The Drive
At a glance
🍏 Food Hygiene Rating (FSA)
📞 Contact Information
| Street Address | 17 The Drive, Sidcup, Kent, DA14 4ER |
| Phone Number | 02083090440 |
| Official Website | 🔗 Visit Site |
🏢 Parent Operator Group
| CRN Number | 03519585 |
| HQ Postcode | DA144BG |
| Insolvency Risk | active |
✨ AI Executive Quality Summary
Based on the available historical regulatory inspection records from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) spanning between 2012 and 2017, the provision has been subject to regular regulatory oversight. However, specific contemporary data regarding the 2026 Ofsted Social Care Common Inspection Framework (SCCIF) sub-evaluations—including leadership and governance, the lived experience of children, safeguarding effectiveness, and formal placement stability metrics—remains unquantified in the provided dataset.
Placement Stability Narrative:
- The supplied text data is limited to historical CQC inspection publication headlines and dates, lacking detailed case-level qualitative metrics regarding individual placement lengths.
- There is an absence of recorded data concerning patterns of placement disruptions, planned versus unplanned endings, or emergency notice behaviors.
- Specific evidence detailing staff deployment of proactive de-escalation strategies, behavioral support frameworks, or crisis management protocols is not captured within the provided inspection history text.
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🔑 Official Registries
| Ofsted URN | N/A |
| CQC Location ID | 1-114664194 |
| Last Synced | Never |
📋 Capacity & Registration
| Registered Manager | null |
| Responsible Individual | null |
| Registered Places | 5 |
| Therapeutic System | null |
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📋 Regulatory Evaluation Log & Reports
👥 Staff Sentiment & Operational Realities
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🔮 Predictive Ofsted Risk Profile
Below the watchlist threshold, but the indicators below were found across the 3 of 11 signals we were able to assess.
- No inspection recorded for 105 months - the published judgement may no longer reflect current practice.
- No open statutory requirements on the most recent inspection report.
- Parent operator shows no insolvency filings.
8 signals could not be assessed
- Regulator judgement - no Ofsted or CQC rating on file.
- Rating trajectory - fewer than two graded inspections on the timeline.
- Sub-domain judgements - not published, or not yet parsed from the report.
- Manager tenure - not recorded.
- Manager turnover - changes have only been tracked since July 30, 2026; no earlier history exists.
- Registration status - not recorded.
- Staff sentiment - fewer than 3 verified reviews in the last six months.
- Area deprivation - this postcode has not been geocoded yet.
Derived from published Ofsted and CQC judgements, statutory requirements listed on inspection reports, and verified staff reviews. This is a directory-generated indicator, not a regulator judgement. Recalculated 1 second ago.
⚠️ Area Risk Analysis
Neighbourhood contextArea crime data has not been retrieved for this postcode yet.
Sources: police.uk street-level crime API and MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation. Crime is recorded at the neighbourhood level and does not describe the provision itself.
🌊 Flood Risk Intelligence
Environment Agency flood zone monitoring probability rating.
🗺️ Interactive Geospatial Risk & Asset Map
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🚇 Infrastructure Score
🌐 Wikipedia Insights
Bexley
Area of Greater London, England
Bexley is an area of south-eastern Greater London, England and part of the London Borough of Bexley. It is sometimes known as Bexley Village or Old Bexley to differentiate the area from the wider borough. It is located 13 miles (21 km) east-southeast of Charing Cross and south of Bexleyheath.
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SEND Tribunal Appeals
| Appeal Rate | 2.44% |
| Decisions Upheld | 96% |
| Mediation Rate | 27% |
OHID Fingertips Public Health
| Life Expectancy | 79.4 years |
| Depression Rate | 10.7% |
| Childhood Obesity | 19.6% |
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Care Leaver Transition & Statutory Support Portal
Connecting care leavers directly to post-18 statutory support, setting-up home grants, local council offers, and independent living preparation tools.
🏛️ Statutory Local Offer: bexley
Statutory SupportLeaving Care Grant (Setting-up Home Allowance)
£2,000Statutory grant to buy furniture and essentials for your first home.
Council Tax Exemption
Statutory Council Tax exemption applies up to age 21 (varies to 25 depending on local council guidelines).
Higher Education Bursary
Statutory £2,000 Higher Education bursary plus vacation housing support assistance.
PA / Leaving Care Support Team
bexley Council Leaving Care Services - Please contact the local council directly for team details.
📋 Transition & Rights Checklist (Post-18 Planning)
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🔍 Corporate Ownership & Financial Transparency Tracker
Companies House CRN: 03519585 | Operator: THE DRIVE CARE HOMES LIMITED
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