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Blackfen School for Girls

11–18Ages
1,324Pupils
SecondaryPhase
GirlsPupils
Sixth formAges 16–18
137965URN

Blackfen Road, Sidcup, DA15 9NU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

0.7 below Bexley median (3.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in BexleySelective

534 applications for 223 places · 10th of 16 in Bexley

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

46.2of 90

Bexley 47.3 England 46.0

10th of 16 in Bexley

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 11 March 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

Inspection history

11 March 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
18 December 2019
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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 entry

2.4applications per place, Year 7

0.7 below Bexley median (3.1) close to England median (2.2)

534 applications · 223 places offered · 120 named it first

2026 2.4; Bexley median median 3.1
2025 2.6; Bexley median median 3.2
2024 2.5; Bexley median median 2.9
2023 2.9; Bexley median median 3.0
2022 2.8; Bexley median median 2.9
2021 2.9; Bexley median median 3.1
2020 3.2; Bexley median median 3.4
2019 3.5; Bexley median median 3.6
2018 3.6; Bexley median median 3.6
2017 3.1; Bexley median median 3.4
2016 3.5; Bexley median median 3.7
2015 3.5; Bexley median median 3.9
2014 3.3; Bexley median median 3.6

More applications per place than the Bexley median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Bexley median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

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	223	534	2.4	120	0.54
Sep 2025	180	472	2.6	111	0.62
Sep 2024	223	554	2.5	116	0.52
Sep 2023	224	638	2.9	144	0.64
Sep 2022	230	635	2.8	182	0.79
Sep 2021	232	682	2.9	141	0.61
Sep 2020	227	718	3.2	189	0.83
Sep 2019	230	806	3.5	177	0.77
Sep 2018	214	775	3.6	218	1.02
Sep 2017	217	667	3.1	144	0.66
Sep 2016	208	731	3.5	160	0.77
Sep 2015	207	718	3.5	184	0.89
Sep 2014	210	695	3.3	164	0.78

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

221 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)46.210th of 16 in Bexley

Bexley 47.3 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths44%10th of 16 in Bexley

Bexley 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths65%

Bexley 67% England 66%

This school
Bexley median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.14

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	221	46.2	44%	65%	–
2024/25	228	44.1	39%	61%	–
2023/24	223	46.9	46%	68%	−0.14
2022/23	226	46.4	42%	72%	−0.11

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

Blackfen School for GirlsThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 46.2Attainment 8
Bexley Grammar School
0.9 km · Bexley

Outstanding2022

6.6applications per place 72.6Attainment 8 Selective
Hurstmere School
1.1 km · Bexley

Requires improvement2022

2.1applications per place 42.4Attainment 8
Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School
1.5 km · Bexley

Remains Good2022

6.8applications per place 75.3Attainment 8 Selective
Townley Grammar School
1.9 km · Bexley

Outstanding2023

3.7applications per place 74.8Attainment 8 Selective
Harris Academy Falconwood
1.9 km · Bexley

Improved significantly2025

5.4applications per place 47.7Attainment 8
Welling School
2.2 km · Bexley

2026

2.4applications per place 36.4Attainment 8
Cleeve Park School
2.3 km · Bexley

Good2024

3.9applications per place 39.6Attainment 8
Leigh Stationers' Academy
2.6 km · Greenwich

Good2023

5.2applications per place 53.1Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 137965 · 303/4008
Trust: Blackfen School for Girls
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,500 pupils · 1,324 on roll
Free school meals: 16.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 April 2012
Replaced: Blackfen School for Girls (URN 101465)
Address: Blackfen Road, Sidcup, DA15 9NU
Local authority: Bexley

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources