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Schools in Lewisham · DfE, Ofsted

Lewisham’s state schools outscore 73% of towns in England

Reading, writing and maths at the expected standard: 65% of primary pupils in Lewisham, below London’s towns (70%) but above towns in England (62%). 84 state-funded schools are located in Lewisham’s built-up area. Lewisham grades B+ for schools, on Department for Education Key Stage 2 and GCSE results: #30 of 33 in London. Ofsted is shown, not graded.

65%meet the KS2 standard 48.7Attainment 8 #30of 33 in London

State schools

67 primary, 14 secondary

Reading, writing & maths

65%

meet the expected standard at 11 · 2023–25

England’s schools: 62%

Attainment 8

48.7

GCSE average across 8 subjects · 2025/26

England’s schools: 47.3

Grade 5+ English & maths

50%

a strong pass in both · 2025/26

England’s schools: 47%

Town figures are pupil-weighted across the schools the grade uses; England’s are the average school.

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about Lewisham’s schools

80%meet the KS2 standard at Turnham, with 53% on free school meals

Turnham beats its intake

Schools with more pupils on free school meals usually get lower results. At Turnham Academy, 53% of pupils are on free school meals and 80% meet the expected standard; a typical school in England with that intake reaches 54%. Results and intake ↓

Written from the Department for Education and Ofsted data on this page.

School Grade

Lewisham grades B+ for schools

Against every town in England with results; Wales publishes none.

Primary: reading, writing and maths at 11 (65% meet the standard)Better than 69% of towns in England

Secondary: Attainment 8 and grade 5+ English and maths (48.7 and 50%)Better than 68% of towns in England

Each of Lewisham’s 66 primaries: % meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (2023–25)

Each of Lewisham’s 14 secondaries: Attainment 8 (2025/26)

England’s average schoolLewisham’s average school

The primary figure: 66 primaries in the town, 9,410 pupils in results over three years. The secondary figure: 14 secondaries in the town, 2,293 pupils in results. Mainstream state schools only (grammar schools included); special schools, alternative provision, nurseries and 16–19 colleges are listed below but not graded. Each school’s results are compared with every school in England, then weighted by its pupils.

Results and intake

Which schools do better than their intake suggests

Schools with more pupils on free school meals tend to get lower results. The dashed line is the typical school in England for each level of free school meals; the band holds the middle two-thirds. A dot above the band is doing better than schools like it.

Primaries: KS2 reading, writing and maths against free school meals

Secondaries: Attainment 8 against free school meals

The share of pupils on free school meals runs from 4% at Stillness Infant School to 60% at Childeric Primary School. Against schools with the same intake, Turnham Academy does best: 80% with 53% on free school meals, where a typical school would reach 54%. 44 of 66 primaries and 12 of 14 secondaries are above the line.

