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Cleeve Park School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Bexley Lane, Sidcup DA14 4JN · cleevepark-kemnal.org · 020 8302 6418
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 39.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Bexley 50.6, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 994
- 83% of 1,200 places
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 30.9%
- First language not English
- 11.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 172 families put the school first and 188 places were offered; 80% 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 | 188 | 172 | 0.9 | 80% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 192 | 169 | 0.9 | 83% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 191 | 148 | 0.8 | 95% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 162 | 116 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 169 | 119 | 0.7 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 39.7, and 31.2% 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 C- (25.6 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼39.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼31.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼50.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼11.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.36 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 31.8 | −9.2 |
| Sixth form college | 7.1 | +2 |
| Further education | 42.4 | +12.3 |
| Other education | 1.2 | +0.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.9 | +2.1 |
| Employment | 3.5 | −4.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.1 | −3.6 |
| Activity not captured | 4.1 | +0.3 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 students | C- (25.6) | Below average -0.48 | |
| 50 students | C- (25.6) | Below average -0.48 | |
| 23 students | Merit+ (29.1) | Average -0.13 | |
| 16 students | Merit+ (28.8) | Average -0.32 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 64 | D (21) | -0.49 |
| 2022/23 | 34 | C- (26.7) | — |
| 2021/22 | 33 | C- (27.8) | — |
| 2018/19 | 51 | D (21.1) | -0.63 |
| 2017/18 | 63 | D (19.5) | -0.77 |
| 2016/17 | 60 | D+ (22.4) | -0.27 |
| 2015/16 | 72 | D (21.5) | -0.28 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 34.1 | +0.3 |
| Further education | 3.5 | −7.3 |
| Apprenticeship | 14.1 | +6 |
| Employment | 27.1 | −8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 14.1 | +3.3 |
| Activity not captured | 7.1 | +5.7 |
Ofsted
Cleeve Park School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 28 February 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 28 Feb 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Nov 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- May 2023Monitoring visitEffective action
Nov 2021Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Sixth form Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Nov 2019Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Sixth form Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Mar 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
89% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (153 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 89%
- Replies
- 153
- 15% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on 32 parents (21%) whose child was bullied
based on 41 parents (27%) with SEND