Blackfen School for Girls is a mainstream secondary school with resourced provision in Sidcup, Bexley, for girls aged 11 to 18. Its specialist base has 28 places for speech, language and communication.
- Ages 11–18
- 1,324 pupils
- Girls only
School details
- Type
- Mainstream school with resourced provision
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Boys and girls
- Girls only
- Specialist base
- Resourced provision, 28 places, 28 pupils
- Pupils
- 1,324
- Headteacher
- Ms Carrie Senior (Headteacher)
- Part of
- Blackfen School for Girls
- Council
- Bexley
- School reference (URN)
- 137965
Needs its base supports
1 need: speech and language
As listed by the Department for Education, grouped the way EHC plans describe needs.
Communication and interaction
- Speech, language and communication Other schools for this in Bexley (9)
How to get a place
4 steps, starting with an EHC plan
- An EHC plan
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision are usually for children with an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan. If your child doesn’t have one yet, you can ask the council for an assessment yourself.
- Visit and ask about the base
See the school and its specialist base, and ask how children split their time between the base and mainstream classes.
- Ask for the school to be named
Tell the council that looks after the plan (often Bexley council) that you want this school and its base, and ask them to consult it.
- Named in the plan
If the school is named in your child’s plan, it must admit your child. Places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school, so ask how they decide.
Questions to ask when you visit
8 questions to tick off as you go
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Ofsted
Graded by area, March 2025; school remains Good (December 2019)
Inspected in March 2025. Inspections from September 2024 to November 2025 graded each area but gave no overall grade.
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- Sixth formGood
- SafeguardingEffective
Since then: School remains Good (ungraded inspection, December 2019).
Contact and getting there
Blackfen Road, Sidcup, DA15 9NU
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Directions: Walk Public transport Drive
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Other SEND schools nearby
- Sherwood Park Primary School Mainstream + base · Ages 3–11 · Ofsted: Good 0.2 miles
- Bexley Grammar School Mainstream + base · Ages 11–18 · Ofsted: Outstanding 0.5 miles
- Marlborough School Special school · Ages 11–19 · Ofsted: Good 0.6 miles
By need in Bexley: Autism (21) · Speech and language (10) · Physical (5) · SEMH (4) · Moderate learning (4) · Severe learning (3) · Hearing (2) · Vision (2)
Questions about Blackfen School for Girls
How do I get a place in Blackfen School for Girls’s specialist base?
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision usually come through an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan: ask the council that looks after the plan to consult the school about its base. If the school is named in the plan it must admit your child; places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school.
What needs does Blackfen School for Girls support?
Speech, language and communication. Every child is different, so ask the school how it would meet your child’s needs.
What ages does Blackfen School for Girls take?
Aged 11 to 18, girls only.
What is Blackfen School for Girls’s Ofsted rating?
Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2025 at its last graded inspection. Newer inspections no longer give a single overall grade, so read the latest report for the full picture.
Where is Blackfen School for Girls?
Blackfen Road, Sidcup, DA15 9NU, in Bexley.
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