Show as a table

School	Free school meals	Result	Typical for that intake	Difference
Turnham AcademyKS2 %	53%	80%	54%	+26
Haberdashers' Hatcham Free SchoolKS2 %	8%	90%	66%	+24
Trinity Church of England School, LewishamKS2 %	30%	80%	60%	+20
Haberdashers' Hatcham PrimaryKS2 %	40%	77%	57%	+20
Eliot Bank Primary SchoolKS2 %	15%	84%	64%	+20
Gordonbrock Primary SchoolKS2 %	11%	84%	66%	+18
St George's CofE Primary SchoolKS2 %	41%	75%	57%	+18
Tidemill AcademyKS2 %	45%	73%	56%	+17
St Matthew AcademyKS2 %	34%	75%	59%	+16
St Margaret's Lee CofE Primary SchoolKS2 %	19%	79%	63%	+16
Downderry Primary SchoolKS2 %	24%	77%	62%	+15
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and NurseryKS2 %	23%	77%	62%	+15
St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolKS2 %	50%	69%	55%	+14
St James's Hatcham Church of England Primary SchoolKS2 %	39%	71%	58%	+13
Stillness Junior SchoolKS2 %	8%	78%	67%	+11
Haberdashers' Knights PrimaryKS2 %	35%	70%	59%	+11
Sedgehill AcademyAttainment 8	47%	52	41	+10
Myatt Garden Primary SchoolKS2 %	22%	73%	63%	+10
St Michael's Church of England Primary SchoolKS2 %	38%	68%	58%	+10
Perrymount Primary SchoolKS2 %	34%	69%	59%	+10
Oak Gardens Primary SchoolKS2 %	45%	66%	56%	+10
Fairlawn Primary SchoolKS2 %	16%	74%	64%	+10
Beecroft Garden PrimaryKS2 %	20%	72%	63%	+9
St Matthew AcademyAttainment 8	34%	54	46	+8
Childeric Primary SchoolKS2 %	60%	60%	52%	+8
Prendergast SchoolAttainment 8	20%	59	51	+8
Holy Cross Catholic Primary SchoolKS2 %	17%	71%	64%	+7
St William of York Catholic Primary SchoolKS2 %	24%	69%	62%	+7
Kender Primary SchoolKS2 %	48%	62%	55%	+7
Adamsrill Primary SchoolKS2 %	23%	69%	62%	+7
Edmund Waller Primary SchoolKS2 %	12%	72%	65%	+7
Brindishe Lee SchoolKS2 %	19%	70%	63%	+7
St Mary's Lewisham Church of England Primary SchoolKS2 %	36%	65%	59%	+6
Haberdashers' Hatcham CollegeAttainment 8	34%	51	46	+5
Sydenham SchoolAttainment 8	28%	53	48	+5
Horniman Primary SchoolKS2 %	11%	71%	66%	+5
Addey and Stanhope SchoolAttainment 8	54%	44	39	+5
St Bartholomews's Church of England Primary SchoolKS2 %	7%	71%	67%	+4
Rathfern Primary SchoolKS2 %	21%	67%	63%	+4
Brindishe Manor SchoolKS2 %	9%	70%	66%	+4
Dalmain Primary SchoolKS2 %	16%	68%	64%	+4
Marvels Lane Primary SchoolKS2 %	37%	62%	58%	+4
Torridon Primary SchoolKS2 %	27%	64%	61%	+3
Forest Hill SchoolAttainment 8	27%	51	48	+3
Trinity Church of England School, LewishamAttainment 8	30%	50	47	+3
John Ball Primary SchoolKS2 %	11%	68%	66%	+2
Kelvin Grove Primary SchoolKS2 %	43%	59%	57%	+2
Haberdashers' Knights AcademyAttainment 8	47%	43	41	+1
Bonus Pastor Catholic CollegeAttainment 8	27%	50	48	+1
St Saviour's Catholic Primary SchoolKS2 %	32%	61%	60%	+1
Cooper's Lane Primary SchoolKS2 %	17%	65%	64%	+1
Deptford Green SchoolAttainment 8	46%	43	42	+1
Prendergast Ladywell SchoolAttainment 8	29%	49	48	+1
Haseltine Primary SchoolKS2 %	37%	59%	58%	+1
Kilmorie Primary SchoolKS2 %	10%	66%	66%	+0
Our Lady and St Philip Neri Catholic Primary SchoolKS2 %	31%	60%	60%	+0
Forster Park Primary SchoolKS2 %	41%	57%	57%	−0
Launcelot Primary School and NurseryKS2 %	45%	56%	56%	−0
Grinling Gibbons Primary SchoolKS2 %	35%	58%	59%	−1
Brindishe Green SchoolKS2 %	20%	62%	63%	−1
Sandhurst Primary SchoolKS2 %	15%	63%	65%	−2
St Winifred's RC Primary SchoolKS2 %	18%	62%	64%	−2
St Stephen's CofE Primary SchoolKS2 %	36%	57%	59%	−2
St John Baptist Southend Church of England Primary SchoolKS2 %	24%	60%	62%	−2
Good Shepherd RC SchoolKS2 %	31%	58%	60%	−2
Conisborough CollegeAttainment 8	46%	39	42	−2
Ashmead Primary SchoolKS2 %	11%	63%	66%	−3
Prendergast Vale SchoolAttainment 8	43%	40	43	−3
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary SchoolKS2 %	49%	52%	55%	−3
John Stainer Community Primary SchoolKS2 %	22%	59%	62%	−3
Prendergast Ladywell SchoolKS2 %	29%	57%	61%	−4
Prendergast Vale SchoolKS2 %	43%	53%	57%	−4
Deptford Park Primary SchoolKS2 %	45%	51%	56%	−5
Holbeach Primary SchoolKS2 %	29%	55%	61%	−6
Rushey Green Primary SchoolKS2 %	31%	49%	60%	−11
Rangefield Primary SchoolKS2 %	41%	44%	57%	−13
Twin Oaks Primary SchoolKS2 %	44%	42%	56%	−14
Baring Primary SchoolKS2 %	25%	47%	62%	−15
Athelney Primary SchoolKS2 %	40%	38%	58%	−20
Elfrida Primary SchoolKS2 %	44%	35%	56%	−21

