Chislehurst School for Girls, Chislehurst
Chislehurst School for Girls is a secondary school for girls aged 11 to 18 in Chislehurst, part of Lumero Educational Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in December 2017. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in January 2023 did not change this grade. Its 2026 GCSE results were the 11th-highest of the 19 schools in Bromley with published results, and 1,041st of 3,298 across England. It was 84% full in 2025.
- GCSE results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2017)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- Better than England average
- Progress (2024)
- Above average
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 4 days
Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Bromley (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Chislehurst School for Girls in detail
Results
In 2026, pupils at Chislehurst School for Girls averaged an Attainment 8 score of 49.6, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 52.8 in Bromley and 47 across England.
51% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 56% in Bromley and 47% in England.
That is in line with 2025, when the score was 50.3.
Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.18: pupils made above 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 42.1, against 51.9 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 9.8 points.
Pupils sat GCSEs in 24 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and History.
Getting a place at Chislehurst School for Girls
For September 2026 entry, 210 families put Chislehurst School for Girls as their first choice and 938 named it as one of their preferences, for 241 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 48 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Chislehurst School for Girls
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to Chislehurst School for Girls are Orion Coopers (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 45.9); Kemnal Technology College (1 mile, Inadequate, Attainment 8 30.6); Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School (1.4 miles, Good, selective, Attainment 8 75.3); and Cleeve Park School (1.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 39.6).
Chislehurst School for Girls's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.
Orion CoopersKemnal Technology CollegeChislehurst and Sidcup Grammar SchoolCleeve Park School
The trust
Chislehurst School for Girls is one of 12 schools run by Lumero Educational Trust, an academy trust.
Where pupils go next
Of the 181 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 93% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 24% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.
Of the 79 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 63% went on to university or other higher education, 3% to apprenticeships and 14% into work. 4% went to one of the most selective third of universities.
Who goes there
15.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 162 pupils (13.2%) received SEN support and 23 (1.9%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Sidcup Rail Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Beaverwood School (->n), 30 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Chislehurst School for Girls stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Chislehurst School for Girls issued 82 suspensions, 7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to Chislehurst School for Girls are Orion Mead Road (0.7 miles), Midfield Primary School (0.8 miles), Longlands Primary School (0.9 miles) and Edgebury Primary School (0.9 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.
Orion Mead RoadMidfield Primary SchoolLonglands Primary SchoolEdgebury Primary School
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE destination measures; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoThis judgement is from December 2017, 8 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its December 2017 inspection - up from Inadequate.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
About
Chislehurst School for Girls is a secondary school in Chislehurst, in outer South East London, England. It caters for girls in academic years 7-11 and offers a co-educational sixth form education.
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At a Glance
15.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
Yes
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Secondary Performance (GCSE)
Academic year 2025/26GCSE Results
2025/26 academic year
Progress 8 has improved from 0.00 to 0.18 (2023 to 2024). Attainment 8 has improved from 49.1 to 49.6 (2023 to 2026). GCSE English & Maths 5+ has declined from 56% to 51% (2023 to 2026).
Performance by Group
| Group | Progress 8 | Attainment 8 | Eng+Maths 5+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| All pupils | - | 49.6 | 50.9% |
| Disadvantaged(38) | - | 42.1 | 34.2% |
| Not known to be disadvantaged(125) | - | 51.9 | 56% |
| Girls(163) | - | 49.6 | 50.9% |
Show more breakdowns (2)
| Known or believed to be other than English(37) | - | 54.9 | 64.9% |
| Non mobile(158) | - | 49.8 | 51.3% |
2025/26 academic year - DfE performance tables data
GCSE Subjects Offered
+ 4 more subjects
2025/26 academic year - entries by number of pupils
After GCSEs - Leaver Destinations
After GCSEs (Year 11) - 181 students
2023/24 data
Exclusions & Suspensions
0
Permanent exclusions
0.00%
Exclusion rate
82
Suspensions
7.04%
Suspension rate
47 pupils received one or more suspensions out of 1,165 pupils
2024/25 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby secondary schools
Keep up with Chislehurst School for Girls
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Chislehurst School for Girls is in Bromley; for families living there:
Apply to Bromley for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 9
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 8 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Bromley is 19 (the median across 119 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Chislehurst School for Girls
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
84%
Available places
1,157 pupils
1,380 places
223 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Chislehurst
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Chislehurst
Across Bromley council
Places available
4,001
Applications
3,651
Got 1st preference
66.3%
Got preferred school
93.0%
All secondary applications across Bromley council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(4)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
162
SEN Support
23
EHC Plans
15.1%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
1,227
Total Pupils
27
Boys
1,200
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
76
Teachers
16.1:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£58,973
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£7,478
Per pupil
£7596k
Total funding
£212k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
7.0%
Overall absence
20.4%
Persistent absence
1,008
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Chislehurst School for Girls
Showing 10 of 12 linked schools
Questions parents ask about Chislehurst School for Girls
What are GCSE results like at Chislehurst School for Girls?
In the 2026 results, pupils at Chislehurst School for Girls achieved an Attainment 8 score of 49.6. 51% passed GCSE English and maths at grade 5 or above.
What is Chislehurst School for Girls's Ofsted rating?
Chislehurst School for Girls's most recent Ofsted inspection, in January 2023, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in December 2017, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Chislehurst School for Girls?
No fixed boundary. When Chislehurst School for Girls is oversubscribed, Bromley allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Chislehurst School for Girls?
Chislehurst School for Girls was not full in 2025: it ran at 84% of its 1380 places.
How big are the classes at Chislehurst School for Girls?
Classes at Chislehurst School for Girls average 25.7 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Chislehurst School for Girls?
Chislehurst School for Girls has around 1227 pupils on roll. 16% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Chislehurst School for Girls?
7% of sessions were missed at Chislehurst School for Girls in 2024/25. 20.4% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Chislehurst School for Girls?
Apply through Bromley's coordinated admissions process, naming Chislehurst School for Girls on your application. Applications for Year 7 places starting in September 2027 close on Saturday 31 October 2026, and offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Chislehurst School for Girls?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 8 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Bromley is 19 (the median across 119 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Chislehurst School for Girls?
Chislehurst School for Girls is at Beaverwood Road, Perry Street, Chislehurst, Kent, BR7 6HE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)