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Hurstmere School

Academy converter · Sidcup · DA15 9AW

Ages 11–16 · 893 pupils · Bexley

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Overall absence

7.4%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2022-09-27

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence7.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)21.4%
Unauthorised2.7%
Authorised absence
4.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.9%
Enrolments in measure
1,020

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill84%

893 pupils · 1,065 places

Pupils on roll
893
Boys / girls
893 / 0
School capacity
1,065
Capacity fill
893 / 1,065 (84%)
Free school meals
15.8%
FSM pupils
141
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Boys
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 11–16

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: THE HOWARD ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
THE HOWARD ACADEMY TRUST
Sponsor
The Howard Academy Trust
Headteacher
Lynn Bennett

Location

Address
Hurst Road
Postcode
DA15 9AW
Town
Sidcup
Local authority
Bexley
District
Bexley
Constituency
Old Bexley and Sidcup
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Boys academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Sidcup, Bexley, 893 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 15.8%.

Open schools in Sidcup
22
Secondary schools in Sidcup
5
Academies among open schools in Sidcup
55% (12)
Open schools in DA15
14
Secondary in DA15
3
Open schools in Bexley LA
92
Secondary in Bexley LA
15

Nearby secondary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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  • Beths Grammar School

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  • Chislehurst School for Girls

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    Chislehurst · BR7 6HE · Bromley

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    • Att851.3
    • P80.2
    • EM5+57%
    • Absence8.0%

    1.7 miles away

  • Harris Academy Falconwood

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    • Att845.8
    • P8-0.0
    • EM5+41%
    • Absence6.6%

    1.8 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Lynn Bennett
Telephone
02083005665
Website
https://www.hurstmere-that.org.uk/

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