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Chislehurst School for Girls, Chislehurst

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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
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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.

All 12 schools in Lumero Educational 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

Likely (~763m)Possible (~1.1km)Unlikely (~1.4km)

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 GIAS
Head:Mrs Maria French
Pupils:1,227
LA:Bromley
Phone:02083003156
Address:Beaverwood Road, Perry Street, Chislehurst, BR7 6HE
Trust:LUMERO EDUCATIONAL TRUST (12 schools)
Admissions:Non-selective
Status:open
Opened:1 March 2011

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 4 years ago

This 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.

Inspected 24 January 2023View full report
URN:136467
UKPRN:10032985
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Eltham and Chislehurst
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

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 2025/26

GCSE Results

2023
2024
2025
2026
Attainment 8 GCSE Eng+Maths

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

GroupProgress 8Attainment 8Eng+Maths 5+
All pupils-49.650.9%
Disadvantaged(38)-42.134.2%
Not known to be disadvantaged(125)-51.956%
Girls(163)-49.650.9%
Show more breakdowns (2)
Known or believed to be other than English(37)-54.964.9%
Non mobile(158)-49.851.3%

2025/26 academic year - DfE performance tables data

GCSE Subjects Offered

English Language326
Mathematics326
English Literature320
Religious Studies316
Combined Science254
History152
Geography142
Social Studies122
Business Studies102
Art and Design76
Biology70
Spanish66
Physics52
Chemistry52
French50
Health Studies38
Food Preparation and Nutrition30
Computer Science26
Music24
Physical Education22

+ 4 more subjects

2025/26 academic year - entries by number of pupils

After GCSEs - Leaver Destinations

After GCSEs (Year 11) - 181 students

Continued education93%
Further education24%
Apprenticeships1%
Employment1%
Not in education/employment3%

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

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Keep up with Chislehurst School for Girls

Getting There

Bus Stops

Beaverwood School (->N)
27m · 0 min walk
Beaverwood Road (->E)
226m · 4 min walk
Leas Green (Stop HL)
273m · 4 min walk
Ashfield Lane (Stop Y)
640m · 10 min walk
Queen Mary's Hospital Sidcup (Stop HH)
688m · 11 min walk

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.

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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

Low pressure
New homes approved:162
Projected new pupils:29

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Chislehurst

Across Bromley council

Low demand council-wide0.91 applications per place

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)

24 January 2023

Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good.

12 December 2017
Leadership & ManagementGood
23 May 2017
InadequateReport
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesInadequate
Personal DevelopmentInadequate
Leadership & ManagementInadequate
Sixth FormInadequate

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

162

SEN Support

23

EHC Plans

15.1%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Specific Learning Difficulty58
Social, Emotional & Mental Health42
Autistic Spectrum Disorder35
Speech, Language & Communication31
Other6
Physical Disability5
Hearing Impairment4
Moderate Learning Difficulty2
Visual Impairment1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
48.8%
Asian
9.3%
Black
16.0%
Mixed
9.7%
Chinese
1.3%
Other
0.5%
Unclassified
5.3%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals15.7%
English as Additional Language18.9%

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

Deprivation£706,416
EAL funding£58,185
Lump sum£157,194

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

7.0%

Overall absence

20.4%

Persistent absence

1,008

Enrolments

Authorised4.6%
Unauthorised2.4%
Persistent (10%+)20.4%
Severe (50%+)2.0%

Absence trend

5.4%
18/19
6.9%
20/21
10.0%
21/22
9.6%
22/23
8.0%
23/24
7.0%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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)

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