Overall Oxbridge
#576
2 ranked schools · +338 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
27
Offers
8
Offer rate29.6%
+7.2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
A settled south-east London suburb of around 15,000 residents, Sidcup carries the residential grain of its former Kent identity, transferred to the London Borough of Bexley when Greater London was created in 1965. Foots Cray and Hurst mark the greener fringes. The place-name dates to 1254, derived from the Old English for a seat-shaped or flat-topped hill.
Lamorbey and Blackfen are among the most sought-after pockets for school catchments in the area, drawing families who prize Sidcup's quieter suburban character, while Burnt Oak adds further school-competitive weight to the eastern belt. Sidcup station sits on the Charing Cross to Dartford line, with trains reaching Charing Cross in around forty minutes.
Area Performance
Across 22 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 6.90/10, -0.57 vs England.
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Distribution across all Sidcup schools
Sidcup vs England distribution
National Rank
Across all ranked Sidcup schools
top 44% of 14,978
top 44% of 14,978
top 66% of 3,680
top 66% of 3,680
top 60% of 2,376
top 60% of 2,376
Overall Oxbridge
2 ranked schools · +338 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
27
Offers
8
Oxford
1 ranked schools · +26 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,198
Applications
13
Offers
3
Cambridge
2 ranked schools · +126 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,881
Applications
14
Offers
5
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