Blackfen School for Girls
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Good Mar 11 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Girls
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Unique reference
- 137965
- Address
- Blackfen Road, DA15 9NU
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1402 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 6.7%
- Girls
- 93.3%
- First language not English
- 16.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13.1%
- Persistent absence
- 24.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 6.3%
White British 62.8%
Other Asian 6.3%
African 5.7%
Other White 5.6%
Mixed 5.6%
Indian 4.9%
Chinese 2.1%
Other Black 1.6%
Other 1.6%
Unclassified 1.4%
Bangladeshi 0.9%
Caribbean 0.9%
Pakistani 0.6%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 22%
Local authority average 42%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 39%
Local authority average 54%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44
Local authority average 50.5
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.63
Local authority average 4.51
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 27 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 27 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 43 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 47 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 15 |
| Astronomy | GCSE | 1 |
| Bengali | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 22 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 78 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 22 |
Admissions
Blackfen School for Girls
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 180
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 111
- 2nd preference
- 90
- 3rd preference
- 111
- From another Local Authority
- 60
Offers
- 1st preference
- 111
- 2nd preference
- 26
- 3rd preference
- 21
- To another Local Authority
- 21
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 221 0 221 |
| Year 8 | 215 0 215 |
| Year 9 | 212 0 212 |
| Year 10 | 225 0 225 |
| Year 11 | 228 0 228 |
| Year 12 | 127 39 88 |
| Year 13 | 174 55 119 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 91.0% 88.4% 85.5% |
Further education | 20.0% 21.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 67.0% 57.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 3.0% 9.5% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | SP 1.8% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 2.9% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 4.8% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.2% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 46.0% 72.2% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 9.0% 28.6% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 0.9% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 3.0% 4.1% 2.4% |