| Type | secondary school |
|---|---|
| Headteacher | Matthew Brown |
| Specialism | Mathematics and Computing College |
| Location | Blackfen Road, Sidcup Borough of Bexley Greater London DA15 9NU England |
| Local authority | Bexley LEA |
| DfE URN | 101465 |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 1,265[1] |
| Gender | Girls (secondary) Mixed (sixth form) |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Colours | Navy and Red |
| Website | www.blackfen.bexley.sch.uk |
Blackfen School for Girls is a secondary modern all girls school located in Blackfen in the London Borough of Bexley. Although it is a girls school, the sixth form over the past few years has become mixed.[1] This is due to the partner school Hurstmere Foundation School having no sixth form, so many pupils from Hurstmere join the sixth form in Blackfen school. The headmaster is currently Matthew Brown, having previously been Louise Sharples. The school has specialised in Maths and Computing since 2004.[1] Compared with many other secondary schools in the area, it is one of the highest achieving in terms of GCSE and A-level results.
In 2009, a sixth form teacher in the school, Keith Kinsella, was involved in a protest regarding the play England People Very Nice at London's National Theatre. He and local playwright Hussain Ismail, who led the protest, claimed that the play was racist and heavily stereotyping. They interrupted a Q&A session with the writer Richard Bean until security removed them ten minutes later, with Kinsella holding a sign exclaiming 'Proud to be living in multicultural Britain.' [2][3][4]