Hurstmere School is a secondary school located in Sidcup. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 19/09/2018. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5%, which is 1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Hurst Road, Sidcup, DA15 9AW
Website: http://www.hurstmere.org.uk/
Telephone: 02083005665
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Bexley
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Lynn Bennett
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137368

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 19/09/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Boys
School Capacity: 1065
Number of Pupils: 1038
Number of Boys: 1038
Number of Girls: 0

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.3% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.32 Confidence interval -0.5 to -0.14
Of the 199 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 195 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:17%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:95%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:46%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:45.7
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.9
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Chatsworth Infant School
Burnt Oak Lane , DA15 9DD 		3out of 4 723 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Holy Trinity Lamorbey Church of England School
Burnt Oak Lane , DA15 9DB 		3out of 4 890 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Birkbeck Primary School
Alma Road , DA14 4ED 		3out of 4 1,024 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Burnt Oak Junior School
Burnt Oak Lane , DA15 9DA 		4out of 4 1,036 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Hurst Primary School
Dorchester Avenue , DA5 3AJ 		3out of 4 1,046 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hurstmere School
Hurst Road , DA15 9AW 		2out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School
Hurst Road , DA15 9AG 		3out of 4 597 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Cleeve Park School
Bexley Lane , DA14 4JN 		3out of 4 1,232 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Blackfen School for Girls
Blackfen Road , DA15 9NU 		3out of 4 1,252 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
Bexley Grammar School
Danson Lane , DA16 2BL 		4out of 4 2,267 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Rose Bruford College
Lamorbey Park , Burnt Oak Lane DA15 9DF 		- not rated 585 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Marlborough School
Marlborough Park Avenue , DA15 9DP 		3out of 4 923 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Cleeve Meadow School
Bexley Lane , DA14 4JN 		- not rated 1,232 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
West Lodge School
36 Station Road , Sidcup DA15 7DU 		- not rated 1,473 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Benedict House Preparatory School
1-5 Victoria Road , DA15 7HD 		- not rated 1,642 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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