Free school meals: pupils eligible now, DfE January 2026 census. The typical-school line is a straight-line fit across every graded school in England. It describes; it doesn’t grade: the School Grade uses results alone.

Getting a place

How school places work in Lewisham

Lewisham Council handles applications for every state school in Lewisham, academies included. You apply to the council where you live, even for a school in another area.

Secondary (starting at 11)Apply by 31 October of Year 6. Offers on 1 March.

Primary (starting in Reception)Apply by 15 January before the September your child starts. Offers on 16 April.

Moving mid-yearApply to the council for an in-year place; it tells you which schools have room.

When a school is full

Every school publishes its admissions rules. Children in care come first, then, at most schools, brothers and sisters of current pupils, then those who live nearest. 20 of Lewisham’s 77 mainstream schools have a religious character; some of them give priority by church attendance, so check each school’s rules. Infant classes are limited to 30 by law. If you’re refused a place, you can appeal to an independent panel.

Useful: Apply for a primary place (GOV.UK) · Apply for a secondary place (GOV.UK) · How admissions criteria work

How full each school is

Pupils on roll as a share of the school’s official capacity. The black tick is 100%; 9 schools are at or over it.

Downderry incl. nursery127%

Rangefield incl. nursery112%

Holy Cross incl. nursery110%

St Mary's Lewisham incl. nursery110%

Prendergast105%

St Augustine's incl. nursery103%

Trinity103%

Bonus Pastor102%

Tidemill incl. nursery102%

Deptford Green99%

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St William of York incl. nursery99%

