Admissions

Admissions
Blackfen school is an 11-18 non-selective school in the London Borough of Bexley.
The school participates in the Bexley Co-ordinated Secondary School Admissions Scheme and the application process dates will be those set out in that scheme.https://www.bexley.gov.uk/services/schools-and-education/secondary-schools/starting-secondary-school

We offer 230 places in Year 7 each year (from September 2027 we will be offering 200 places)

We offer 200 places in Year 12 of which 90 are offered to external pupils.

The school will accordingly admit this number of pupils if there are sufficient applications. Where fewer applicants than the published admission numbers (PAN) for the relevant year group are received, we will offer places at the school to all those who have applied.

Please see our Admissions policy for Years 7 – 11 for 2026 intake
Please see our Admissions policy for Sixth form for 2026 intake

For any queries or further information, please email admin@blackfen.bexley.sch.uk

Admissions Consultation

The consultation for the reduction in our Pupil Admission Number for admission in the academic year 2027/28 has now finished and as we did not receive any responses this has now been determined by our governing body. The Pupil Admission Number for Admission in September 2027 will be 200.

Appeals
Please see the Appeal timetable below with key information and dates:

Please download one of our Appeal forms and email it to admin@blackfen.bexley.sch.uk

In-Year Admissions
If you are looking for an In-Year Admission, please visit:https://www.blackfenschoolforgirls.co.uk/page/?title=In%2DYear+Admissions&pid=614

For Sixth form Admission information, please visit: https://www.blackfenschoolforgirls.co.uk/page/?title=Sixth+Form&pid=412

Admissions Dates and Appeals Timetable 2025-2026

Appeals Timetable:
4pm on 27 March 2026:	Deadline for lodging Appeals against a decision not to offer a place at your preferred school.
April – June 2026:	Appeals will be heard up to 40 school days after the deadline. Appellants will receive at least 10 days notice of their appeal hearing. Decision letters will be sent within 5 school days of the hearing wherever possible.
Late applicants/appeals lodged after 27 March 2026:	Appeals will be heard within 40 school days of the deadline for lodging appeals – where possible, or within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged.
In-Year Appeals	Will be heard within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged.
Post 16 Appeals:	i) where the offer of a place would have been conditional on exam results, appeals will be heard within 30 school days of confirmation of those results; ii) where the offer of a place would not have been conditional on exam results, appeals will be heard within 40 school days of the deadline for lodging appeals.

Click here to go to the Year 6 induction page.

Open Events 2026

*You do not need to book these events*

Open Evening
(Parking available but may be limited)
Thursday 24 September 5.00pm - 8.00pm
Headteacher talks at 5.00pm, 5.40pm and 6.20pm

Last entry 7.00pm

Open Mornings
(NO PARKING on school site for OPEN MORNINGS):

Date	Arrival and Finish time
Monday 28 September	9.20am - 10.30am
Wednesday 30 September	9.20am - 10.30am
Wednesday 7 October	9.20am - 10.30am
Thursday 8 October	9.20am - 10.30am
Thursday 15 October	9.20am - 10.30am

A warm welcome from Carrie Senior, Headteacher

At Blackfen school our vision is to raise aspirations and release the potential of every young person. We do this through our growth mindset culture which underpins our aspirational ethos. It is a privilege to work with all members of our community to ensure that we realise this vision.

Outstanding schools foster life-long curiosity about life: equipping students with skills and ambition; nurturing professionals whose passion is creating learning that inspires young people to pursue the very best in themselves and in their work. Our students achieve at the highest possible level. There is no ceiling to what they can do or achieve on their journey with us. Our students also gain experience to support their educational careers: performing a role in the school production or visiting galleries in New York or Berlin; championing a bid to make the school a Fair Trade school or being a member of our student learning consultant team.

As Headteacher at Blackfen school, my passion is that young people enjoy their success in school, become mature, responsible, independent, outgoing and disciplined young adults and that aspiring to find and release personal talent becomes a life-long accomplishment.

Please contact us via admin@blackfen.bexley.sch.uk

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