Chatsworth Infant School
Burnt Oak Lane, Sidcup, DA15 9DD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE PIONEER ACADEMY
- Headteacher
- Mrs Cathy Kinsley
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Pioneer Academy
- Constituency
- Old Bexley and Sidcup
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 210
- URN
- 143085
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083009295
About this school
Chatsworth Infant School is a primary academy in Sidcup. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 210 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Chatsworth Infant School, 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
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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found the school has improved significantly.
Trends over time
How Chatsworth Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 207 |
| 2023/24 | 211 |
| 2024/25 | 205 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Chatsworth Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 98% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 3% | 1.1% | 210 | — |
| Holy Trinity Lamorbey Church of England School | 52% | 5% | 11.8% | 241 | 0.2 miles |
| Burnt Oak Junior School | 76% | 4.9% | 6.9% | 245 | 0.3 miles |
| Sherwood Park Primary School | 64% | 6.2% | 32.8% | 282 | 0.5 miles |
| Birkbeck Primary School | 85% | 5.1% | 10.4% | 664 | 0.6 miles |
| Days Lane Primary School | 70% | 3.7% | 10.1% | 653 | 0.6 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report22 January 2025
- 18 September 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 1.12%
- English as an additional language
- 3.9%
- Overall absence
- 2.96%
- Persistent absence
- 1.63%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Holy Trinity Lamorbey Church of England School0.2 miles
Primary · Sidcup
-
Burnt Oak Junior School0.3 miles
Primary · Sidcup
-
Sherwood Park Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Sidcup
-
Birkbeck Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Sidcup
-
Days Lane Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Sidcup
Other schools in Sidcup
- Birkbeck Primary School Primary
- Burnt Oak Junior 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
- Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School Primary
- Royal Park Primary Academy Primary
- Sherwood Park Primary School Primary
- St Peter Chanel Catholic Primary School Primary
- Blackfen School for Girls Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Chatsworth Infant School teach?
- Chatsworth Infant School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Sidcup.
- Who is the headteacher of Chatsworth Infant School?
- The headteacher of Chatsworth Infant School is Mrs Cathy Kinsley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Chatsworth Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chatsworth Infant 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 many pupils are at Chatsworth Infant School?
- Chatsworth Infant School has 210 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Chatsworth Infant School full?
- Chatsworth Infant School has capacity for 180 pupils and 210 on roll (117%), so it is at or above 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 Chatsworth Infant School a faith school?
- No. Chatsworth Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Chatsworth Infant School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Chatsworth Infant School as having nursery classes.
- Is Chatsworth Infant School part of an academy trust?
- Chatsworth Infant School is part of THE PIONEER ACADEMY. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Chatsworth Infant School's absence rate?
- Chatsworth Infant School's overall absence rate is 3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Chatsworth Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Chatsworth Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 2 July 2026.