John Ball incl. nursery98%

Sandhurst incl. nursery98%

Addey and Stanhope98%

St Margaret's Lee98%

Haberdashers' Hatcham Free98%

St Bartholomews's97%

Prendergast Vale incl. nursery97%

Prendergast Ladywell97%

Edmund Waller incl. nursery96%

Perrymount incl. nursery96%

Torridon incl. nursery96%

Horniman96%

Gordonbrock incl. nursery96%

Haberdashers' Hatcham College95%

Stillness Infant incl. nursery95%

Rathfern incl. nursery94%

St Michael's incl. nursery94%

Sydenham93%

Cooper's Lane incl. nursery92%

Marvels Lane incl. nursery92%

Beecroft Garden91%

Deptford Park90%

Eliot Bank incl. nursery89%

John Stainer incl. nursery89%

Brindishe Manor incl. nursery89%

Brindishe Green incl. nursery89%

Grinling Gibbons incl. nursery89%

Holy Trinity incl. nursery88%

Kilmorie incl. nursery88%

Ashmead incl. nursery87%

Haberdashers' Knights incl. nursery86%

Adamsrill incl. nursery86%

Forster Park85%

Holbeach incl. nursery85%

Kelvin Grove incl. nursery85%

St John Baptist Southend84%

Haberdashers' Hatcham incl. nursery84%

Twin Oaks84%

Kender incl. nursery84%

St Winifred's incl. nursery83%

Rushey Green incl. nursery82%

Haberdashers' Knights82%

St Saviour's incl. nursery82%

Dalmain incl. nursery81%

Baring incl. nursery80%

Childeric incl. nursery80%

Oak Gardens incl. nursery79%

Conisborough College78%

Stillness Junior77%

Fairlawn incl. nursery75%

Myatt Garden incl. nursery74%

Launcelot incl. nursery73%

Brindishe Lee73%

St James's Hatcham incl. nursery72%

St Stephen's incl. nursery72%

Forest Hill70%

Good Shepherd incl. nursery69%

St George's incl. nursery69%

Elfrida incl. nursery66%

St Matthew64%

Haseltine incl. nursery64%

Our Lady and St Philip Neri incl. nursery60%

Athelney incl. nursery59%

Sedgehill56%

St Joseph's51%

Turnham incl. nursery29%

DfE register of schools (GIAS), January 2026 census. Capacity often excludes a nursery class, so a school with a nursery can show over 100%.

The schools

84 state schools in Lewisham

Each school’s own letter compares its results with every state school in England of the same phase: Key Stage 2 for primaries, GCSEs for secondaries. Open a school for its results, how its letter is worked out, Ofsted and a map.

Letters of Lewisham’s schoolsA 24B 27C 20D 58 without a letter

Primary schools63 · best KS2 results first

Haberdashers' Hatcham Free School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Free school

A⁺

90% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

410 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Gordonbrock Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

A⁺

84% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

626 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Eliot Bank Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

A⁺

84% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

397 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Turnham Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

80% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

168 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

St Margaret's Lee CofE Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided · Church of England

79% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

206 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2024

Stillness Junior School

Primary · ages 7–11 · Community

78% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

276 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Downderry Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

77% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

477 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Haberdashers' Hatcham Primary

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

77% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

395 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery

Primary · ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic

77% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

216 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

St George's CofE Primary School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Academy · Church of England

A⁻

75% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

206 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Fairlawn Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

A⁻

74% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

362 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Tidemill Academy

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

A⁻

73% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

427 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Myatt Garden Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

A⁻

73% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

357 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Edmund Waller Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

A⁻

72% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

434 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Beecroft Garden Primary

Primary · ages 4–11 · Community

A⁻

72% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

382 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

St Bartholomews's Church of England Primary School

Primary · ages 5–11 · Voluntary aided · Church of England

A⁻

71% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

394 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Holy Cross Catholic Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic

A⁻

71% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

231 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2023

Horniman Primary School

Primary · ages 5–11 · Community

A⁻

71% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

201 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

St James's Hatcham Church of England Primary School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Academy · Church of England

A⁻

71% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

151 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Brindishe Manor School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

B⁺

70% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

426 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2024

Haberdashers' Knights Primary

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

B⁺

70% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

207 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Brindishe Lee School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Community

B⁺

70% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

196 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Adamsrill Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

B⁺

69% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

361 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

St William of York Catholic Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic

B⁺

69% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

207 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

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Perrymount Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

B⁺

69% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

202 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic

B⁺

69% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

122 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

John Ball Primary School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Community

B⁺

68% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

672 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2024

Dalmain Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

B⁺

68% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

381 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

St Michael's Church of England Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Church of England

B⁺

68% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

197 pupilsOfsted: Good 2020

Rathfern Primary School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Community

67% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

484 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Kilmorie Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

66% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

613 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Oak Gardens Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

66% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

166 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Cooper's Lane Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

65% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

646 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

St Mary's Lewisham Church of England Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided · Church of England

65% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

231 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Torridon Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

B⁻

64% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

632 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Sandhurst Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

B⁻

63% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

648 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Ashmead Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

B⁻

63% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

390 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Brindishe Green School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

B⁻

62% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

585 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Marvels Lane Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

B⁻

62% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

385 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Kender Primary School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Community

B⁻

62% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

351 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

St Winifred's RC Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic

B⁻

62% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

350 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

St Saviour's Catholic Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic

B⁻

61% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

188 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Childeric Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy

C⁺

60% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

334 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Our Lady and St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Roman Catholic

C⁺

60% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

233 pupilsOfsted: Good 2019

St John Baptist Southend Church of England Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided · Church of England

