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Cleeve Park School

Mixed · ages 11–18 · with sixth formBexley, London · Sidcup DA14 4JNTrust: The Kemnal Academies TrustSchool website
Pupils on roll
994of 1,200 places
Free school meals
30.9%
Year 11 cohort 2025
170
Ofsted
Good, 28 February 2024Read the Ofsted report

Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Cleeve Park School (URN 101471, until 1 September 2012).

What the data says

Of the 162 pupils who finished Year 11 at Cleeve Park School in 2023, 36% stayed on in Cleeve Park School’s own sixth form (Bexley average 57%), 38% went to a further education college and 5% started an apprenticeship.

Among the 62 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 48% went to university (Bexley 61%, England 37%), and 0% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.

Drama is unusually popular at GCSE: 20% of the year group took it, against 7% of pupils across England.

GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 39.7 against 46.1 across England and 50.6 in Bexley, with 31% 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.

Cleeve Park School
Bexley
England
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureCleeve Park SchoolBexleyEngland
Pupils in the cohort1623,313607,348
Any sustained destination90%93%92%
Stayed in education80%89%86%
— school sixth form36%57%34%
— sixth form college5%10%13%
— further education college38%21%37%
— other education1%2%2%
Apprenticeship5%3%3%
Employment5%2%3%
No sustained destination7%5%6%
Destination unknown3%2%3%

Where students went after sixth form

Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.

Cleeve Park School
Bexley
England
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureCleeve Park SchoolBexleyEngland
Students in the cohort621,994541,441
Any sustained destination87%88%79%
University (higher education)48%61%37%
— most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students0%29%19%
Further education5%2%5%
Apprenticeship3%6%7%
Employment31%19%28%
No sustained destination6%8%16%

GCSE results 2025

MeasureCleeve Park SchoolBexleyEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)39.750.646.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths31%54%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths51%70%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects11%42%41%
EBacc average point score3.364.514.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort34%23%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils33.436.234.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils43.055.050.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)
English as an additional language15%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.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
Mathematics16899%88%11%22%63%
English Language16899%89%5%20%56%
English Literature16798%86%7%21%56%
Combined Science14082%65%4%9%43%
History12272%41%12%26%43%
Geography8651%41%8%25%45%
Religious Studies5130%31%22%32%67%
Drama3420%7%6%27%53%
Fine Art3018%9%10%28%67%
Computer Science3018%13%13%30%53%
Biology2414%23%21%45%88%
Physics2314%23%17%46%87%
Chemistry2314%23%22%47%91%
French2213%18%45%29%100%
3D Design1811%2%6%16%67%
Music1710%5%12%33%76%
Textiles1710%2%24%27%94%
Physical Education169%11%6%24%75%
Polish32%1%84%
Russian11%0%87%
Portuguese11%0%50%
Italian11%0%53%

Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Small Business Management92100%
Hospitality / Catering Studies3978%
Childcare Skills2652%
Sports / Movement Science1530%
Engineering Studies12%

A levels and other level 3 courses

MeasureCleeve Park SchoolBexleyEngland
Students at the end of 16–18 study139
— of whom A level students501,489261,341
Average A level gradeC-B-B-
Average points per A level entry25.6335.7535.00
Average grade, best 3 A levelsC-B-B-
AAB or better with two facilitating subjects4%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.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Psychology2346%23%
Sociology1836%13%
English Language and Literature1530%2%
Geography1224%10%
History1122%13%
Religious Studies1122%4%
Business Studies1020%13%
Economics816%13%
Mathematics714%31%
3D Design1%
Biology20%

Applied, technical and other level 3 courses

SubjectQualificationEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Sports StudiesOCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma at Level 31632%
Sports StudiesOCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate at Level 31122%
Social ScienceVRQ Level 31020%
Health StudiesOCR Cambridge Technical Certificate at Level 3
Health StudiesOCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate at Level 3
PsychologyGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)
Applied SciencesBTEC Level 3 National Certificate (Band D)
PsychologyGCE AS level (All)

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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.