- Grammar school for boys and girls
- Bexley 11+
Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School: 11+ entry
Chislehurst & Sidcup Grammar School, Hurst Road, Sidcup, Kent, DA15 9AG
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Can we apply, and what did it take?
For September 2028 entry
- Not published yet
Score to qualify
Bexley selection test
Year 7 places
192
2027 entry, Published Admission Number ()Opens a short explanationPANPublished Admission NumberThe number of places a school offers in its first year group, for example Year 7. The admission authority sets it each year in the school’s admission policy.
Checked, source: Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School, checkedOpens a short explanationfurthest distance offeredHow far from the school the last child offered a place under the distance rule lived, in one year. It changes every year with the number of children who apply, so it is history, not a promise.
3.086miles
2026 entry, on National Offer Day
Checked, source: London Borough of Bexley, checked
No deadlines left for 2028 entry.
Can we get in?
How far offers reached
Each bar shows how far from Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School the last child offered a place lived, under the last admission rule the offers reached. Up to five years, on one scale.
Qualifying is not the same as being offered a place.
Reaching the school's standard means your child can be considered. If more children qualify than there are places, the school gives places using its admission rules, in order. The figures below show how far those rules reached in past years. They are history, not a prediction: they change every year with who applies.
Distance from home to school, in miles
- National Offer Day
- 2028 entryNot known yetOffers are made on National Offer Day
- 2026 entryOffer day
On National Offer Day, offers went to children living up to 3.086 miles away.
- 2025 entryOffer day
On National Offer Day, offers went to children living up to 3.41 miles away.
- 2024 entryOffer day
On National Offer Day, offers went to children living up to 4.265 miles away.
- 2023 entryOffer day
On National Offer Day, offers went to children living up to 3.737 miles away.
- 2022 entryOffer day
On National Offer Day, offers went to children living up to 3.914 miles away.
We have not checked how this school measures distance yet. Councils usually measure from your exact address.
Source: London Borough of Bexley, checkedWhat the words mean
- National Offer Day:
- the first offers, made on 1 March (or the next working day).
- Final:
- how far offers had reached later, after places were offered from the waiting list.
- Admission rule:
- schools give places rule by rule, in order. The distance is only how far the last rule reached.
- N/A or “All offered”:
- no distance was needed to decide places under that rule, for example because everyone who applied under it got a place.
- No figure published:
- nobody published a figure for that year, or we have not checked one yet. We never fill a gap with a guess.
Applications and offers, September 2026 entry (Department for Education)
How many families applied to Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School and how many places it offered. Applicants per place is all applications divided by offers. Families apply to several schools and not every applicant qualifies, so it is not the chance of a place.
| Figure | Department for Education |
|---|---|
| First-preference applications | 341First-preference applications, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E13000002,Outer London,303,E09000004,Bexley,Secondary,3034009,z,6,Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School,211,211,161,30,16,1426,341,340,349,2.1180124223602483,1.6161137440758293,816,126,Academy converter,No religious character,2.7,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001414,Old Bexley and Sidcup,137423,7View the official source |
| All applications (any preference) | 1,426All applications (any preference), 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E13000002,Outer London,303,E09000004,Bexley,Secondary,3034009,z,6,Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School,211,211,161,30,16,1426,341,340,349,2.1180124223602483,1.6161137440758293,816,126,Academy converter,No religious character,2.7,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001414,Old Bexley and Sidcup,137423,7View the official source |
| Places offered on National Offer Day | 211Places offered on National Offer Day, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E13000002,Outer London,303,E09000004,Bexley,Secondary,3034009,z,6,Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School,211,211,161,30,16,1426,341,340,349,2.1180124223602483,1.6161137440758293,816,126,Academy converter,No religious character,2.7,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001414,Old Bexley and Sidcup,137423,7View the official source |
| Applicants per place | 6.8Applicants per place, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E13000002,Outer London,303,E09000004,Bexley,Secondary,3034009,z,6,Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School,211,211,161,30,16,1426,341,340,349,2.1180124223602483,1.6161137440758293,816,126,Academy converter,No religious character,2.7,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001414,Old Bexley and Sidcup,137423,7View the official source |
Source: Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics), checked
About these figures
The council publishes how far from each grammar school places were offered on National Offer Day. For CSGS, the figures are:
Read these with care. The distance rises and falls depending on how many selective children apply and where they live, so last year's figure is a guide, not a promise. No year-specific pass mark has been published for the school.