C⁺

60% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

177 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Kelvin Grove Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

C⁺

59% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

535 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

John Stainer Community Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

C⁺

59% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

400 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2024

Haseltine Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

C⁺

59% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

385 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Grinling Gibbons Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

C⁺

58% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

208 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Good Shepherd RC School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided · Roman Catholic

C⁺

58% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

201 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Forster Park Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Community

57% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

269 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

St Stephen's CofE Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy · Church of England

57% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

186 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Launcelot Primary School and Nursery

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

56% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

307 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Holbeach Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

55% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

391 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided · Church of England

C⁻

52% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

185 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Deptford Park Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Community

C⁻

51% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

217 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Rushey Green Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

C⁻

49% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

560 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Baring Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

47% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

193 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Rangefield Primary School

Primary · ages 3–11 · Community

44% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

236 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Twin Oaks Primary School

Primary · ages 4–11 · Community

42% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

176 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Athelney Primary School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Community

D⁻

38% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

354 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Elfrida Primary School

Primary · ages 2–11 · Community

D⁻

35% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

335 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Stillness Infant School

Primary · ages 3–7 · Community

No letter

284 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

All-through schools4 · primary and secondary in one

St Matthew Academy

All-through · ages 4–16 · Academy · Roman Catholic

A⁻

54.2 Attainment 8 · 54% grade 5+ E&M

1,063 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Trinity Church of England School, Lewisham

All-through · ages 4–16 · Voluntary aided · Church of England

B⁺

50 Attainment 8 · 53% grade 5+ E&M

1,048 pupilsOfsted: report card 2025

Prendergast Ladywell School

All-through · ages 4–16 · Academy

48.5 Attainment 8 · 45% grade 5+ E&M

1,280 pupils

Prendergast Vale School

All-through · ages 3–16 · Academy

C⁻

40.2 Attainment 8 · 29% grade 5+ E&M

806 pupils

Secondary schools10 · best GCSE results first

Prendergast School

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy · girls

59 Attainment 8 · 69% grade 5+ E&M

1,052 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Sedgehill Academy

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy

A⁻

51.9 Attainment 8 · 66% grade 5+ E&M

960 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Sydenham School

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Community · girls

A⁻

53.4 Attainment 8 · 58% grade 5+ E&M

1,467 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

Haberdashers' Hatcham College

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy

A⁻

51.3 Attainment 8 · 58% grade 5+ E&M

1,375 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Forest Hill School

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Community · boys

B⁺

50.9 Attainment 8 · 54% grade 5+ E&M

1,080 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Bonus Pastor Catholic College

Secondary · ages 11–16 · Academy · Roman Catholic

49.6 Attainment 8 · 47% grade 5+ E&M

919 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2023

Haberdashers' Knights Academy

Secondary · ages 11–18 · Academy

C⁺

42.7 Attainment 8 · 41% grade 5+ E&M

1,098 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Deptford Green School

Secondary · ages 11–16 · Community

42.8 Attainment 8 · 38% grade 5+ E&M

888 pupilsOfsted: Good 2022

Addey and Stanhope School

Secondary · ages 11–16 · Voluntary aided

43.6 Attainment 8 · 36% grade 5+ E&M

589 pupilsOfsted: Good 2023

Conisborough College

Secondary · ages 11–16 · Academy

39.2 Attainment 8 · 42% grade 5+ E&M

703 pupilsOfsted: Requires improvement 2022

Special schools, nurseries and colleges7 · no letter: their results don’t compare

Drumbeat School and ASD Service

Special school · ages 4–19 · Community

No letter

298 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Greenvale School

Special school · ages 11–19 · Community

No letter

216 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2023

Watergate School

Special school · ages 4–11 · Foundation

No letter

185 pupilsOfsted: Outstanding 2022

Brent Knoll School

Special school · ages 4–17 · Foundation

No letter

181 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Chelwood Nursery School

Nursery · ages 2–5 · Local authority nursery school

No letter

127 pupilsOfsted: report card 2026

New Woodlands School

Special school · ages 5–16 · Community

No letter

2.2 Attainment 8 · 0% grade 5+ E&M

101 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2024

Clyde Nursery School.

