Blackfen School for Girls, Sidcup

In its own words: "Admissions Blackfen school is an 11-18 non-selective school in the London Borough of Bexley. The school participates in the Bexley Co-ordinated Secondary School Admissions Scheme and the application process dates will be those set out in that scheme."

In 2026, pupils at Blackfen School for Girls averaged an Attainment 8 score of 46.2, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 52.2 in Bexley and 47 across England.

44% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 56% in Bexley and 47% in England.

That is up from 44.1 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.14: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 37.9, against 48.4 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 10.5 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 25 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Social Studies and Business Studies.

For September 2026 entry, 120 families put Blackfen School for Girls as their first choice and 534 named it as one of their preferences, for 223 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Blackfen School for Girls are Bexley Grammar School (0.6 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 72.6); Hurstmere School (0.7 miles, Attainment 8 42.4); Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School (0.9 miles, Good, selective, Attainment 8 75.3); and Townley Grammar School (1.2 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 74.8).

Blackfen School for Girls's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

134 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Blackfen School for Girls (as of September 2025): 78% would recommend the school, 84% say their child is happy there and 60% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (90%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (60%).

Of the 223 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 85% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 29% to a further education college, 5% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

Of the 154 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 43% went on to university or other higher education, 12% to apprenticeships and 34% into work. 7% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

14.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

Blackfen School for Girls has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs: 28 places, 28 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Sidcup Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Blackfen School For Girls, 90 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 181 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Bexley (284).

In 2024/25, Blackfen School for Girls issued 190 suspensions, 13.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to Blackfen School for Girls are Sherwood Park Primary School (0.1 miles), Days Lane Primary School (0.6 miles), Danson Primary School (0.6 miles) and Chatsworth Infant School (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.