Beths Grammar School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,701 pupils
98% stayed in education · Attainment 8 71.6
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Blackfen School for Girls
- Pupils on roll
- 1,324of 1,500 places
- Free school meals
- 16.4%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 228
- Ofsted
- School remains Good, 11 March 2025Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Blackfen School for Girls (URN 101465, until 1 April 2012).
What the data says
Of the 226 pupils who finished Year 11 at Blackfen School for Girls in 2023, 67% stayed on in Blackfen School for Girls’ own sixth form (Bexley average 57%), 20% went to a further education college and 4% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 174 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 41% went to university (Bexley 61%, England 37%), and 9% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
Photography is unusually popular at GCSE: 27% of the year group took it, against 6% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 44.1 against 46.1 across England and 50.6 in Bexley, with 39% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
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 | Blackfen School for Girls | Bexley | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 226 | 3,313 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 95% | 93% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 91% | 89% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 67% | 57% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 3% | 10% | 13% |
| — further education college | 20% | 21% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | — | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 3% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 2% | 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 | Blackfen School for Girls | Bexley | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 174 | 1,994 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 82% | 88% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 41% | 61% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 9% | 29% | 19% |
| Further education | 1% | 2% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 7% | 6% | 7% |
| Employment | 32% | 19% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 9% | 8% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Blackfen School for Girls | Bexley | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 44.1 | 50.6 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 39% | 54% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 61% | 70% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 22% | 42% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.63 | 4.51 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 13% | 23% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 27.0 | 36.2 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 46.6 | 55.0 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 15% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 222 | 97% | 88% | 13% | 22% | 68% |
| English Language | 220 | 96% | 89% | 13% | 20% | 70% |
| English Literature | 210 | 92% | 86% | 13% | 21% | 75% |
| Combined Science | 191 | 84% | 65% | 5% | 9% | 54% |
| Citizenship Studies | 143 | 63% | 3% | 19% | 19% | 73% |
| Geography | 105 | 46% | 41% | 19% | 25% | 66% |
| History | 79 | 35% | 41% | 22% | 26% | 54% |
| Business Studies | 78 | 34% | 18% | 10% | 20% | 59% |
| Religious Studies | 66 | 29% | 31% | 33% | 32% | 80% |
| Photography | 62 | 27% | 6% | 10% | 19% | 85% |
| Fine Art | 47 | 21% | 9% | 9% | 28% | 85% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 45 | 20% | 8% | 7% | 21% | 69% |
| Spanish | 39 | 17% | 19% | 33% | 27% | 72% |
| Economics | 32 | 14% | 1% | 22% | 34% | 59% |
| French | 30 | 13% | 18% | 50% | 29% | 83% |
| Dance | 27 | 12% | 1% | 26% | 27% | 78% |
| Drama | 26 | 11% | 7% | 4% | 27% | 81% |
| Statistics | 24 | 11% | 5% | 63% | 20% | 100% |
| Biology | 22 | 10% | 23% | 36% | 45% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 22 | 10% | 23% | 27% | 47% | 100% |
| Physics | 22 | 10% | 23% | 36% | 46% | 100% |
| Music | 19 | 8% | 5% | 11% | 33% | 74% |
| Textiles | 15 | 7% | 2% | 7% | 27% | 73% |
| Gujarati | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 57% | — |
| Chinese | 2 | 1% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
| Bengali | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 35% | — |
| Turkish | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 71% | — |
| Modern Greek | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 33% | — |
| Astronomy | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 29% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | 43 | 32% | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 37 | 27% | — |
| Health Studies | 27 | 20% | — |
| Small Business Management | 27 | 20% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Blackfen School for Girls | Bexley | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 310 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 135 | 1,489 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | C+ | B- | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 34.00 | 35.75 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | C+ | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 3% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Studies | 45 | 33% | 13% |
| Psychology | 45 | 33% | 23% |
| Sociology | 42 | 31% | 13% |
| Media Studies | 27 | 20% | 4% |
| Economics | 22 | 16% | 13% |
| History | 21 | 16% | 13% |
| Law | 19 | 14% | 4% |
| English Literature | 15 | 11% | 11% |
| Geography | 15 | 11% | 10% |
| Photography | 14 | 10% | 3% |
| Biology | 9 | 7% | 20% |
| Mathematics | 7 | 5% | 31% |
| Fine Art | 7 | 5% | 3% |
| Politics | 6 | 4% | 6% |
| Chemistry | 6 | 4% | 17% |
| French | — | — | 1% |
| Textiles | — | — | 1% |
| Religious Studies | — | — | 4% |
| Japanese | — | — | 0% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 61 | 45% | — |
| Law / Legal Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 49 | 36% | — |
| Multimedia | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 30 | 22% | — |
| Health Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 22 | 16% | — |
| Sports Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 19 | 14% | — |
| Applied Sciences | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 16 | 12% | — |
| Computer Architecture / Systems | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 14 | 10% | — |
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 7 | 5% | — |
| Sociology | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Business Studies | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Politics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Psychology | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Sociology | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Business Studies | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Politics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Psychology | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
Where Blackfen School for Girls is
Other secondary schools in Bexley are shown for comparison; darker blue means more Year 11 leavers stayed in education. The last distance at which this school offered places is not yet on file — it comes from Bexley’s allocation statistics.
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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.