Chatsworth Infant School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Sidcup · DA15 9DD · Bexley
Ages 3–7
- Absence3.9%
- FSM1.0%
- Demand1.18
0.1 miles away
OpenOfsted: Improved significantlyURN 101487
Marlborough School
Community special school · Sidcup · DA15 9DP
Ages 11–19 · 92 pupils · Bexley
Ofsted
Improved significantly
Overall absence
12.1%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Improved significantly
Inspection date
2025-07-14
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence12.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)34.4%
Unauthorised3.7%
- Authorised absence
- 8.3%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 3.3%
- Enrolments in measure
- 61
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill108%
92 pupils · 85 places
- Pupils on roll
- 92
- Boys / girls
- 64 / 28
- School capacity
- 85
- Capacity fill
- 92 / 85 (108%)
- Free school meals
- 33.9%
- FSM pupils
- 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Community special school
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
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Governance
- Community special school
- Headteacher
- Dr Elizabeth Smith
Location
- Address
- Marlborough Park Avenue
- Postcode
- DA15 9DP
- Town
- Sidcup
- County
- Kent
- 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
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed community special school, Ages 11–19, in Sidcup, Bexley, 92 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, special school. Free school meals: 33.9%. SEN provision includes: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty.
Nearby schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Burnt Oak Junior School
Ofsted: School remains OutstandingAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Sidcup · DA15 9DA · Bexley
Ages 7–11
- KS257%
- Absence5.4%
- FSM4.9%
0.3 miles away
Holy Trinity Lamorbey Church of England School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Sidcup · DA15 9DB · Bexley
Ages 3–11
- KS259%
- Absence5.4%
- FSM10.4%
- Demand0.84
0.3 miles away
Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Sidcup · DA15 9AG · Bexley
Ages 11–18
- Att876.0
- P80.8
- EM5+97%
- Absence4.1%
0.4 miles away
Days Lane Primary School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Sidcup · DA15 8JU · Bexley
Ages 3–11
- KS268%
- Absence4.5%
- FSM10.6%
- Demand0.99
0.5 miles away
Sherwood Park Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Sidcup · DA15 9JQ · Bexley
Ages 3–11
- KS258%
- Absence6.8%
- FSM27.1%
- Demand0.95
0.5 miles away
Hurstmere School
Ofsted: Requires improvementAcademy converter · Secondary
Sidcup · DA15 9AW · Bexley
Ages 11–16
- Absence7.4%
- FSM15.8%
0.5 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Dr Elizabeth Smith
- Telephone
- 02083006896