Blackfen School for Girls
Secondary · Academy converter · Girls · Bexley
Blackfen Road, Sidcup, DA15 9NU
67
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 11/03/2025
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
90.2%
27.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,324
Capacity used
Has space88%
1,500 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
111 of 111 families who put it first got an offer
180
Places offered
472
Total applications
2.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 111 | 111 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 90 | 26 | ● 29% |
| 3rd preference | 111 | 21 | ● 19% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 160 | 15 | ● 9% |
| Total | 472 | 173 | 37% |
1st preference success by year
Bexley lets families list 6 preferences. 60 applications came from outside the council area (21 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
- 11–18
- Gender
- Girls
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Carrie Senior
- Address
- Blackfen Road, Sidcup, DA15 9NU
- Phone
- 02083031887
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Ward / constituency
- Blendon & Penhill · Old Bexley and Sidcup
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137965
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 16% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 16% | — | — |
| SEN support | 4% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: BLACKFEN SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
1,324 pupils · 1,500 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
11 March 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good - 19
18 December 2019
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,145 pupils
Attendance
90.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
27.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
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
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 46.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.14 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 46% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 68% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.89 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 31.65 | — | — |
Average grade: C (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 44.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 38.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 61% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 21.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.63 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 228 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 34 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 2.8% | 17% |
| A-level students | 135 | — |
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 | 222 | 13% | 44% | 68% | |
| English Language | 220 | 13% | 51% | 70% | |
| English Literature | 210 | 13% | 58% | 75% | |
| Combined Science | 191 | 5% | 35% | 54% | |
| Social Studies | 143 | 19% | 57% | 73% | |
| Art and Design | 124 | 9% | 60% | 84% | |
| Geography | 105 | 19% | 51% | 66% | |
| History | 79 | 22% | 43% | 54% | |
| Business | 78 | 10% | 45% | 59% | |
| Religious Studies | 66 | 33% | 74% | 80% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 45 | 7% | 44% | 69% | |
| Spanish | 39 | 33% | 51% | 72% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 45 | 2% | 4% | 36% | |
| Business Studies | 45 | 7% | 24% | 69% | |
| Sociology | 42 | 0% | 10% | 62% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 27 | 0% | 7% | 48% | |
| Economics | 22 | 9% | 14% | 41% | |
| History | 21 | 0% | 0% | 48% | |
| Law | 19 | 5% | 37% | 79% | |
| Geography | 15 | 0% | 27% | 47% | |
| English Literature | 15 | 0% | 7% | 47% | |
| Photography | 14 | 14% | 21% | 64% | |
| Biology | 9 | 0% | 11% | 33% | |
| Fine Art | 7 | 0% | 0% | 29% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 14438: Blackfen School for Girls
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 44% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 13% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 46% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
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.