Community school · Lewisham

Forest Hill School

11–18Ages
1,080Pupils
SecondaryPhase
BoysPupils
Sixth formAges 16–18
100745URN

Dacres Road, Forest Hill, London, SE23 2XN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.1per place

0.4 below Lewisham median (3.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Lewisham

528 applications for 168 places · 10th of 14 in Lewisham

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

50.9of 90

Lewisham 49.6 England 46.0

6th of 14 in Lewisham

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 13 December 2023Ofsted'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
Sixth form provision		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

3.1applications per place, Year 7

0.4 below Lewisham median (3.5) 0.9 above England median (2.2)

528 applications · 168 places offered · 126 named it first

2026 3.1; Lewisham median median 3.6
2025 2.7; Lewisham median median 3.6
2024 2.6; Lewisham median median 3.8
2023 2.5; Lewisham median median 3.1
2022 2.2; Lewisham median median 3.0
2021 2.2; Lewisham median median 3.1
2020 2.2; Lewisham median median 3.1
2019 2.3; Lewisham median median 3.4
2018 2.1; Lewisham median median 3.7
2017 2.9; Lewisham median median 3.3
2016 3.0; Lewisham median median 3.0
2015 2.9; Lewisham median median 2.9
2014 2.7; Lewisham median median 3.2

More applications per place than the Lewisham median in 0 of 13 years.

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	528	3.1	126	0.75
Sep 2025	171	463	2.7	119	0.70
Sep 2024	154	402	2.6	86	0.56
Sep 2023	157	395	2.5	85	0.54
Sep 2022	192	422	2.2	106	0.55
Sep 2021	175	378	2.2	75	0.43
Sep 2020	194	428	2.2	81	0.42
Sep 2019	184	426	2.3	78	0.42
Sep 2018	204	421	2.1	91	0.45
Sep 2017	237	678	2.9	190	0.80
Sep 2016	235	702	3.0	200	0.85
Sep 2015	231	676	2.9	180	0.78
Sep 2014	231	622	2.7	157	0.68

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

167 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)50.96th of 14 in Lewisham

Lewisham 49.6 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths54%5th of 14 in Lewisham

Lewisham 47% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths70%

Lewisham 70% England 66%

This school
Lewisham median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.30

−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	50.9	54%	70%	–
2024/25	179	52.3	59%	73%	–
2023/24	183	50.5	55%	75%	+0.30
2022/23	158	49.3	54%	71%	+0.25

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

Forest Hill SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

3.1applications per place 50.9Attainment 8
Sydenham School
0.8 km · Lewisham

2026

2.9applications per place 53.4Attainment 8
Harris Girls Academy Bromley
1.8 km · Bromley

Remains Outstanding2024

4.4applications per place 61.7Attainment 8
Sedgehill Academy
2.1 km · Lewisham

Good2022

3.6applications per place 51.9Attainment 8
Prendergast Ladywell School
2.4 km · Lewisham

Not yet inspected

6.5applications per place 48.5Attainment 8
Conisborough College
2.5 km · Lewisham

Requires improvement2022

2.7applications per place 39.2Attainment 8
Kingsdale Foundation School
2.6 km · Southwark

Outstanding2023

6.9applications per place 56.9Attainment 8
Harris Girls' Academy East Dulwich
2.9 km · Southwark

Outstanding2023

3.6applications per place 51.3Attainment 8
Harris City Academy Crystal Palace
3.0 km · Croydon

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.5applications per place 52.9Attainment 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: 100745 · 209/4289
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,535 pupils · 1,080 on roll
Free school meals: 27.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Dacres Road, Forest Hill, London, SE23 2XN
Local authority: Lewisham

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