Blackfen School for Girls

State-Funded School

blackfen-school-for-girls-bexley-london

LondonRegion

BexleyLocal Authority

Old Bexley and SidcupConstituency

DA15 9NUPostcode

3.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Blackfen School for Girls is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Bexley, London.

It currently serves 1,324 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 44.1
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 38.6%
EBacc average point score: 3.63

Ethnicity

White

65%

Asian

14%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,324

Total Pupils

6%Boys

94%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

14%

England average

27%

First language not English

18%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 1,324
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
28 Apr 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
15 Dec 2011	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.