Cleeve Park SchoolHurstmere School

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

Summary of the comparison

Cleeve Park School and Hurstmere School are secondary schools in Sidcup.

  • Cleeve Park School scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Hurstmere School scores 46 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Cleeve Park School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Cleeve Park School was judged Good and Hurstmere School was judged Requires improvement.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 39.7 for Cleeve Park School and 42.1 for Hurstmere School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Cleeve Park School (41.3 in 2021-22, 39.7 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Cleeve Park School versus Hurstmere School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure SidcupCleeve Park SchoolSidcupHurstmere SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD53/100Stronger figureD46/100
Local ranking12th of 16 in Bexley Stronger figure16th of 16 in Bexley
InspectionOfsted: GoodStronger figureOfsted: Requires improvement
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-16
GenderMixed Boys
Pupils on roll1,009 965
Capacity1,200 1,065
LocationSidcup, DA14 4JN Sidcup, DA15 9AW
GCSE results
Attainment 839.7 42.1 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths31.2% 41.5% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths50.6% 63.6% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc11.2% 25.6% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score3.36 3.60 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort170 195
A-level results
A-level entries50 Not reported
A-level average points25.6 Not reported35.0
A-level average gradeC- Not reported
Best 3 A-levels points28.0 Not reported35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects3.6% Not reported17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,009 965
Free school meals (ever 6)34.6% 16.9%
English as an additional language12.2% 8.0%
SEN support16.9% 20.4%
SEN with an EHC plan3.0% 2.1%
Attendance
Overall absence8.6% 7.2% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence29.0% 19.6% 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.

GCSE Attainment 8

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

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