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St Peter Chanel Catholic Primary School

Academy converter · Sidcup · DA14 5ED

Ages 2–11 · 182 pupils · Bexley

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

72%

Overall absence

5.1%

Admissions demand

0.96 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-09-26

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)72%
Higher standard (RWM)4%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)13.2%
Unauthorised2.8%
Authorised absence
2.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
167

Absence trend

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.96 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

25

Places offered

26

1st-preference offers

25

Total preferences (any rank)
44
Preferred offers (top 3)
26
Applications from outside LA
7
Offers to outside-LA applicants
5

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill87%

182 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
182
Boys / girls
80 / 102
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
182 / 210 (87%)
Free school meals
24.7%
FSM pupils
45
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 2–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

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

School characteristics

Religious character
Roman Catholic
Diocese
Archdiocese of Southwark
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: ST OSCAR ROMERO CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
ST OSCAR ROMERO CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
Headteacher
Mr Alexander Davies

Location

Address
Baugh Road
Postcode
DA14 5ED
Town
Sidcup
County
Kent
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.

Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 2–11, in Sidcup, Bexley, 182 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 24.7%. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Archdiocese of Southwark.

Open schools in Sidcup
22
Primary schools in Sidcup
12
Academies among open schools in Sidcup
55% (12)
Open schools in DA14
9
Primary in DA14
5
Open schools in Bexley LA
92
Primary in Bexley LA
60

Nearby primary schools

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

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    Ofsted: Good

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    • KS225%
    • Absence8.5%
    • FSM47.3%
    • Demand0.89

    0.1 miles away

  • Orchard Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

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    • KS263%
    • Absence6.7%
    • FSM29.0%
    • Demand0.81

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    Ofsted: Good

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    • KS275%
    • Absence6.5%
    • FSM32.1%
    • Demand0.86

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  • Birkbeck Primary School

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS284%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM11.7%
    • Demand1.01

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    • KS248%
    • Absence5.8%
    • FSM21.1%
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  • Gray's Farm Primary Academy

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    • KS285%
    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM34.3%
    • Demand0.91

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  • Longlands Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    • KS242%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM11.3%
    • Demand1.00

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Alexander Davies
Telephone
02083026029
Website
www.st-peterchanel.bexley.sch.uk

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