Secondary schools in Bexley
Where pupils go after Year 11 and after sixth form, school by school, with GCSE results. Destinations are for the 2023 leavers; results are from 2025.
Bexley has 16 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 3,313 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 89% stayed in education (England 86%): 57% in a school sixth form, 10% at a sixth form college, 21% at a further education college.
3% started an apprenticeship, close to the England rate of 3%.
After sixth form, 61% of students in Bexley went to university (England 37%), and 29% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).
GCSE results in 2025: Attainment 8 of 50.6 against 46.1 for England; 54% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths (England 45%).
After Year 11: Bexley against England
| Measure | Bexley | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 3,313 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 89% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 57% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 10% | 13% |
| — further education college | 21% | 37% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 5% | 6% |
Where each school’s Year 11 leavers went
One band per school, sorted by the size of its 2023 Year 11 cohort. Band width is pupils; hover a band for the share, click a school for its profile. Counts are worked back from the percentages DfE publishes, so a band can be out by a pupil.
Map of secondary schools in Bexley
Darker blue means a larger share of Year 11 leavers stayed in education. Click a school for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
State-funded secondary schools (16)
Sorted by name. Click a school for its full picture. “Stayed in education” counts school sixth forms, sixth form colleges and FE colleges together.
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beths Grammar SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form · selective | 1,701 | 98% | 93% | 2% | 1% | 71% | 71.6 | 98% |
| Bexley Grammar SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form · selective | 1,504 | 98% | 97% | 1% | 1% | 81% | 74.7 | 98% |
| Blackfen School for GirlsAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,324 | 91% | 67% | 20% | 4% | 41% | 44.1 | 39% |
| Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form · selective | 1,561 | 98% | 93% | 2% | 1% | 74% | 75.6 | 99% |
| Cleeve Park SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 994 | 80% | 36% | 38% | 5% | 48% | 39.7 | 31% |
| Haberdashers' Crayford AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,078 | 85% | 47% | 31% | 4% | 58% | 45.2 | 40% |
| Harris Academy FalconwoodAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,295 | 91% | 63% | 21% | 4% | 51% | 47.3 | 50% |
| Harris Garrard AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,505 | 86% | 40% | 23% | 2% | 53% | 48.1 | 46% |
| Hurstmere SchoolAcademy converter | 893 | — | — | — | — | — | 42.1 | 42% |
| Leigh Academy BexleyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 873 | — | — | — | — | — | 35.4 | 27% |
| Lift BexleyheathAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,474 | 81% | 38% | 30% | 4% | 38% | 41.1 | 30% |
| St Catherine's Catholic SchoolAcademy converter | 1,021 | 97% | 58% | 11% | 0% | — | 55.1 | 59% |
| St Columba's Catholic Boys' SchoolAcademy converter | 805 | 90% | 46% | 18% | 2% | — | 51.4 | 53% |
| Townley Grammar SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form · selective | 1,669 | 99% | 95% | 1% | 0% | 75% | 75.0 | 97% |
| Trinity Church of England School, BelvedereAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,028 | 91% | 56% | 23% | 1% | 63% | 34.1 | 25% |
| Welling SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,084 | 77% | 31% | 36% | 5% | 27% | 34.7 | 27% |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (6)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Break Through Schoolindependent · Other independent school | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | 4.8 | 0% |
| Marlborough Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 92 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Cleeve Meadow Schoolstate · Free schools special · sixth form | 137 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | 1.2 | 0% |
| Cornerstone Schoolstate · Free schools special | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | 6.4 | 0% |
| Endeavour Academy Bexleystate · Academy special converter | 102 | 54% | 0% | 38% | 0% | — | 12.9 | 0% |
| Woodside Academystate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 206 | 100% | 0% | 6% | 0% | — | — | — |