Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Dec 14 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Bexley
Unique reference
137423
Address
Hurst Road, DA15 9AG

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1457 (93% of total capacity)
Boys
59.3%
Girls
40.7%
First language not English
9.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
2.7%
Persistent absence
7.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
0.9%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 54.4%
Other White 10.9%
Mixed 9.7%
African 7.5%
Other Asian 4.5%
Indian 3.8%
Chinese 2.8%
Unclassified 1.8%
Other 1.4%
Pakistani 0.9%
Bangladeshi 0.8%
Other Black 0.6%
Irish 0.5%
Caribbean 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.46
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.06
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 95%
Local authority average 44%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 97%
Local authority average 52%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 73
Local authority average 49.7
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 7.12
Local authority average 4.41
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Additional Mathematics FSMQOther General Qualification (Level 3)1
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE37
AstronomyGCSE4
BiologyGCSE83
ChemistryGCSE83
ChineseGCSE2
Classical CivilisationGCSE13
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE80
Design & TechnologyGCSE33
English LanguageGCSE191
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School

Admission Policy
Selective
Total available places
211
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
241
2nd preference
300
3rd preference
285
From another Local Authority
852
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
139
2nd preference
48
3rd preference
16
To another Local Authority
162
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes22.8
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
192
112
80
Year 8
193
118
75
Year 9
192
110
82
Year 10
190
125
65
Year 11
190
104
86
Year 12
258
154
104
Year 13
242
141
101
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
98.0%
90.8%
86.5%
Further education
1.0%
18.7%
34.7%
School sixth form
94.0%
62.5%
37.9%
Sixth form college
SP
8.7%
13.1%
Other education destinations
2.0%
0.9%
0.9%
Entering employment
0.0%
2.6%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
SP
2.5%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
SP
3.3%
5.2%
Destination unknown
1.0%
0.8%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
81.0%
73.5%
64.0%
Top third higher education institutions
35.0%
28.1%
19.7%
Russell Group
31.0%
24.0%
17.7%
Oxford or Cambridge
1.0%
0.9%
1.0%
Other study at level 4 or 5
SP
0.7%
2.6%
Higher apprenticeships
7.0%
3.7%
1.7%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2019-2020 England: Year 2019-2020