Schools in Sidcup
Sidcup sits in the London Borough of Bexley and has 22 schools including 12 primaries and 5 secondaries - Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School, Kemnal Technology College, Blackfen School for Girls, Cleeve Park School and Hurstmere School. Bexley operates a partially selective system: Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School admits solely on the basis of the Bexley grammar test taken in September.
For comprehensive secondary places, Bexley uses a defined 'living closer' priority after sibling and looked-after children criteria. Kemnal Technology College, Cleeve Park and Hurstmere are boys' schools, while Blackfen is girls-only - so families should plan secondary preferences carefully based on their child's school type and proximity. Primary admissions in Sidcup are managed through Bexley Council's annual co-ordinated scheme, with applications closing in January.
School demand in Sidcup
Across the 21 schools in Sidcup with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 89%. 5 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.
5 schools in Sidcup have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
12 of the schools in Sidcup are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Bexley, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
11 of the schools in Sidcup have a current Ofsted rating, of which 10 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Sidcup: 3 oversubscribed (12)
Birkbeck Primary School
Primary · Community school
Sidcup · DA14 4ED
Longlands Primary School
Primary · Community school
Sidcup · DA15 7JG
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Sidcup · DA15 8QW
Orchard Primary School
Primary · Community school
Sidcup · DA14 6LW
Hope Community School
Primary · Free schools
Sidcup · DA14 5BU
Sherwood Park Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Sidcup · DA15 9JQ
Days Lane Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Sidcup · DA15 8JU
Burnt Oak Junior School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Sidcup · DA15 9DA
Holy Trinity Lamorbey Church of England School
Primary · Academy converter
Sidcup · DA15 9DB
Royal Park Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Sidcup · DA14 4PX
Chatsworth Infant School
Primary · Academy converter
Sidcup · DA15 9DD
St Peter Chanel Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Sidcup · DA14 5ED
Secondary Schools in Sidcup (5)
Kemnal Technology College
Secondary · Academy converter
Sidcup · DA14 5AA
Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School
Secondary · Academy converter
Sidcup · DA15 9AG
Blackfen School for Girls
Secondary · Academy converter
Sidcup · DA15 9NU
Cleeve Park School
Secondary · Academy converter
Sidcup · DA14 4JN
Hurstmere School
Secondary · Academy converter
Sidcup · DA15 9AW
Other Schools in Sidcup (5)
Merton Court School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Sidcup · DA14 4QU
Benedict House Preparatory School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Sidcup · DA15 7HD
Marlborough School
Not applicable · Community special school
Sidcup · DA15 9DP
Rose Bruford College
Not applicable · Higher education institutions
Sidcup · DA15 9DF
Cleeve Meadow School
Not applicable · Free schools special
Sidcup · DA14 4JN
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Sidcup are set by Bexley and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.