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Chislehurst School for Girls

Secondary · Chislehurst · BR7 6HE

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 25 January 2023

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At a glance

1,227 pupils · 91% of 1,344 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
11–18
Gender
Girls
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
17.3% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
21.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
10.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
1.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
Sixth form
Yes
Website
http://www.chislehurstschoolforgirls.co.uk/
URN
136467

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 210 families named it first for 241 Year 7 places, 0.87 first choices per place. Its last Year 7 place offered on distance for 2026 entry went to 2.467 miles; distance decided places in 6 of the 12 years of Year 7 rounds we hold, 2011 to 2026. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 25 January 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 6.1% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Year 7 entry, September 2026

0.87 first-choice applications per place

241 places offered · 210 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Places by distance, last offered at 2.467 miles for 2026 entry.

Admissions cutoff distance: Year 7

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2026 entry) lived within 2.467 miles

measurement method not stated by the council.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

GCSE results (2024/2025)

149 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in 2024/2025

Attainment 8 score
50.3
England 46.1
Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs
75.2%
England 64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
51%
England 45.4%
EBacc average point score
4.4
England 4.1

Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26. These cohorts sat no key stage 2 tests (COVID), so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

A-level results (2024/2025)

A-level points per entry (England: 35 ≈ B-) D+
24.1
England 35

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Attainment 8, 2024/2025

This school50.3
Median of its 12 closest peers50.3
Bromley average51.8
England46.1

On attainment 8, this school is in line with the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedAttainment 8
Carmel CollegeDarlington · 226 miles awayOutstanding53.5
Light Hall SchoolSolihull · 106 miles awayGood49.9
Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic CollegeWorcester · 112 miles awayExpected standard53.1
Bishop Ramsey Church of England SchoolRuislip · 24 miles awayGood56
Harris Academy BeckenhamBeckenham · 5 miles awayOutstanding51.6
Emerson Park AcademyHornchurch · 12 miles awayExpected standard44.7
Marshalls Park AcademyRomford · 13 miles awayGood42.9
Valley Park SchoolMaidstone · 22 miles awayGood37.6
Chesterton Community CollegeCambridge · 55 miles awayOutstanding68
Ashlawn SchoolRugby · 86 miles awayGood50.4
Hagley Catholic High SchoolHagley · 118 miles awayGood50.3
St Augustine's Catholic High SchoolRedditch · 105 miles awayOutstanding47.3

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 49% (Bromley 49%, England 59%) · Black African 11% (Bromley 8%, England 5%) · Any other White background 9% (Bromley 9%, England 7%) · Not recorded 5% (Bromley 2%, England 2%) · Any other Asian background 5% (Bromley 4%, England 3%) · Any other Mixed background 4% (Bromley 5%, England 3%) · Black Caribbean 3% (Bromley 3%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 3% (Bromley 3%, England 2%) · Any other Black background 2% (Bromley 2%, England 1%) · Asian Indian 2% (Bromley 5%, England 4%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Bromley 3%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Bromley 1%, England 1%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Bromley 2%, England 1%) · Asian Bangladeshi 1% (Bromley 1%, England 2%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (Bromley 1%, England 5%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
6.1%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
13.4%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

7.04 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, secondary schools: 21.24 suspensions and 0.23 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Bromley: 10.36 suspensions and 0.07 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
18.6
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

89% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 6% moved to another state school · 5% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

2.85% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, secondary academies: 0.45% vacant, 0.33% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

73% of teachers took sickness absence, 7.5 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £58,973; 11.8% on the leadership pay range · England, secondary schools: £53,766, 11.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£7,163
Typical secondary school£7,846

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for secondary schools in brackets: Staff 82% (77%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 4% (6%) · supplies and services 9% (11%) · educational supplies 6% (6%) · bought-in professional services 2% (1%) · catering -0% (3%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance +£459,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Where pupils go after GCSEs

In sustained education, work or training
93%
Continuing in education
89%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
2%

Where students go after sixth form

To university / higher education
53%
Apprenticeship
6%
Employment
23%
Any sustained destination
88%

Destinations measured the year after leaving, DfE destination measures in the 2024/2025 performance tables.

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher41.4%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications17.8%18.1%
In managerial or professional work45.6%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways14.7%18.1%
Residents in very good health48.5%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier81.2%62.3%
Social housing6.8%17.1%
Privately rented11.9%20.5%
Detached houses40.4%22.9%
Flats41.6%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms34.8%21.1%
Households with no car or van21.9%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01000693 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£432,000142 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£315,500–£700,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (25)£1,130,000
Semi-detached (23)£585,000
Terraced (24)£426,000
Flat (70)£316,000

Homes around this school are dearer than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
4an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
9an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
1an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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