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Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Hurst Road, Sidcup DA15 9AG · csgrammar.com · 020 8302 6511
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Dec 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 75.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Bexley 50.6, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,561
- 217 over 1,344 places · 116%
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Selective
- Free school meals
- 2%
- First language not English
- 12.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 341 families put the school first and 211 places were offered; 47% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 211 | 341 | 1.6▲ | 47% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 192 | 272 | 1.4▲ | 53% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 211 | 241 | 1.1▲ | 58% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 212 | 274 | 1.3▲ | 61% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 192 | 247 | 1.3▲ | 53% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 75.6, and 98.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Bexley it was 50.6, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B (41.2 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲75.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲98.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲99.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲95.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲7.47 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 94.2 | −3.3 |
| Sixth form college | 0.5 | — |
| Further education | 1.6 | +0.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.5 | 0 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 1.1 | +0.6 |
| Activity not captured | 2.1 | +1.6 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 258 students | B (41.2) | Average +0.02 | |
| 258 students | B (41.2) | Average +0.01 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 239 | B (41.5) | -0.01 |
| 2022/23 | 240 | B (40.8) | — |
| 2021/22 | 223 | A- (45) | — |
| 2018/19 | 212 | C+ (33.5) | -0.19 |
| 2017/18 | 205 | C+ (34.9) | -0.17 |
| 2016/17 | 209 | B- (35.6) | -0.10 |
| 2015/16 | 201 | B- (35.3) | +0.04 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 69.4 | +2.3 |
| Other education | 1.3 | +0.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.8 | −1.3 |
| Employment | 13.2 | −5.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.6 | +2.2 |
| Activity not captured | 3.7 | +1.9 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 14 December 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 13 Dec 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Dec 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Sept 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Dec 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Apr 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (337 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 337
- 23% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 66% who raised concerns
based on the 24% who had a child bullied
based on 37 parents (11%) with SEND