9
- 2023 6.2; Bexley median median 3.0
- 2022 7.1; Bexley median median 2.9
- 2021 9.8; Bexley median median 3.1
- 2020 6.3; Bexley median median 3.4
- 2019 5.8; Bexley median median 3.6
- 2018 6.6; Bexley median median 3.6
- 2017 6.4; Bexley median median 3.4
- 2016 6.8; Bexley median median 3.7
- 2015 6.4; Bexley median median 3.9
- 2014 6.2; Bexley median median 3.6
- This school
- Bexley median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
Selective: register for the entrance test with the school first, usually by the summer before (dates vary). Dates
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 211 | 1,426 | 6.8 | 341 | 1.62 |
| Sep 2025 | 192 | 1,327 | 6.9 | 272 | 1.42 |
| Sep 2024 | 211 | 1,377 | 6.5 | 241 | 1.14 |
| Sep 2023 | 212 | 1,306 | 6.2 | 274 | 1.29 |
| Sep 2022 | 192 | 1,368 | 7.1 | 247 | 1.29 |
| Sep 2021 | 212 | 2,084 | 9.8 | 426 | 2.01 |
| Sep 2020 | 212 | 1,337 | 6.3 | 207 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2019 | 207 | 1,195 | 5.8 | 180 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2018 | 197 | 1,290 | 6.6 | 241 | 1.22 |
| Sep 2017 | 190 | 1,217 | 6.4 | 195 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2016 | 192 | 1,296 | 6.8 | 230 | 1.20 |
| Sep 2015 | 192 | 1,227 | 6.4 | 252 | 1.31 |
| Sep 2014 | 192 | 1,197 | 6.2 | 253 | 1.32 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 203 | 75.3 | 98% | 99% | – |
| 2024/25 | 189 | 75.6 | 99% | 100% | – |
| 2023/24 | 190 | 76.0 | 97% | 100% | +0.82 |
| 2022/23 | 191 | 73.0 | 97% | 100% | +0.46 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20226.8applications per place 75.3Attainment 8 Selective
- 0.5 km · BexleyRequires improvement20222.1applications per place 42.4Attainment 8
- 1.1 km · BexleyGood20243.9applications per place 39.6Attainment 8
- 1.5 km · BexleyGraded · no overall grade20252.4applications per place 46.2Attainment 8
- 2.3 km · BexleyOutstanding20226.6applications per place 72.6Attainment 8 Selective
- 2.3 km · BromleyRemains Good20233.9applications per place 49.6Attainment 8
- 2.7 km · BromleyGraded · no overall grade20251.0applications per place 30.6Attainment 8
- 2.7 km · BexleyOutstanding20233.7applications per place 74.8Attainment 8 Selective
- 2.8 km · BexleyImproved significantly20255.4applications per place 47.7Attainment 8
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 137423 · 303/4009
- Trust
- Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Capacity
- 1,344 pupils · 1,561 on roll
- Free school meals
- 2.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2011
- Replaced
- Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School (URN 101466)
- Address
- Hurst Road, Sidcup, DA15 9AG
- Local authority
- Bexley
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources