Hurstmere School is a boys' secondary academy in Sidcup, London Borough of Bexley, teaching 893 pupils aged 11 to 16. Ofsted rated it Requires improvement at its last graded inspection in September 2022. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 42.1 (England 46.1). Term dates and holidays for 2025–2026 are listed below.

Ofsted inspection

The latest published Ofsted judgement for Hurstmere School.

Latest inspection
Requires improvement Overall effectiveness
Quality of educationRequires improvement
Behaviour & attitudesRequires improvement
Personal developmentRequires improvement
Leadership & managementRequires improvement
Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 · Inspected 27 Sep 2022 · Published 28 Nov 2022
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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 Hurstmere School.

Hurstmere School term dates calendar 2025–2026
Official term-dates calendar · 2025–2026 · source

Key dates (2025–2026)

  • INSET Day Thursday 28 August 2025 Inset Day
  • INSET Day Friday 29 August 2025 Inset Day
  • INSET Day Monday 1 September 2025 Inset Day
  • Autumn Term Start (Term 1) Tuesday 2 September 2025 Term
  • Autumn Term End (Term 1) Friday 17 October 2025 Term
  • Autumn Half Term Monday 20 October 2025 - Friday 31 October 2025 Holiday
  • Autumn Term Start (Term 2) Monday 3 November 2025 Term
  • INSET Day Friday 5 December 2025 Inset Day
  • Autumn Term End (Term 2) Friday 19 December 2025 Term
  • Christmas Holiday Monday 22 December 2025 - Friday 2 January 2026 Holiday
  • INSET Day Monday 5 January 2026 Inset Day
  • Spring Term Start (Term 3) Tuesday 6 January 2026 Term
  • Spring Term End (Term 3) Thursday 12 February 2026 Term
  • INSET Day Friday 13 February 2026 Inset Day
  • February Half Term Monday 16 February 2026 - Friday 20 February 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Term Start (Term 4) Monday 23 February 2026 Term
  • Spring Term End (Term 4) Thursday 2 April 2026 Term
  • Good Friday Friday 3 April 2026 Event
  • Easter Monday Monday 6 April 2026 Holiday
  • Easter Holiday Tuesday 7 April 2026 - Friday 17 April 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Term Start (Term 5) Monday 20 April 2026 Term
  • Early May Bank Holiday Monday 4 May 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Term End (Term 5) Friday 22 May 2026 Term
  • Spring Bank Holiday Monday 25 May 2026 Holiday
  • May Half Term Tuesday 26 May 2026 - Friday 29 May 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Term Start (Term 6) Monday 1 June 2026 Term
  • Summer Term End (Term 6) Friday 17 July 2026 Term
  • Summer Holiday Saturday 18 July 2026 - Monday 31 August 2026 Holiday

Exam results & performance

DfE performance tables Official results, 2024–2025 GOV.UK ↗
42.1 Attainment 8 England 46.1
41.5% Grade 5+ English & maths England 45.4%
19.6% Persistent absence England 17.8%

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

Key stage 4 (GCSE) 42.1 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 42.1
London Borough of Bexley 50.6 England 46.1 -4 vs England
Grade 5+ in English & maths · A strong pass 41.5%
London Borough of Bexley 53.8% England 45.4% -3.9 vs England
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils 27.5
London Borough of Bexley 36.2 England 34.9 -7.4 vs England
Disadvantage gap · Attainment 8 points; smaller is better 17.3
London Borough of Bexley 18.8 England 15.5 +1.8 vs England
Disadvantaged pupils in the year group · Context for the scores above 15.9%
London Borough of Bexley 23.4% England 28.2%
Pupils in the year group · Small cohorts swing wildly 195
Attendance 19.6% 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 19.6%
London Borough of Bexley 15% England 17.8% +1.8 vs England
Overall absence · Lower is better 7.2%
London Borough of Bexley 5.9% England 6.8% +0.4 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 Hurstmere 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 Hurstmere 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.