School admissions in Chislehurst
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 7 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.
Chislehurst in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 4 schools in Chislehurst first 174 times for 186 places: 0.94 first choices per place, against 1.00 across the Bromley authority's 71 schools. One of the 4 had more first choices than places. For 2025 entry, 2 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.56 miles (St Nicholas Church of England Primary) to 1.11 miles (Orion Mead Road).
For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 3 schools in Chislehurst first 527 times for 717 places: 0.74 first choices per place, against 0.98 across the Bromley authority's 19 schools. 0 of the 3 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 2 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 1.56 miles (Bullers Wood School) to 2.47 miles (Chislehurst School for Girls).
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
Reception places, September 2026
4 schools. 1 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Nicholas Church of England Primary | 1.03 | 30 | 0.56 miles |
| Edgebury Primary School | 0.95 | 39 | 0.484 miles |
| Red Hill Primary School | 0.93 | 88 | 1.076 miles |
| Orion Mead Road | 0.83 | 29 | 1.114 miles |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.
Year 7 places, September 2026
3 schools. 0 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bullers Wood School | 0.94 | 224 | 1.558 miles |
| Chislehurst School for Girls | 0.87 | 241 | 2.467 miles |
| Orion Coopers | 0.42 | 252 | not published |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.