Schools in Chislehurst
Chislehurst is a leafy area in the London Borough of Bromley with 10 schools, including 4 primaries and three secondaries — Orion Coopers, Chislehurst School for Girls and Bullers Wood School. Three schools are currently at or above capacity, and three carry a faith designation. Bromley London Borough coordinates admissions via the Greater London common application form.
Seven of the 10 schools operate as academies. Chislehurst School for Girls and Bullers Wood School are both girls' grammar schools in the London Borough of Bromley's selective system; entry requires the Bromley 11-plus selection test, for which families must register in Year 5. For non-selective primary admissions, Bromley uses straight-line distance as the main tiebreaker. The proximity to the Kent border also means some families consider the Bexley and Kent grammar school options, which require separate registration for their respective selection tests.
School demand in Chislehurst
Across the 10 schools in Chislehurst with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 95%. 3 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
3 schools in Chislehurst have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
7 of the schools in Chislehurst are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Bromley, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
3 of the schools in Chislehurst have a current Ofsted rating, of which 3 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Chislehurst: 1 oversubscribed (4)
Edgebury Primary School
Primary · Foundation school
Chislehurst · BR7 6BL
St Nicholas Church of England Primary
Primary · Academy converter
Chislehurst · BR7 5PQ
Orion Mead Road
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Chislehurst · BR7 6AD
Red Hill Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Chislehurst · BR7 6DA
Secondary Schools in Chislehurst (3)
Orion Coopers
Secondary · Academy converter
Chislehurst · BR7 5PS
Chislehurst School for Girls
Secondary · Academy converter
Chislehurst · BR7 6HE
Bullers Wood School
Secondary · Academy converter
Chislehurst · BR7 5LJ
Other Schools in Chislehurst (3)
Babington House School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Chislehurst · BR7 5ES
Farringtons School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Chislehurst · BR7 6LR
Marjorie McClure School
Not applicable · Academy special converter
Chislehurst · BR7 6FG
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Chislehurst are set by Bromley and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.