Cleeve Park School is a mixed secondary academy in Sidcup, London Borough of Bexley, teaching 994 pupils aged 11 to 18. Ofsted rated it Good at its last graded inspection in February 2024. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 39.7 (England 46.1). Term dates and holidays for 2025–2026 are listed below.

Ofsted inspection

The latest published Ofsted judgement for Cleeve Park School.

Latest inspection
Good Overall effectiveness
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour & attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership & managementGood
Sixth formGood
Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 · Inspected 28 Feb 2024 · Published 24 Apr 2024
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Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate

Term dates & holidays 2025–2026

Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Cleeve Park School.

Cleeve Park School term dates calendar 2025–2026
Official term-dates calendar · 2025–2026 · source

Key dates (2025–2026)

  • Autumn Term starts 1st Sep 2025 Term
  • Autumn Half Term 20th Oct 2025 - 31st Oct 2025 Holiday
  • Autumn Term ends 19th Dec 2025 Term
  • Christmas Holiday 22nd Dec 2025 - 2nd Jan 2026 Holiday
  • New Year's Day 1st Jan 2026 Event
  • Spring Term starts 5th Jan 2026 Term
  • Spring Half Term 16th Feb 2026 - 20th Feb 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Term ends 27th Mar 2026 Term
  • Easter Holiday 30th Mar 2026 - 10th Apr 2026 Holiday
  • Good Friday 3rd Apr 2026 Event
  • Easter Monday 6th Apr 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Term starts 13th Apr 2026 Term
  • Early May Bank Holiday 4th May 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Half Term 25th May 2026 - 29th May 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Term ends 22nd Jul 2026 Term
  • Summer Holiday 26th Jul 2026 - 1st Sep 2026 Holiday

Exam results & performance

DfE performance tables Official results, 2024–2025 GOV.UK ↗
39.7 Attainment 8 England 46.1
31.2% Grade 5+ English & maths England 45.4%
25.63 A level average score England 35
29% Persistent absence England 17.8%

The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Cleeve Park School with London Borough of Bexley and England.

Key stage 4 (GCSE) 39.7 Attainment 8 score

Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.

This school London Borough of Bexley England

Attainment 8 score · Average across 8 GCSEs, out of 90 39.7
London Borough of Bexley 50.6 England 46.1 -6.4 vs England
Grade 5+ in English & maths · A strong pass 31.2%
London Borough of Bexley 53.8% England 45.4% -14.2 vs England
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils 33.4
London Borough of Bexley 36.2 England 34.9 -1.5 vs England
Disadvantage gap · Attainment 8 points; smaller is better 9.6
London Borough of Bexley 18.8 England 15.5 -5.9 vs England
Disadvantaged pupils in the year group · Context for the scores above 34.1%
London Borough of Bexley 23.4% England 28.2%
Pupils in the year group · Small cohorts swing wildly 170
16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 25.63 A level average point score

Results for students finishing post-16 study.

This school London Borough of Bexley England

A level average point score · Per entry, 50 = A* 25.63
London Borough of Bexley 35.75 England 35 -9.4 vs England
A level students · Small cohorts swing wildly 50
Attendance 29% Persistently absent pupils

Absence across the whole school year.

This school London Borough of Bexley England

Persistently absent pupils · Missed 10%+ of sessions; lower is better 29%
London Borough of Bexley 15% England 17.8% +11.2 vs England
Overall absence · Lower is better 8.6%
London Borough of Bexley 5.9% England 6.8% +1.9 vs England
What pupils do after GCSEs 90% In education, apprenticeship or work

Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.

This school London Borough of Bexley England

In education, apprenticeship or work 90%
London Borough of Bexley 93% England 92% -2 vs England
Same, for disadvantaged pupils 79%
London Borough of Bexley 85% England 83% -4 vs England
What students do after 16 to 18 study 87% In education, apprenticeship or work

Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.

This school London Borough of Bexley England

In education, apprenticeship or work 87%
London Borough of Bexley 88% England 79% +8 vs England
Went to higher education 48%
London Borough of Bexley 61% England 37% +11 vs England
About this data source & caveats

Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.

We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.

Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Cleeve Park School. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.

Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Location & catchment area

Indicative catchment Other secondary schools

Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Cleeve Park School than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.