Chislehurst School for Girls
Beaverwood Road, Perry Street, Chislehurst, BR7 6HE
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- LUMERO EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Maria French
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Eltham and Chislehurst
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,344
- Pupils on roll
- 1,227
- URN
- 136467
- Local authority
- Bromley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083003156
About this school
Chislehurst School for Girls is a girls' secondary academy in Chislehurst. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,227 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Chislehurst School for Girls, and its latest judgement is set out below. 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 25 January 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 171 | 181 | 149 |
| Attainment 8 score | 49.1 | 51.3 | 50.3 |
| Progress 8 score | 0.00 -0.22 to +0.22 | +0.18 -0.03 to +0.39 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 56% | 56.9% | 51% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 74% | 76.8% | 75.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 40% | 51.4% | 35.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.4 |
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 Chislehurst School for Girls 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 | 49.1 | 39.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 51.3 | 39.7 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 50.3 | 38.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,057 |
| 2023/24 | 1,088 |
| 2024/25 | 1,165 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Chislehurst School for Girls compares
Chislehurst School for Girls ranked 10th of 19 secondary schools in Bromley for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 77% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50.3 | 7% | 21% | 1,227 | — |
| Orion Coopers | 48.5 | 8.9% | 27.2% | 1,339 | 1.0 miles |
| Kemnal Technology College | 29.3 | 15.1% | 50.9% | 439 | 1.0 miles |
| Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School | 75.6 | 3.8% | 4.8% | 1,561 | 1.4 miles |
| Cleeve Park School | 39.7 | 8.6% | 34.6% | 994 | 1.5 miles |
| Hurstmere School | 42.1 | 7.2% | 16.9% | 893 | 1.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 20.97%
- English as an additional language
- 21.5%
- Overall absence
- 7.04%
- Persistent absence
- 20.44%
Location
Nearby schools
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Orion Coopers1.0 miles
Secondary · Chislehurst
-
Kemnal Technology College1.0 miles
Secondary · Sidcup
-
Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School1.4 miles
Secondary · Sidcup
-
Cleeve Park School1.5 miles
Secondary · Sidcup
-
Hurstmere School1.7 miles
Secondary · Sidcup
Other schools in Chislehurst
- Bullers Wood School Secondary
- Orion Coopers Secondary
- Edgebury Primary School Primary
- Orion Mead Road Primary
- Red Hill Primary School Primary
- St Nicholas Church of England Primary Primary
- Marjorie McClure School Academies
- Babington House School Independent schools
- Farringtons School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Chislehurst School for Girls teach?
- Chislehurst School for Girls teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Chislehurst.
- Who is the headteacher of Chislehurst School for Girls?
- The headteacher of Chislehurst School for Girls is Mrs Maria French, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Chislehurst School for Girls been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chislehurst School for Girls, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Chislehurst School for Girls?
- Chislehurst School for Girls has 1,227 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Chislehurst School for Girls full?
- Chislehurst School for Girls has capacity for 1,344 pupils and 1,227 on roll (91%), 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 Chislehurst School for Girls a faith school?
- No. Chislehurst School for Girls has no designated religious character.
- Is Chislehurst School for Girls a selective school?
- No. Chislehurst School for Girls is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Chislehurst School for Girls part of an academy trust?
- Chislehurst School for Girls is part of LUMERO EDUCATIONAL TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Chislehurst School for Girls's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 49.1 in 2022/23 and 50.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Chislehurst School for Girls compare with other schools in Bromley?
- Chislehurst School for Girls ranked 10th of 19 secondary schools in Bromley for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 77% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Chislehurst School for Girls's absence rate?
- Chislehurst School for Girls's overall absence rate is 7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Chislehurst School for Girls's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Chislehurst School for Girls'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 1 July 2026.