Nursery · ages 2–5 · Local authority nursery school

No letter

72 pupilsOfsted: Good 2024

Village schools near Lewisham1 · outside any built-up area; Lewisham is the nearest town

All Saints' Church of England Primary School Blackheath

Primary · ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided · Church of England

65% met the KS2 standard (3 years)

189 pupilsOfsted: Inspected 2025

Key result: Attainment 8 and grade 5+ English and maths (GCSEs, 2025/26 provisional) for secondaries; the share meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (KS2, DfE’s three-year average) for primaries. Pupils: the January 2026 school census. No letter: an infant or first school (no KS2 tests), a new school, a small cohort DfE suppresses, or a special school, nursery or college. Independent schools aren’t included.

Ofsted

Ofsted report cards

Each school’s latest inspection; report cards replace one-word judgements as schools are re-inspected.

Outstanding 4Good 25Report card 12Requires improvement 1Ungraded inspection only 40No published grade 2

Ofsted stopped giving one-word judgements in 2024. Until a school is re-inspected, its last overall judgement is its most recent single grade; a school judged years ago may have changed a lot since.

Since November 2025 Ofsted gives each area of a school one of five grades (exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention, urgent improvement) and says whether safeguarding is met, instead of one overall word. 12 of Lewisham’s 84 state schools have a report card so far; the others show their last inspection under the old framework. Ofsted is never part of the School Grade.

School	Safeguarding	Achievement	Curriculum and teaching	Inclusion	Attendance and behaviour	Personal development and well-being	Leadership and governance	Early years	Sixth form
Elfrida Primary SchoolJuly 2026	Met	Needs attention	Expected standard	Expected standard	Needs attention	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	—
Stillness Infant SchoolJuly 2026	Met	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	—
Downderry Primary SchoolJune 2026	Met	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Expected standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	—
Athelney Primary SchoolJune 2026	Met	Needs attention	Expected standard	Expected standard	Needs attention	Strong standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	—
St George's CofE Primary SchoolMay 2026	Met	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	—
Sydenham SchoolMay 2026	Met	Expected standard	Expected standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	—	Strong standard
Launcelot Primary School and NurseryMay 2026	Met	Needs attention	Needs attention	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	—
Chelwood Nursery SchoolApril 2026	Met	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	Strong standard	Expected standard	—	—
St Mary's Lewisham Church of England Primary SchoolApril 2026	Met	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	—
Twin Oaks Primary SchoolJanuary 2026	Met	Needs attention	Expected standard	Expected standard	Needs attention	Expected standard	Expected standard	Expected standard	—
Rathfern Primary SchoolJanuary 2026	Met	Expected standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	—
Trinity Church of England School, LewishamNovember 2025	Met	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	Strong standard	—

Who runs them

9 academy trusts and the council

Academies are state schools run by a trust rather than the council: the trust employs the staff and can set its own curriculum and term dates. Admissions still go through the council.

