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Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School

Academy converter for boys and girls, ages 11 to 18, in Sidcup.

School facts

Type
Academy converter
Admissions
Selective
Gender
Mixed
Ages
11 to 18
Pupils
1,561
Address
Hurst Road, Sidcup, DA15 9AG
Local authority
Bexley
Religious character
None
Ofsted
No rating in the register
Website
csgrammar.com
URN
137423

From Get Information about Schools (Department for Education), data built 4 November 2026. Ofsted ratings as published by Ofsted.

The test and admissions

Details checked Facts checked 29 October 2026 for September 2027 entry.

The test

Test
Bexley Selection Test (one test for all four Bexley grammar schools, provided by Quest Assessments)
Run by
Bexley
Subjects
Verbal reasoning and English comprehension, Numerical reasoning, Non-verbal reasoning
Source
Source: bexley.gov.uk (bexley.gov.uk)

Key dates

Key dates for September 2027 entry
WhatDateSource
Registration opens1 March 2026Source: bexley.gov.uk (bexley.gov.uk)
Registration closes31 March 2026Source: bexley.gov.uk (bexley.gov.uk)
Test window starts (pupils at primary schools acting as test centres: 2 to 10 September)2 September 2026Source: bexley.gov.uk (bexley.gov.uk)
Test window ends (all other pupils, at a grammar school: 7 to 10 September)10 September 2026Source: bexley.gov.uk (bexley.gov.uk)
Results emailed (from 4pm)2 October 2026Source: bexley.gov.uk (bexley.gov.uk)
Common application form deadline31 October 2026Source: bexley.gov.uk (bexley.gov.uk)
National offer day1 March 2027Source: bexley.gov.uk (bexley.gov.uk)

How places are given

Mixed school, 192 places for children who reach the Bexley selective score (set by a selection panel). Across the four Bexley grammar schools, the top 180 scorers have a guaranteed place at their preferred Bexley grammar school; most other places are given by home-to-school distance under each school's criteria. Pupil Premium applicants complete a supplementary form. Read the school's 2027-28 admission policy for the full order of criteria.

Source: csgrammar.com (csgrammar.com): the school's admission arrangements for September 2027.

The rules in plain words

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Indicative information only. Admission arrangements change every year: always check the school's own determined admission arrangements and your local authority's information before you apply.

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