Hurstmere School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
School rating
No rating
Gender
Boys
Age range
11 - 16 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Bexley
Unique reference
151382
Address
Hurst Road, DA15 9AW

Pupils

Number of Pupils
965 (n/a of total capacity)
Boys
100.0%
Girls
0.0%
First language not English
8%
Free school meals (FSM)
15.1%
Persistent absence
19.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
20.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 78.2%
Mixed 7.9%
Other White 5.5%
African 2.3%
Other 1.1%
Unclassified 1%
Other Asian 0.9%
Bangladeshi 0.8%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Indian 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Pakistani 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Chinese 0.2%
Caribbean 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 26%
Local authority average 42%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 42%
Local authority average 54%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 41.9
Local authority average 50.5
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 3.59
Local authority average 4.51
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE41
BiologyGCSE43
Business Studies:SingleGCSE108
ChemistryGCSE42
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE31
Design & TechnologyGCSE50
English LanguageGCSE195
English LiteratureGCSE193
FrenchGCSE53
GeographyGCSE89
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Hurstmere School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
7
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
4
2nd preference
7
3rd preference
4
From another Local Authority
25
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
4
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
2
To another Local Authority
7
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes25.3
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
167
167
0
Year 8
204
204
0
Year 9
183
183
0
Year 10
214
214
0
Year 11
197
197
0
Year 2024-2025