Demand is strong. The school reports 341Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School: First preferences2026Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School.The source says: Parents gave the school as their first preference on 341 applications in 2026.
View the official source applications naming it as first preference in 2026, compared with 192Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School: Year 7 places (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School.The source says: The number of intended admissions for the year commencing September 2027 is 192 at age 11.
View the official source places planned for 2027. Many children who put CSGS first will not get a place, so a realistic second choice is wise.
At a glance
Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School in brief
tap a value for its source
- Pupils
- mixedPupilsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Bexley.The source says:
Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School (mixed)
View the official source - Who the school admits.
- School type
- academySchool typeChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School.The source says:
All secondary schools in Bexley are Academies so the request for an appeal should be made to the relevant school and not the Local Authority.
View the official source - How the school is run and funded.
- Year 7 places
- 192Year 7 placesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School.The source says:
The number of intended admissions for the year commencing September 2027 is 192 at age 11.
View the official source2027 entry - The (PAN): how many children the school plans to admit.
- Entrance test
- Bexley selection test
- The test children sit to be considered.
- Supplementary Information Form (SIF)
- Yes, for this school
- An extra form some schools ask for. It goes to the school, not the council.
Key dates
Dates for September 2028 entry
For children in Year 6 in 2027/28.
Not published yet: Test registration opens
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
Not published yet: Test registration closes
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
Not published yet: Test day
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
Not published yet: Results
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
Notes on these dates
Some test and results dates on the school's own site differ from the council's. We show the council's dates, because the council runs the test and sends the results.
How places are given
Admission rules and catchment
- Who qualifies
- Only children who sat the Bexley Selection Test and are deemed selective are eligible; the selective total score is set each year by the Selection Panel (officers and headteachers). Not published in advance.Source: Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School, checked
- Supplementary form
- Only for applicants eligible for Free School Meals and/or attracting Pupil Premium; online form linked as "Supplementary Form for Year 7 September 2027 entry". Not required otherwise.Source: Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School, checked
- Waiting list
- Only selective children are added. The Year 7 waiting list is held by Bexley Borough Admissions (contact them for position); Year 7 children stay on it until 31 December, after which a new in-year application is needed. Lists kept in oversubscription-criteria order.Source: Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School, checked
More detail from our guide
2027 entry. We have not yet been able to check the school's 2027 admission policy itself (the file could not be captured for checking), so its full order of priority is not listed here. Please read it on the school's website. What we can confirm from the school's other pages and the council:
- Being eligible: Name Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School as a preference on your home council's secondary application form; your child must also be deemed selective by the London Borough of Bexley.Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School: Must name on caf (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School.The source says:
Parent/Carers of prospective students interested in joining the school will need to include Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School as a choice on their CAF and return to your home Local Authority by 31st October 2025 and have been deemed selective by the London Borough of Bexley.
View the official source - Catchment: CSGS is a Bexley grammar school, and the council says: No catchment areas in Bexley; the selection test is open to all children regardless of where they live; places are allocated by each grammar school’s oversubscription criteria, mostly straight-line home-to-school distance.Bexley 2027 entry: CatchmentChecked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Bexley.The source says:
We do not have catchment areas in Bexley
View the official source - Free school meals and pupil premium: Only for applicants eligible for Free School Meals and/or attracting Pupil Premium; online form linked as "Supplementary Form for Year 7 September 2027 entry". Not required otherwise.Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School: Supplementary form (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School.The source says:
Supplementary form for Year 7 Application 2026 IMPORTANT NOTICE : Please only complete the supplementary form if you are applying for a place in Year 7 for September 2026 entry and ONLY IF your child is eligible for Free School Meals and/or attracts Pupil Premium ... Supplementary Form for Year 7 September 2027 entry
View the official source - Waiting list: Only selective children are added. The Year 7 waiting list is held by Bexley Borough Admissions (contact them for position); Year 7 children stay on it until 31 December, after which a new in-year application is needed. Lists kept in oversubscription-criteria order.Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School: Waiting list (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School.The source says:
The Year 7 waiting list is held by the Bexley Borough Admissions Department. Please contact them directly to find out your child’s position on the list. ... Year 7 students will remain on the waiting list until 31st December. To stay on the list beyond this date, a new in-year application must be submitted.