Run by	Schools	Pupils	Their letters
Haberdashers' Aske's Federation TrustHaberdashers' Hatcham College, Haberdashers' Knights, Haberdashers' Hatcham Free, Haberdashers' Hatcham, Haberdashers' Knights	5	3,485	A⁻C⁺A⁺AB⁺
Sdbe Multi-Academy TrustSt George's, St Michael's, St Stephen's, St James's Hatcham	4	740	A⁻B⁺CA⁻
Leathersellers' Federation of SchoolsPrendergast Ladywell, Prendergast, Prendergast Vale	3	3,138	BAC⁻
St Benedict Catholic Academy TrustSt Matthew, Bonus Pastor, Our Lady and St Philip Neri	3	2,215	A⁻BC⁺
United Learning TrustSedgehill, Conisborough College	2	1,663	A⁻C
*Co-Op Brent Knoll and Watergate Co-Operative TrustWatergate, Brent Knoll	2	366	—
Reach2 Academy TrustTidemill	1	427	A⁻
Nexus Education Schools TrustChilderic	1	334	C⁺
Step Academy TrustTurnham	1	168	A
Lewisham CouncilSydenham, Forest Hill, Trinity, Deptford Green, John Ball, Sandhurst, Cooper's Lane, Torridon, Gordonbrock, Kilmorie, Addey and Stanhope, Brindishe Green, Rushey Green, Kelvin Grove, Rathfern, Downderry, Edmund Waller, Brindishe Manor, John Stainer, Eliot Bank, St Bartholomews's, Holbeach, Ashmead, Haseltine, Marvels Lane, Beecroft Garden, Dalmain, Fairlawn, Adamsrill, Myatt Garden, Athelney, Kender, St Winifred's, Elfrida, Launcelot, Drumbeat School and ASD Service, Stillness Infant, Stillness Junior, Forster Park, Rangefield, Holy Cross, St Mary's Lewisham, Deptford Park, Greenvale, St Augustine's, Grinling Gibbons, St William of York, St Margaret's Lee, Perrymount, Good Shepherd, Horniman, Brindishe Lee, Baring, St Saviour's, Holy Trinity, St John Baptist Southend, Twin Oaks, Oak Gardens, Chelwood Nursery, St Joseph's, New Woodlands, Clyde Nursery School.	62	24,094	A⁻B⁺B⁺CB⁺B⁻BB⁻A⁺BCB⁻C⁻C⁺BAA⁻B⁺C⁺A⁺A⁻CB⁻C⁺B⁻A⁻B⁺A⁻B⁺A⁻D⁻B⁻B⁻D⁻CACDA⁻BC⁻AC⁺B⁺AB⁺C⁺A⁻B⁺DB⁻C⁻C⁺DBB⁺

After 16

Where Lewisham’s teenagers go at 16

In England young people stay in education or training until 18: a sixth form, a college, or an apprenticeship.

6 of Lewisham’s 14 state secondaries have sixth forms: Forest Hill, Haberdashers' Hatcham College, Haberdashers' Knights, Prendergast, Sedgehill and Sydenham. Christ The King Sixth Form College, a further-education college, is in the London borough.

Secondaries with a sixth form

6 of 14

state schools in Lewisham

Colleges within 12 miles

nearest: Christ The King Sixth Form College

Grammar schools in Lewisham

no selective state secondaries

College	Distance
Christ The King Sixth Form CollegeFurther-education college · SE13 5GE	in Lewisham
New City CollegeFurther-education college · E14 0AF	3.9 mi
Morley College LondonFurther-education college · SE1 7HT	4.8 mi
The Marine Society College of the SeaFurther-education college · SE1 7JY	4.9 mi

Special needs

Special schools and alternative provision in Lewisham

Lewisham has 5 special schools (Brent Knoll, Drumbeat School and ASD Service, Greenvale, New Woodlands and Watergate: 981 pupils). A special-school place isn’t applied for like a mainstream one: for a child with an education, health and care plan (EHCP), Lewisham Council names the school in the plan, after asking the family’s preference. These schools have no letter, because their results don’t compare with mainstream schools’. Their cards ↑

Lewisham Council’s SEND Local Offer lists support beyond these schools.

Towns its size

22nd of 39 English towns and cities of 211,000 to 406,000

Ranked by School Grade, best first: the towns and cities either side of Lewisham, and the top and bottom of the group.

#	Town	Schools	KS2	Attainment 8	Grade 5+ E&M
1	Barnet London	A⁺	72%	57.6	65%
…
18	Hillingdon London	A⁻	66%	51.5	57%
19	Greenwich London	A⁻	71%	48.2	50%
20	Enfield London	A⁻	67%	48.3	49%
21	Lambeth London	B⁺	67%	47.3	47%
22	Lewisham London	B⁺	65%	48.7	50%
23	Barking and Dagenham London	B⁺	64%	49.1	50%
24	Plymouth Devon	B⁺	64%	48.6	52%
25	Havering London	B⁺	64%	48.3	50%
26	Croydon London	B⁺	67%	46.5	46%
…
39	Portsmouth Hampshire	D	54%	40.8	35%

Neighbours

Lewisham and the places around it

Coloured by School Grade.

