Beths Grammar School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,701 pupils
98% stayed in education · Attainment 8 71.6
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Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,561of 1,344 places
- Free school meals
- 2.0%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 189
- Ofsted
- School remains Good, 14 December 2022Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School (URN 101466, until 1 September 2011).
What the data says
Of the 191 pupils who finished Year 11 at Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School in 2023, 93% stayed on in Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School’s own sixth form (Bexley average 57%), 2% went to a further education college and 1% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 246 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 74% went to university (Bexley 61%, England 37%), and 43% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were well above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 75.6 against 46.1 across England and 50.6 in Bexley, with 99% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%) — as a selective grammar school, Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School admits pupils by test at 11, which drives these figures.
German is unusually popular at GCSE: 23% of the year group took it, against 5% of pupils across England.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Bexley and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Bexley | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 191 | 3,313 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 98% | 93% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 98% | 89% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 93% | 57% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 1% | 10% | 13% |
| — further education college | 2% | 21% | 37% |
| — other education | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 0% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 1% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 1% | 2% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Bexley | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 246 | 1,994 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 91% | 88% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 74% | 61% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 43% | 29% | 19% |
| Further education | 0% | 2% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 6% | 6% | 7% |
| Employment | 11% | 19% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 7% | 8% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | This school | Bexley | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 75.6 | 50.6 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 99% | 54% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 100% | 70% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 96% | 42% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 7.47 | 4.51 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 6% | 23% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 64.8 | 36.2 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 76.3 | 55.0 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 10% | 15% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 188 | 99% | 89% | 66% | 20% | 99% |
| Mathematics | 188 | 99% | 88% | 89% | 22% | 100% |
| Religious Studies | 188 | 99% | 31% | 49% | 32% | 97% |
| English Literature | 187 | 99% | 86% | 65% | 21% | 100% |
| Latin | 113 | 60% | 1% | 82% | 74% | 98% |
| History | 109 | 58% | 41% | 55% | 26% | 96% |
| Combined Science | 96 | 51% | 65% | 72% | 9% | 100% |
| Physics | 92 | 49% | 23% | 88% | 46% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 92 | 49% | 23% | 89% | 47% | 100% |
| Biology | 92 | 49% | 23% | 82% | 45% | 99% |
| Geography | 86 | 46% | 41% | 70% | 25% | 99% |
| Computer Science | 81 | 43% | 13% | 74% | 30% | 99% |
| Design and Technology | 44 | 23% | 11% | 70% | 23% | 100% |
| German | 43 | 23% | 5% | 53% | 33% | 100% |
| Physical Education | 36 | 19% | 11% | 44% | 24% | 100% |
| Fine Art | 29 | 15% | 9% | 79% | 28% | 97% |
| Classical Civilisation | 29 | 15% | 1% | 48% | 40% | 97% |
| French | 27 | 14% | 18% | 78% | 29% | 96% |
| Drama | 25 | 13% | 7% | 88% | 27% | 100% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 18 | 10% | 8% | 89% | 21% | 100% |
| Music | 12 | 6% | 5% | 75% | 33% | 100% |
| Polish | 4 | 2% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Astronomy | 3 | 2% | 0% | — | 29% | — |
| Spanish | 1 | 1% | 19% | — | 27% | — |
| Chinese | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
| Turkish | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 71% | — |
| Russian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | This school | Bexley | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 551 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 258 | 1,489 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | B | B- | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 41.22 | 35.75 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 27% | 17% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 102 | 40% | 31% |
| Psychology | 83 | 32% | 23% |
| Economics | 64 | 25% | 13% |
| Biology | 60 | 23% | 20% |
| Chemistry | 56 | 22% | 17% |
| History | 51 | 20% | 13% |
| Business Studies | 45 | 17% | 13% |
| English Literature | 42 | 16% | 11% |
| Physics | 38 | 15% | 12% |
| Computer Science | 35 | 14% | 5% |
| Politics | 31 | 12% | 6% |
| Fine Art | 29 | 11% | 3% |
| Geography | 28 | 11% | 10% |
| Further Mathematics | 19 | 7% | 5% |
| Product Design | 15 | 6% | 2% |
| Physical Education | 13 | 5% | 3% |
| Classical Civilisation | 12 | 5% | 1% |
| German | 10 | 4% | 0% |
| Religious Studies | 9 | 3% | 4% |
| Latin | 9 | 3% | 0% |
| Drama | 8 | 3% | 2% |
| Music Technology | 6 | 2% | 0% |
| French | — | — | 1% |
| Music | — | — | 0% |
| Russian | — | — | 0% |
| Spanish | — | — | 2% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 34 | 13% | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | 14 | 5% | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | 10 | 4% | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | 9 | 3% | — |
| English Literature | GCE AS level (All) | 8 | 3% | — |
| English Literature | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | 8 | 3% | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | 8 | 3% | — |
| Psychology | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Biology | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Chemistry | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Computer Science | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Economics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Geography | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Physics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Psychology | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Biology | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Chemistry | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Computer Science | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Economics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Geography | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Physics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.