Fully selective state school · Bexley
Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School 11+ admissions
Current verified entrance facts and school details with links to the evidence used. Final September 2027 oversubscription criteria are not yet published.
September 2027 entry
Evidence reviewed 25 August 2026
At a glance
- Address
- Hurst Road, Sidcup, London, DA15 9AG
- Year 7 admission
- Mixed Year 7 admission
- School type
- Fully selective state school
- Funding
- State-funded
- Day or boarding
- Day school
- Religion or denomination
- GIAS records no applicable religious character.
- Published admission number
- Not published
- The official page states intended admissions, but no determined 2027/28 policy confirms the statutory PAN. September 2027 entry
- Intended Year 7 admissions
- 192
- School-stated intended intake; this is not the statutory published admission number.
- Academically selected places
- No determined 2027/28 policy confirms how the intended intake maps to selective places.
- September 2027 entry
- Preferences per offer
- The current DfE applications and offers release has not yet been joined to this record.
- Assessment provider
- Quest Assessments
- Quest Assessments is verified for the linked assessment route. GIAS does not publish the current assessment provider.
Selection route
- Bexley Selection TestLocal authority selection test
- Provider
- Quest Assessments
- Delivery
- Two timed paper-based multiple-choice booklets in one session
The total weighted age-standardised score combines 50% verbal ability, 25% numerical ability and 25% non-verbal ability. Meeting the selective standard does not guarantee a place.
Official registration page
- Eligibility
- Only pupils who have sat the Bexley Selection Test and are deemed selective are eligible to be considered for September 2027 entry.
- Score policy
- The London Borough of Bexley Selection Panel sets the total score pupils must achieve to be deemed selective. Meeting that standard makes a pupil eligible but does not guarantee a place.
- Oversubscription
- The current school admissions page links only to its 2026/27 policy, so the September 2027 oversubscription criteria are not verified.
- Registration
- GIAS does not publish the current test registration URL.
What the assessment covers
These subjects are verified for the linked shared assessment route. GIAS does not publish the current assessed subjects.
- English comprehension
- Verbal ability
- Numerical reasoning
- Non-verbal reasoning
These stages are verified for the linked shared assessment route. GIAS does not publish the current assessment stages.
- 1. Shared selection test
A single test is used for admission to all four Bexley grammar schools. Both papers are taken in the same session.
Key dates
- Registration opens
- GIAS does not publish the current registration opening date.
- Registration deadline
- GIAS does not publish the current registration deadline.
- Test date
- GIAS does not publish the current test dates.
- CAF deadline
- GIAS does not publish the current CAF deadline.
- National Offer Day
- GIAS does not publish the current offer date.
Shared assessment-route dates
- Registration opens
- 1 March 2026
- Bexley Selection Test
- Registration deadline
- 31 March 2026
- Bexley Selection Test
- Primary-school test window starts
- 2 September 2026
- Bexley Selection Test
- Grammar-school test-centre window starts
- 7 September 2026
- Bexley Selection Test
- Testing concludes
- 10 September 2026
- Bexley Selection Test
Fees
- Fee per term
- This is a state-funded school.
- Fee per year
- This is a state-funded school.
- Published fee context
- This is a state-funded school.
Inspection context
Inspection outcomes are maintained separately and are not present in current GIAS downloads.
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Questions families ask
Which 11+ test does Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School use?
Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School uses Bexley Selection Test for September 2027 entry.
How many Year 7 places does Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School have?
Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School's stated intended Year 7 intake is 192 for September 2027 entry. This is not a statutory PAN; the final 2027/28 policy has not confirmed the PAN.
Who is eligible to apply to Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School?
Only pupils who have sat the Bexley Selection Test and are deemed selective are eligible to be considered for September 2027 entry.
Are Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School's 2027/28 oversubscription criteria published?
No. The current official evidence does not publish the final 2027/28 oversubscription criteria for Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School. The linked school page covers 2026/27, so ranking and tie-break rules are not verified.
What subjects should a child prepare for Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School?
The verified school or linked route evidence covers English comprehension, Verbal ability, Numerical reasoning, and Non-verbal reasoning.
How current is the information for Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School?
Trace Learn reviewed 4 attached evidence sources by 2026-08-25. Unknown facts stay labelled and should be checked again before applying.
Sources and review record
- Bexley Selection Test 2026 information for parents
London Borough of Bexley. Accessed 25 August 2026. September 2027 entry.
- Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School Year 7 admissions
Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School. Accessed 25 August 2026. September 2027 entry.
- Open state-funded school fields CSV
Department for Education. Accessed 25 August 2026. GIAS register snapshot on 25 August 2026.
- ONS Postcode Directory May 2026 school-postcode centroid extract
Office for National Statistics. Accessed 25 August 2026. ONS Postcode Directory, May 2026.
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