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Hurstmere School
Secondary · Boys · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Hurst Road, Sidcup DA15 9AW · hurstmere-that.org.uk · 020 8300 5665
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 42.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Bexley 50.6, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 893
- 84% of 1,065 places
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 15.8%
- First language not English
- 9.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 118 families put the school first and 202 places were offered; 100% 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 | 202 | 118 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 7 | 4 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 180 | 100 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 218 | 165 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 192 | 126 | 0.7 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 42.1, and 41.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Bexley it was 50.6, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼42.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼41.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ●63.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼25.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.60 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 137368)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 48.6 | +6.3 |
| Sixth form college | 7.7 | +3.4 |
| Further education | 24.5 | −10.1 |
| Other education | 0.5 | 0 |
| Apprenticeship | 8.2 | +1 |
| Employment | 2.9 | −2.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.8 | −0.5 |
| Activity not captured | 3.8 | +2.4 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 137368)
Ofsted
Hurstmere School was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 27 September 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 27 Sept 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 137368)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Sept 2018
Other inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 137368), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Feb 2024Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Sept 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 137368)
Feb 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 137368)
Mar 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 137368)
May 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 137368)