View the official source - Testing after Year 6: In-year tests (via LBB in-year application) for children already in secondary school; a child who sat the Bexley test in Year 6 cannot sit the in-year test until the end of the Summer term of Year 7. Next in-year tests: w/c 5 October 2026 (Townley, deadline 21 Sept 4pm), 21-22 January (Bexley Grammar, deadline 16 Dec 4pm), 23 & 26 April 2027 (CSGS, deadline 12 March 4pm), Summer 2027 (Beths, TBC).Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School 2027 entry: Late testingChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School.The source says:
PLEASE NOTE: If your is child currently in year 7 and they previously sat the Bexley Selection Test (11 plus) in year 6, they are not eligible to sit the 'In Year' test until the end of the Summer term in year 7. ... | 21st September, 4pm | 5th October 2026 | Townley Grammar School |
View the official source
The school also gives children eligible for the pupil premium free access to an online 11+ familiarisation programme, checked through their primary school.
2028 entry: Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School: Document status (2028)Not yet published by Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School; last checked 9 Oct 2026.The source says: Admission Policy 2025-2026 ... Admission Policy 2026-2027
View the official source. We will update this section once CSGS publishes its 2028 arrangements.
The test
Bexley selection test
- Test
- Bexley selection test
- Test date, 2028 entry
- Not yet published
Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School (CSGS) admits through the shared Bexley test rather than setting its own. The school's admissions pages set out the format:
- Two papers: Paper 1 (verbal reasoning, comprehension, non-verbal reasoning and maths); Paper 2 (verbal reasoning, comprehension, non-verbal reasoning and maths)Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School 2027 entry: Stage1 papersChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School.The source says:
The Bexley test consists of two test papers with a mixture of questions on verbal reasoning and comprehension, non-verbal reasoning and mathematical reasoning. Each paper will be divided into timed sections, and instructions will be given on an audio soundtrack. ... There will be a short break between the two test papers.
View the official source. - Subjects across both: verbal reasoning, comprehension, non-verbal reasoning and mathsChislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School 2027 entry: Stage1 subjectsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School.The source says:
The Bexley test consists of two test papers with a mixture of questions on verbal reasoning and comprehension, non-verbal reasoning and mathematical reasoning.
View the official source. - Answers: multiple choiceChislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School 2027 entry: Stage1 formatChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School.The source says:
Most questions are multiple choice, and all answers are marked on a separate machine-readable answer sheet.
View the official source, so children mark their chosen option rather than writing answers out.
One point to watch: the CSGS website still names an older test provider. The council, which runs the test, says the papers now come from Quest AssessmentsBexley selection test: Provider by entry year (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Bexley.The source says: Quest Assessments is the Bexley Selection Test provider.
View the official source, and that is the information to follow. We cover what changed on our Bexley test changes page.
Registering. Online with the London Borough of Bexley (bexley.gov.uk register-secondary-selection-test page) when the child is in Year 5; late registrations not acceptedChislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School 2027 entry: Registration routeChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School.The source says: To register please visit. Late registrations cannot be accepted.https://www.bexley.gov.uk/services/schools-and-education/selection-tests/register-secondary-selection-test ... Parents and carers must register online via the Bexley Borough website when their children are in Year 5.
View the official source. Missing the window means your child cannot sit the test in Year 6.
The selective score. Only children who sat the Bexley Selection Test and are deemed selective are eligible; the selective total score is set each year by the Selection Panel (officers and headteachers). Not published in advance.Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School: Qualifying rule (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School.The source says: Only pupils who have sat the Bexley Selection Test and who are deemed selective will be eligible to be considered for entry to the school. ... The total score that pupils have to achieve to be deemed selective will be set by the Selection Panel, a panel of officers and Headteachers.
View the official source Scores bunch tightly around that line. There may be 90 or more students on the mark just below the selective scoreChislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School: Students at selective mark warningChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School.The source says: Parents should be aware that, although their child’s score may be just one mark under the selective score, there may be 90 or more students who also scored at that mark.
View the official source, the school warns, so a child who is one mark short is rarely the only one.
