Best Schools in Chislehurst

How many schools are there in Chislehurst?

Chislehurst has 11 open schools: 4 state primary, 3 state secondary or all-through, 3 independent and 1 special.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Are there any Outstanding schools in Chislehurst?

None of the 8 graded schools in Chislehurst currently holds an Outstanding rating. 7 are rated Good, so 88% are Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Chislehurst get the best GCSE results?

Of the 3 schools in Chislehurst with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Bullers Wood School, with an Attainment 8 score of 56.1 and 64% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Chislehurst School for Girls, with an Attainment 8 score of 49.6 and 51% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Orion Coopers, with an Attainment 8 score of 45.9 and 46% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Bullers Wood SchoolChislehurst School for GirlsOrion Coopers

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Chislehurst have the best SATs results?

Of the 3 primary schools in Chislehurst with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at St Nicholas Church of England Primary (91% in reading, 91% in maths); Red Hill Primary School (80% in reading, 86% in maths); and Edgebury Primary School (81% in reading, 74% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

St Nicholas Church of England PrimaryRed Hill Primary SchoolEdgebury Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Chislehurst?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Chislehurst selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Chislehurst have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Chislehurst have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, Bromley allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Chislehurst?

Apply to Bromley through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.