Community school · Lewisham

Deptford Green School

11–16Ages
888Pupils
SecondaryPhase
100740URN

Edward Street, New Cross, London, SE14 6AN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.3per place

0.3 below Lewisham median (3.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Lewisham

550 applications for 168 places · 9th of 14 in Lewisham

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

42.8of 90

Lewisham 49.6 England 46.0

11th of 14 in Lewisham

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 26 April 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.3applications per place, Year 7

0.3 below Lewisham median (3.5) 1.0 above England median (2.2)

550 applications · 168 places offered · 150 named it first

2026 3.3; Lewisham median median 3.6
2025 3.5; Lewisham median median 3.6
2024 3.9; Lewisham median median 3.8
2023 3.5; Lewisham median median 3.1
2022 2.9; Lewisham median median 3.0
2021 3.1; Lewisham median median 3.1
2020 3.1; Lewisham median median 3.1
2019 2.9; Lewisham median median 3.4
2018 3.1; Lewisham median median 3.7
2017 2.8; Lewisham median median 3.3
2016 2.6; Lewisham median median 3.0
2015 2.7; Lewisham median median 2.9
2014 2.3; Lewisham median median 3.2

This school
Lewisham median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	168	550	3.3	150	0.89
Sep 2025	167	588	3.5	132	0.79
Sep 2024	170	665	3.9	183	1.08
Sep 2023	170	597	3.5	158	0.93
Sep 2022	163	472	2.9	102	0.63
Sep 2021	140	435	3.1	86	0.61
Sep 2020	173	536	3.1	119	0.69
Sep 2019	178	515	2.9	107	0.60
Sep 2018	147	460	3.1	93	0.63
Sep 2017	174	486	2.8	96	0.55
Sep 2016	200	525	2.6	113	0.56
Sep 2015	177	469	2.7	87	0.49
Sep 2014	176	407	2.3	56	0.32

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

167 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)42.811th of 14 in Lewisham

Lewisham 49.6 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths38%12th of 14 in Lewisham

Lewisham 47% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths58%

Lewisham 70% England 66%

This school
Lewisham median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.05

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	167	42.8	38%	58%	–
2024/25	163	47.7	42%	58%	–
2023/24	166	44.6	40%	53%	+0.05
2022/23	175	43.4	41%	55%	−0.16

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Deptford Green SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

3.3applications per place 42.8Attainment 8
Addey and Stanhope School
0.7 km · Lewisham

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 43.6Attainment 8
Haberdashers' Hatcham College
1.3 km · Lewisham

Improved significantly2024

3.6applications per place 51.3Attainment 8
The St Thomas the Apostle College
1.6 km · Southwark

Standards maintained2024

3.3applications per place 61.8Attainment 8
Prendergast Vale School
2.2 km · Lewisham

Not yet inspected

4.6applications per place 40.2Attainment 8
St Ursula's Convent School
2.2 km · Greenwich

2025

1.2applications per place 54.0Attainment 8
Prendergast School
2.2 km · Lewisham

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.8applications per place 59.0Attainment 8
George Green's School
2.3 km · Tower Hamlets

Remains Good2022

1.6applications per place 47.7Attainment 8
Canary Wharf Secondary
2.3 km · Tower Hamlets

Requires improvement2024

2.7applications per place 51.2Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 100740 · 209/4047
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 900 pupils · 888 on roll
Free school meals: 45.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Address: Edward Street, New Cross, London, SE14 6AN
Local authority: Lewisham

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources