Hurstmere School, Sidcup

From the headteacher's welcome: "Our school is a popular, non-selective secondary academy for boys aged 11 - 16, serving the local community of Sidcup. Hurstmere School is a special place, with a strong sense of community and a determination to succeed in all that we do. Our vision is for our pupils to 'Believe and Achieve'; to be the best that they can be."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include chess and Duke of Edinburgh.

In 2026, pupils at Hurstmere School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 42.4, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 52.2 in Bexley and 47 across England.

42% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 56% in Bexley and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 42.1.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 29.7, against 44.1 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 14.4 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 21 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Business Studies and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 118 families put Hurstmere School as their first choice and 426 named it as one of their preferences, for 202 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 Hurstmere School are Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School (0.3 miles, Good, selective, Attainment 8 75.3); Cleeve Park School (0.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 39.6); Blackfen School for Girls (0.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.2); and Bexley Grammar School (1.3 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 72.6).

Hurstmere School's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Hurstmere School is one of 9 schools run by The Howard Academy Trust, an academy trust.

15.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 9.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (78%) and Mixed (9%).

In 2026, 181 pupils (20.3%) received SEN support and 23 (2.6%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Albany Park Rail Station, about 850 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Hurstmere School, 130 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Hurstmere School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 144 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and vehicle crime. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Bexley (284).

In 2024/25, Hurstmere School issued 168 suspensions, 17.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 4 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Hurstmere School are Chatsworth Infant School (0.4 miles), Holy Trinity Lamorbey Church of England School (0.5 miles), Birkbeck Primary School (0.6 miles) and Burnt Oak Junior School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.