Open days
Next: Small Group Tour with Headteacher Q&A (approx 75 min), Tue 20 Oct 2026
Done: Open Morning (sessions 1-2; approx 75-80 min) (passed)
08:45 and 09:35
Done: Small Group Tour with Headteacher Q&A (approx 75 min) (passed)
08:45 and 14:00
Done: Small Group Tour with Headteacher Q&A (approx 75 min) (passed)
08:45 and 14:00
Done: Small Group Tour with Headteacher Q&A (approx 75 min) (passed)
08:45 and 14:00
Done: Open Morning (sessions 3-4; approx 75-80 min) (passed)
08:45 and 09:35
Done: Small Group Tour with Headteacher Q&A (approx 75 min) (passed)
14:00
Done: Small Group Tour with Headteacher Q&A (approx 75 min) (passed)
08:45 and 14:00
Done: Open Morning (sessions 5-6; approx 75-80 min) (passed)
08:45 and 09:35
Done: Small Group Tour with Headteacher Q&A (approx 75 min) (passed)
14:00
Coming up: Small Group Tour with Headteacher Q&A (approx 75 min)
08:45 (header says 8.25am) and 14:00
Coming up: Small Group Tour with Headteacher Q&A (approx 75 min)
08:45 (header says 8.25am)
Source: Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School, checked
If you are refused a place
Reviews, appeals and the waiting list
General information, not legal advice.
- How appeals work
- Appeal to an independent School Appeals Panel; request made to the school (not the local authority (LA)) using the school's Appeal Form once the place outcome is confirmed in March; the school must have been on the SCAF. The Borough's School Appeals Section writes with the hearing date.Source: Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School, checked
General information, not legal advice.
In the autumn. Primary headteachers can ask for a child's score to be reconsidered at a Headteachers' Appeal meeting (the September Review Process) in the autumn term, before offers in the spring; run by LBB.Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School: September review processChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School.The source says: Primary Headteachers can recommend that a student's score is reconsidered at a Headteachers’ Appeal meeting (the September Review Process) in the Autumn term before school place offers are made in the following Spring term.
View the official source Parents ask their child's primary headteacher whether to put a case forward.
In the spring. Appeal to an independent School Appeals Panel; request made to the school (not the LA) using the school's Appeal Form once the place outcome is confirmed in March; the school must have been on the SCAF. The Borough's School Appeals Section writes with the hearing date.Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School: Appeals route (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School.The source says: There is a right of appeal to an independent School Appeals Panel, which considers each case individually. All secondary schools in Bexley are Academies so the request for an appeal should be made to the relevant school and not the Local Authority. [...] If your child is in Year 6, to appeal the non allocation of a place at Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School please complete the Appeal Form below. Appeal Form Please note this form can only be completed once your child's school place has been confirmed in March, and this school must have been listed on the child's secondary common application form (SCAF) preferences.
View the official source The school has not yet published its deadline for 2027 entry; as a guide, the deadline for 2026 entry was 27 March 2026Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School: Appeal deadline2026 entryChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School.The source says: The deadline for lodging an appeal against a decision not to offer a place in Year 7 at Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School for September 2026 entry is 27th March 2026.
View the official source.
It is unusual for a grammar school appeal to succeed when the school is full, so treat an appeal as a long shot and keep your offered place safe; Bexley offers that are not first preferences must be accepted by 17 March 2027Bexley: Offer accept deadlineChecked 9 Oct 2026 against London Borough of Bexley.The source says: If you are offered your first preference school, your offer will be automatically accepted. All other applicants will have until 17 March 2027 to accept or decline their offer.
View the official source. More detail is in our Bexley appeals guide.
Other Bexley schools
How far offers reached at all 4 schools on the same test
Listed A to Z. Each school has its own admission rules, so a longer distance does not mean a place is easier to get.
Listed A to Z by school name.
Offers reached 6.55 miles2025 entry
Bexley Grammar SchoolBoys and girls
Offers reached 1.847 miles2026 entry
Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar SchoolBoys and girls(this school)
Offers reached 3.086 miles2026 entry
Offers reached 7.076 miles2026 entry
Source: London Borough of Bexley, checked Each school's own page names its source. Distances are measured by each school's own method, so compare with care.
Official documents and sources
12 sources, each kept as an archived copy
- Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
- Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School
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- Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School
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- Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School
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- Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School
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- Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School
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- Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School
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- Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School
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- Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
- Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics)
Spreadsheet · copy archived by ExamKind on 16 Oct 2026
- London Borough of Bexley
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
- London Borough of Bexley
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
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