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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 20 November 2024Ungraded inspection: Improved significantly
- 26 February 2019Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry774 applications · 218 places offered · 210 named it first
HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.
- 2026 3.6; Lewisham median median 3.6
- 2025 3.9; Lewisham median median 3.6
- 2024 4.1; Lewisham median median 3.8
- 2023 3.8; Lewisham median median 3.1
- 2022 4.4; Lewisham median median 3.0
- 2021 4.7; Lewisham median median 3.1
- 2020 4.9; Lewisham median median 3.1
- 2019 7.2; Lewisham median median 3.4
- 2018 7.3; Lewisham median median 3.7
- 2017 8.6; Lewisham median median 3.3
- 2016 9.6; Lewisham median median 3.0
- 2015 9.4; Lewisham median median 2.9
- 2014 8.6; Lewisham median median 3.2
- This school
- Lewisham median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, 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 | 218 | 774 | 3.6 | 210 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2025 | 221 | 867 | 3.9 | 246 | 1.11 |
| Sep 2024 | 219 | 903 | 4.1 | 258 | 1.18 |
| Sep 2023 | 218 | 829 | 3.8 | 208 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2022 | 220 | 965 | 4.4 | 259 | 1.18 |
| Sep 2021 | 216 | 1,013 | 4.7 | 294 | 1.36 |
| Sep 2020 | 216 | 1,050 | 4.9 | 282 | 1.31 |
| Sep 2019 | 160 | 1,155 | 7.2 | 244 | 1.53 |
| Sep 2018 | 162 | 1,174 | 7.3 | 290 | 1.79 |
| Sep 2017 | 146 | 1,259 | 8.6 | 327 | 2.24 |
| Sep 2016 | 142 | 1,366 | 9.6 | 318 | 2.24 |
| Sep 2015 | 150 | 1,416 | 9.4 | 385 | 2.57 |
| Sep 2014 | 164 | 1,417 | 8.6 | 408 | 2.49 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 218 | 51.3 | 58% | 73% | – |
| 2024/25 | 223 | 50.5 | 54% | 67% | – |
| 2023/24 | 216 | 50.8 | 52% | 75% | +0.08 |
| 2022/23 | 221 | 51.2 | 53% | 69% | +0.19 |
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
- Haberdashers' Hatcham CollegeThis schoolThis schoolImproved significantly20243.6applications per place 51.3Attainment 8
- 0.9 km · SouthwarkStandards maintained20243.3applications per place 61.8Attainment 8
- 1.3 km · LewishamGood20223.3applications per place 42.8Attainment 8
- 1.3 km · LewishamRemains Good20233.1applications per place 43.6Attainment 8
- 1.4 km · SouthwarkOutstanding20233.6applications per place 51.3Attainment 8
- 1.5 km · LewishamGraded · no overall grade20254.8applications per place 59.0Attainment 8
- 1.9 km · SouthwarkOutstanding20233.6applications per place 54.0Attainment 8
- 2.0 km · LewishamNot yet inspected4.6applications per place 40.2Attainment 8
- 2.2 km · SouthwarkGraded · no overall grade20252.0applications per place 40.0Attainment 8
School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 135073 · 209/6905
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,440 pupils · 1,375 on roll
- Free school meals
- 34.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2005
- Address
- Pepys Road, New Cross, London, SE14 5SF
- Local authority
- Lewisham
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources