Cleeve Park School
Bexley Lane, Sidcup, DA14 4JN
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Alex O'Donnell
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- The Kemnal Academies Trust
- SEN provision
- PD - Physical Disability
- Constituency
- Old Bexley and Sidcup
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,200
- Pupils on roll
- 994
- URN
- 138686
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083026418
About this school
Cleeve Park School is a secondary academy in Sidcup. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 994 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 162 | 170 | 170 |
| Attainment 8 score | 42.8 | 43.6 | 39.7 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.07 -0.29 to +0.16 | -0.19 -0.40 to +0.03 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 37% | 37.6% | 31.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 60% | 62.4% | 50.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 14% | 10% | 11.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.4 |
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 Cleeve Park 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 | Bexley average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 42.8 | 44 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 43.6 | 44.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 39.7 | 42 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,007 |
| 2023/24 | 1,009 |
| 2024/25 | 1,009 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cleeve Park School compares
Cleeve Park School ranked 13th of 16 secondary schools in Bexley for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 37% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 39.7 | 8.6% | 34.6% | 994 | — |
| Hurstmere School | 42.1 | 7.2% | 16.9% | 893 | 0.7 miles |
| Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School | 75.6 | 3.8% | 4.8% | 1,561 | 0.7 miles |
| Kemnal Technology College | 29.3 | 15.1% | 50.9% | 439 | 1.2 miles |
| Blackfen School for Girls | 44.1 | 9.8% | 19.4% | 1,324 | 1.4 miles |
| Chislehurst School for Girls | 50.3 | 7% | 21% | 1,227 | 1.5 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)
- 34.59%
- English as an additional language
- 12.2%
- Overall absence
- 8.62%
- Persistent absence
- 28.98%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hurstmere School0.7 miles
Secondary · Sidcup
-
Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School0.7 miles
Secondary · Sidcup
-
Kemnal Technology College1.2 miles
Secondary · Sidcup
-
Blackfen School for Girls1.4 miles
Secondary · Sidcup
-
Chislehurst School for Girls1.5 miles
Secondary · Chislehurst
Other schools in Sidcup
Cleeve Park School ranks 4th of the 5 ranked secondary schools in Sidcup.
- Blackfen School for Girls Secondary
- Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School Secondary
- Hurstmere School Secondary
- Kemnal Technology College Secondary
- Birkbeck Primary School Primary
- Burnt Oak Junior School Primary
- Chatsworth Infant School Primary
- Days Lane Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity Lamorbey Church of England School Primary
- Hope Community School Primary
- Longlands Primary School Primary
- Orchard Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Cleeve Park School teach?
- Cleeve Park School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Sidcup.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Cleeve Park School?
- The executive headteacher of Cleeve Park School is Mrs Alex O'Donnell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Cleeve Park School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cleeve Park School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Cleeve Park School?
- Cleeve Park School has 994 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Cleeve Park School full?
- Cleeve Park School has capacity for 1,200 pupils and 994 on roll (83%), 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 Cleeve Park School a faith school?
- No. Cleeve Park School has no designated religious character.
- Is Cleeve Park School a selective school?
- No. Cleeve Park School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Cleeve Park School?
- Cleeve Park School is part of THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Cleeve Park School have?
- The schools register lists Cleeve Park School's special educational needs provision as: PD - Physical Disability. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Cleeve Park School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 42.8 in 2022/23 and 39.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Cleeve Park School rank locally?
- Cleeve Park School ranked 13th of 16 secondary schools in Bexley for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 37% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Cleeve Park School's absence rate?
- Cleeve Park School's overall absence rate is 8.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Cleeve Park School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cleeve Park 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 1 July 2026.