Academy converter · Bexley

Hurstmere School

11–16Ages
893Pupils
SecondaryPhase
BoysPupils
151382URN

Hurst Road, Sidcup, DA15 9AW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2022 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

1.0 below Bexley median (3.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in BexleySelective

426 applications for 202 places · 15th of 16 in Bexley

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

42.4of 90

Bexley 47.3 England 46.0

12th of 16 in Bexley

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 27 September 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education			Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes			Requires improvement
Personal development			Requires improvement
Leadership and management			Requires improvement

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

2.1applications per place, Year 7

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

426 applications · 202 places offered · 118 named it first

2026 2.1; Bexley median median 3.1
2025 3.7; Bexley median median 3.2
2024 2.1; Bexley median median 2.9; as the previous school
2023 2.3; Bexley median median 3.0; as the previous school
2022 2.3; Bexley median median 2.9; as the previous school
2021 2.2; Bexley median median 3.1; as the previous school
2020 2.4; Bexley median median 3.4; as the previous school
2019 3.2; Bexley median median 3.6; as the previous school
2018 3.3; Bexley median median 3.6; as the previous school
2017 3.1; Bexley median median 3.4; as the previous school
2016 2.9; Bexley median median 3.7; as the previous school
2015 3.2; Bexley median median 3.9; as the previous school
2014 2.8; Bexley median median 3.6; as the previous school

This school
Bexley median

Dashed bars: as Hurstmere School (URN 137368), Hurstmere Foundation School for Boys (URN 101480), the previous school.

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	202	426	2.1	118	0.58
Sep 2025	7	26	3.7	4	0.57
Sep 2024 *	180	373	2.1	100	0.56
Sep 2023 *	218	505	2.3	165	0.76
Sep 2022 *	192	440	2.3	126	0.66
Sep 2021 *	233	512	2.2	137	0.59
Sep 2020 *	207	500	2.4	141	0.68
Sep 2019 *	218	690	3.2	218	1.00
Sep 2018 *	217	713	3.3	268	1.24
Sep 2017 *	217	670	3.1	224	1.03
Sep 2016 *	217	632	2.9	195	0.90
Sep 2015 *	216	696	3.2	227	1.05
Sep 2014 *	210	589	2.8	195	0.93

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

209 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)42.412th of 16 in Bexley

Bexley 47.3 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths42%11th of 16 in Bexley

Bexley 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths62%

Bexley 67% England 66%

This school
Bexley median
England median

Progress 8 (2022/23, the latest published)−0.30

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	209	42.4	42%	62%	–
2024/25	195	42.1	42%	64%	–
2023/24					–
2022/23 *	216	43.5	45%	68%	−0.30

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

Hurstmere SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2022

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

Remains Good2022

6.8applications per place 75.3Attainment 8 Selective
Cleeve Park School
1.1 km · Bexley

Good2024

3.9applications per place 39.6Attainment 8
Blackfen School for Girls
1.1 km · Bexley

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

Outstanding2022

6.6applications per place 72.6Attainment 8 Selective
Townley Grammar School
2.2 km · Bexley

Outstanding2023

3.7applications per place 74.8Attainment 8 Selective
Beths Grammar School
2.7 km · Bexley

Good2022

5.4applications per place 73.2Attainment 8 Selective
Chislehurst School for Girls
2.8 km · Bromley

Remains Good2023

3.9applications per place 49.6Attainment 8
Harris Academy Falconwood
2.8 km · Bexley

Improved significantly2025

5.4applications per place 47.7Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 151382 · 303/4012
Trust: The Howard Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,065 pupils · 893 on roll
Free school meals: 15.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2024
Replaced: Hurstmere School (URN 137368); Hurstmere Foundation School for Boys (URN 101480)
Address: Hurst Road, Sidcup, DA15 9AW
Local authority: Bexley

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