Cleeve Park School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Sidcup · DA14 4JN · Bexley
Ages 11–18
- Att843.6
- P8-0.2
- EM5+38%
- Absence9.9%
0.0 miles away
OpenOfsted: GoodURN 147071
Cleeve Meadow School
Free schools special · Sidcup · DA14 4JN
Ages 11–19 · 137 pupils · Bexley
Ofsted
Good
Attainment 8
1.9
Overall absence
9.9%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2024-02-20
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8-1.46
−20+2
Attainment 81.9
English & maths grade 5+0%
English & maths grade 4+0%
EBacc entry0%
EBacc APS: 0.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence9.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)28.3%
Unauthorised3.9%
- Authorised absence
- 5.9%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 2.4%
- Enrolments in measure
- 127
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill98%
137 pupils · 140 places
- Pupils on roll
- 137
- Boys / girls
- 88 / 49
- School capacity
- 140
- Capacity fill
- 137 / 140 (98%)
- Free school meals
- 58.2%
- FSM pupils
- 71
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Free schools special
Age range
Ages 11–19
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Governance
- Academy trust: THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST
- Academy trust
- THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST
- Sponsor
- The Kemnal Academies Trust
- Headteacher
- Mrs Alex O'Donnell
Location
- Address
- Bexley Lane
- Postcode
- DA14 4JN
- Town
- Sidcup
- Local authority
- Bexley
- District
- Bexley
- Constituency
- Old Bexley and Sidcup
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
SEN & specialist provision
As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Resourced provision
- SEN unit
- SEN unit places
- 137 on roll / 140 capacity
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed free schools special, Ages 11–19, in Sidcup, Bexley, 137 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, special school, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 58.2%. SEN provision includes: MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty.
Nearby schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Royal Park Primary Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Sidcup · DA14 4PX · Bexley
Ages 3–11
- KS275%
- Absence6.5%
- FSM32.1%
- Demand0.86
0.4 miles away
St Peter Chanel Catholic Primary School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Sidcup · DA14 5ED · Bexley
Ages 2–11
- KS272%
- Absence5.1%
- FSM24.7%
- Demand0.96
0.6 miles away
Birkbeck Primary School
Ofsted: GoodCommunity school · Primary
Sidcup · DA14 4ED · Bexley
Ages 3–11
- KS284%
- Absence5.3%
- FSM11.7%
- Demand1.01
0.6 miles away
Hope Community School
Ofsted: GoodFree schools · Primary
Sidcup · DA14 5BU · Bexley
Ages 4–11
- KS225%
- Absence8.5%
- FSM47.3%
- Demand0.89
0.6 miles away
Orchard Primary School
Ofsted: GoodCommunity school · Primary
Sidcup · DA14 6LW · Bexley
Ages 3–11
- KS263%
- Absence6.7%
- FSM29.0%
- Demand0.81
0.7 miles away
Hurstmere School
Ofsted: Requires improvementAcademy converter · Secondary
Sidcup · DA15 9AW · Bexley
Ages 11–16
- Absence7.4%
- FSM15.8%
0.7 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Alex O'Donnell
- Telephone
- 02082696523