Hurstmere School
Secondary · Academy converter · Boys · Bexley
Hurst Road, Sidcup, DA15 9AW
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded 27/09/2022
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.8%
19.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
893
Capacity used
Has space84%
1,065 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
4 of 4 families who put it first got an offer
7
Places offered
26
Total applications
3.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 4 | 4 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 7 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 4 | 2 | ● 50% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 11 | 1 | ● 9% |
| Total | 26 | 7 | 27% |
Bexley lets families list 6 preferences. 25 applications came from outside the council area (7 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Lynn Bennett
- Address
- Hurst Road, Sidcup, DA15 9AW
- Phone
- 02083005665
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Ward / constituency
- Blendon & Penhill · Old Bexley and Sidcup
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 151382
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 16% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE HOWARD ACADEMY TRUST
893 pupils · 1,065 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
27 September 2022
Full graded inspection
Requires improvement overall effectivenessPersonal development Requires improvement Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 984 pupils
Attendance
92.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
19.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 42.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 41.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 63.6% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 25.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.6 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 195 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 195 | 11% | 48% | 70% | |
| English Language | 195 | 13% | 45% | 65% | |
| English Literature | 193 | 10% | 48% | 68% | |
| Combined Science | 152 | 0% | 22% | 40% | |
| Business | 108 | 6% | 32% | 48% | |
| History | 99 | 28% | 62% | 77% | |
| Geography | 89 | 22% | 55% | 70% | |
| Physical Education | 56 | 7% | 57% | 71% | |
| French | 53 | 17% | 57% | 72% | |
| Design & Technology | 50 | 10% | 28% | 44% | |
| Biology | 43 | 21% | 65% | 86% | |
| Physics | 42 | 29% | 81% | 88% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Bexley council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.