Best Schools in Sidcup

How many schools are there in Sidcup?

Sidcup has 23 open schools: 12 state primary, 5 state secondary or all-through, 3 independent, 2 special and 1 other.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Sidcup are rated Outstanding?

1 school in Sidcup was rated Outstanding at its most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Burnt Oak Junior School. Counting Good as well, 94% of the 18 graded schools here are rated 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.

Burnt Oak Junior School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Sidcup get the best GCSE results?

Of the 6 schools in Sidcup with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School (selective grammar), with an Attainment 8 score of 75.3 and 98% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Blackfen School for Girls, with an Attainment 8 score of 46.2 and 44% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Hurstmere School, with an Attainment 8 score of 42.4 and 42% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Selective schools admit by ability, so their raw results are not a like-for-like comparison with comprehensives. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar SchoolBlackfen School for GirlsHurstmere School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Sidcup have the best SATs results?

Of the 11 primary schools in Sidcup with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Longlands Primary School (94% in reading, 79% in maths); Birkbeck Primary School (85% in reading, 87% in maths); and Royal Park Primary Academy (85% in reading, 83% 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.

Longlands Primary SchoolBirkbeck Primary SchoolRoyal Park Primary Academy

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Sidcup?

Yes. Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School is a state grammar school in Sidcup. Grammar schools admit pupils by ability through an entrance test, usually sat at the start of Year 6.

Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

How close do you need to live to get into schools in Sidcup?

It depends on the school, and the cut-off moves every year with the number of applications. Bexley published how far the last place offered went at these schools: Birkbeck Primary School, 1.124 miles for 2022 entry; Chatsworth Infant School, 0.584 miles for 2022 entry; Days Lane Primary School, 1.698 miles for 2022 entry; Longlands Primary School, 1.038 miles for 2021 entry. These are the authority's own figures, not fixed boundaries.

Birkbeck Primary SchoolChatsworth Infant SchoolDays Lane Primary SchoolLonglands Primary School

Source: Bexley admissions booklets

How do I apply for a school place in Sidcup?

Apply to your council - Bexley or Bromley, depending on your address - 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.