Birkbeck Primary SchoolChatsworth Infant School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Sidcup.

Summary of the comparison

Birkbeck Primary School and Chatsworth Infant School are primary schools in Sidcup.

  • Birkbeck Primary School scores 78 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Chatsworth Infant School scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Birkbeck Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Birkbeck Primary School was judged Good and Chatsworth Infant School was judged Good.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Birkbeck Primary School (93.0% in 2022-23, 85.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Birkbeck Primary School versus Chatsworth Infant School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure SidcupBirkbeck Primary SchoolSidcupChatsworth Infant SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB78/100Stronger figureB70/100
Local ranking5th of 60 in Bexley Stronger figure58th of 60 in Bexley
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-7
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll625 205
Capacity682 180
LocationSidcup, DA14 4ED Sidcup, DA15 9DD
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard85.0% Not reported62.0%
At higher standard10.0% Not reported8.0%
Reading average scaled score111.0 Not reported106.0
Maths average scaled score111.0 Not reported105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census625 205
Free school meals (ever 6)10.4% 1.1%
English as an additional language18.1% 3.9%
SEN support14.2% 3.9%
SEN with an EHC plan2.1% 1.5%
Attendance
Overall absence5.0% 3.0% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence9.7% 1.6% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Birkbeck Primary School

Chatsworth Infant School

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