Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School

Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School is a selective mixed school in Sidcup for ages 11 to 18. Entry to Year 7 is through the Bexley Selection Test.

Get ready for Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School's entrance test

Daily practice on the skills the Bexley Selection Test checks, with a countdown to test day. Start with a free five-minute class. No account needed.

192 children join Year 7.
Only children who sat the Bexley Selection Test and were deemed selective are considered.

We show the most recent rules the school has published. Check them again before you apply.

Year 7 has 6 forms with 32 students in each form.
The school's character traits are intellectual curiosity, resilience, gratitude, courage, responsibility, compassion and commitment.
The school library is known as the Reading Room, recently refurbished and open to students at break and lunchtime.
The school's motto is Abeunt Studia In Mores, meaning through study character grows.
Purpose-built facilities for Art, Music and Technology, as well as for the Performing Arts, have been added over the last ten years.
The Legacy Building, once part of the 2012 Olympic Park, is home to the Sixth Form.

Maths is set from Year 8 and Science from Year 9 and Year 7 is not set by ability.
Students are encouraged to take part in at least one extra-curricular activity, with over a hundred opportunities available.

Music lessons cost £215 for each set of 10 lessons, based on the 2025/26 rate.
Sport includes athletics, badminton, cricket, dance, netball, rugby and tennis.
The school offers a wide range of educational trips to support students academically and personally, with numbers limited per trip and offered first come first served.

Support for students with special needs comes from a team including the SENCO, a Student Welfare officer, Teaching Assistants and a school counsellor, based in the Student Support Hub.
The Sixth Form has over 500 students.
Parents can email the SEND department at SENDHUB@csgrammar.com.

School details: Get Information about Schools, Department for Education, URN 137423. Checked 9 November 2026.

Daily practice on the skills its entrance test checks, with a weekly view of what they have mastered and what needs work.