School admissions in Sidcup
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 6 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.
Sidcup in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 11 schools in Sidcup first 470 times for 504 places: 0.93 first choices per place. 2 of the 11 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 4 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.48 miles (Birkbeck Primary School) to 1.17 miles (Days Lane Primary School).
For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 5 schools in Sidcup first 793 times for 926 places: 0.86 first choices per place. One of the 5 had more first choices than places. For 2011 entry, one school here gave its last places on distance: Kemnal Technology College, to 5.20 miles.
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
11 schools. 2 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birkbeck Primary School | 1.34 | 90 | 0.484 miles |
| Chatsworth Infant School | 1.02 | 60 | 0.686 miles |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School | 0.93 | 42 | not published |
| Days Lane Primary School | 0.92 | 90 | 1.172 miles |
| St Peter Chanel Catholic Primary School | 0.91 | 22 | not published |
| Sherwood Park Primary School | 0.87 | 39 | not published |
| Hope Community School | 0.83 | 12 | not published |
| Longlands Primary School | 0.82 | 45 | 0.512 miles |
| Holy Trinity Lamorbey Church of England School | 0.74 | 23 | not published |
| Orchard Primary School | 0.63 | 30 | 0.675 miles |
| Royal Park Primary Academy | 0.57 | 51 | 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.
Year 7 places, September 2026
5 schools. 1 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School | 1.62 | 211 | not published |
| Cleeve Park School | 0.91 | 188 | not published |
| Hurstmere School | 0.58 | 202 | not published |
| Blackfen School for Girls | 0.54 | 223 | not published |
| Kemnal Technology College | 0.41 | 102 | 5.2 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.