Babington House School
Grange Drive, Chislehurst, BR7 5ES
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 3 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Christian
- Headmaster
- Mr David Laird
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Eltham and Chislehurst
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 534
- Pupils on roll
- 466
- URN
- 101680
- Local authority
- Bromley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02084675537
About this school
Babington House School is a Christian independent school in Chislehurst. It teaches children aged 3 to 18 and has 466 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Babington House School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Babington House School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1966, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 18 | 34 | 35 |
| Attainment 8 score | 59.3 | 67.8 | 59.8 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 72% | 76.5% | 71.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 89% | 94.1% | 88.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 56% | 44.1% | 34.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.5 | 6.1 | 5.2 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Babington House School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Bromley average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 59.3 | 39.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 67.8 | 39.7 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 59.8 | 38.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 464 |
| 2023/24 | 487 |
| 2024/25 | 488 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 20
- Pupils on SEN support
- 120
Location
Nearby schools
-
Breaside Preparatory School0.9 miles
Independent schools · Bromley
-
The Tutorial Foundation1.2 miles
Special schools · Bromley
-
Bickley Park School1.2 miles
Independent schools
-
Marjorie McClure School1.3 miles
Academies · Chislehurst
-
St Olave's Prep School1.4 miles
Independent schools · London
Other schools in Chislehurst
- Farringtons School Independent schools
- Edgebury Primary School Primary
- Orion Mead Road Primary
- Red Hill Primary School Primary
- St Nicholas Church of England Primary Primary
- Bullers Wood School Secondary
- Chislehurst School for Girls Secondary
- Orion Coopers Secondary
- Marjorie McClure School Academies
Common questions
- What year groups does Babington House School teach?
- Babington House School teaches children aged 3 to 18. It is an independent school in Chislehurst.
- Who is the headmaster of Babington House School?
- The headmaster of Babington House School is Mr David Laird, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Babington House School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Babington House School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Babington House School?
- Babington House School has 466 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 18.
- Is Babington House School full?
- Babington House School has capacity for 534 pupils and 466 on roll (87%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Babington House School a faith school?
- Yes. Babington House School is designated Christian.
- Is Babington House School a selective school?
- Yes. Babington House School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- How have Babington House School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 59.3 in 2022/23 and 59.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Babington House School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Babington House School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.