SouthwarkGreenwichLambethTower HamletsBromleyCity of LondonNewhamLewisham

Town	Schools	KS2	Att. 8
Lewisham 84 schools	B⁺	65%	48.7
Southwark 101 schools · 2.9 mi	A	69%	52.3
Greenwich 90 schools · 4 mi	A⁻	71%	48.2
Lambeth 89 schools · 4 mi	B⁺	67%	47.3
Tower Hamlets 93 schools · 4.5 mi	A	71%	50.1
Bromley 97 schools · 4.7 mi	A	71%	52.5
City of London 1 school · uses schools within 3 km · 5.4 mi	A	71%	50.7
Newham 102 schools · 6.1 mi	A	74%	51.8

Newham has the best-graded schools nearby (A). Small places often use the schools within 3 km, so neighbours can share schools.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

Expected standard at Key Stage 2. The share of 11-year-olds who reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths together, in tests and teacher assessment at the end of primary school. We use DfE’s three-year average (2023–2025) to steady small schools.
Higher standard. The share working at greater depth in all three. In Lewisham: 10% (England’s average school: 8%).
Attainment 8. A pupil’s GCSE grades across eight subjects, with English and maths counted twice, added up. 50 is roughly a grade 5 in every subject.
Grade 5+ in English and maths. A strong pass in both. Grade 4 is a standard pass.
Provisional. 2025/26 GCSE figures are DfE’s first release; revised figures follow in February, usually within a point.
Progress 8. Not shown: there is none for 2025/26, because these pupils sat no KS2 tests in 2020 (Covid).
Free school meals. Pupils eligible for free school meals now, from the January census: the usual measure of how many pupils come from low-income homes.
Independent schools. Not included: they publish no results comparable with state schools’.

Questions about schools in Lewisham

Are schools in Lewisham good?

Lewisham’s state schools earn a B+ against schools across England: primary results beat 69% of towns in England; secondary results beat 68% of towns in England, on Department for Education Key Stage 2 and GCSE results. School places are handled by Lewisham council.

What is the best secondary school in Lewisham?

On 2025/26 GCSE results, Prendergast School: Attainment 8 of 59 and 69% with grade 5+ in English and maths, against 47.3 at the average school in England. Results are one measure; distance decides most places.

What is the best primary school in Lewisham?

On Key Stage 2 results over 2023–25, Haberdashers' Hatcham Free School: 90% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% at the average school in England.

Do Lewisham secondary schools have sixth forms?

6 of 14 do.

How do I apply for a school place in Lewisham?

Through Lewisham Council, for every state school including academies. Secondary applications close on 31 October (offers 1 March); primary on 15 January (offers 16 April).

How many schools in Lewisham are full?

9 of 77 mainstream schools have at least as many pupils as places, on DfE’s January 2026 census. A full school still admits by its rules, usually distance after siblings.

How many state schools are in Lewisham?

84 open state-funded schools are located in Lewisham’s built-up area: 67 primary, 14 secondary and 3 other (special schools, alternative provision, nurseries and 16–19). Independent schools aren’t included.

Sources: DfE Get Information about Schools (16 October 2026), Key Stage 2 performance tables (2023–2025, three-year average) and Key Stage 4 (2025/26, provisional); Ofsted state-funded school inspections as at 30 September 2026 · DfE Get Information about Schools (16 October 2026), further-education and sixth-form colleges · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Lewisham’s state schools outscore 73% of towns in England

What stands out about Lewisham’s schools

Turnham beats its intake

Lewisham grades B+ for schools

Where Lewisham’s 84 state schools are

Which schools do better than their intake suggests

How school places work in Lewisham

When a school is full

How full each school is

84 state schools in Lewisham

Ofsted report cards

9 academy trusts and the council

Where Lewisham’s teenagers go at 16

Special schools and alternative provision in Lewisham

22nd of 39 English towns and cities of 211,000 to 406,000

Lewisham and the places around it

What this data can and can’t tell you

Questions about schools in Lewisham