Academy sponsor led · Lewisham

Sedgehill Academy

11–18Ages
960Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
148003URN

Sedgehill Road, Lewisham, London, SE6 3QW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.6per place

close to Lewisham median (3.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Lewisham

634 applications for 176 places · 7th of 14 in Lewisham

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

51.9of 90

Lewisham 49.6 England 46.0

4th of 14 in Lewisham

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 28 September 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
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

3.6applications per place, Year 7

close to Lewisham median (3.5) 1.4 above England median (2.2)

634 applications · 176 places offered · 168 named it first

2026 3.6; Lewisham median median 3.6
2025 3.6; Lewisham median median 3.6
2024 3.3; Lewisham median median 3.8
2023 3.1; Lewisham median median 3.1
2022 2.6; Lewisham median median 3.0
2021 2.1; Lewisham median median 3.1
2020 3.2; Lewisham median median 3.1; as the previous school
2019 2.4; Lewisham median median 3.4; as the previous school
2018 2.9; Lewisham median median 3.7; as the previous school
2017 3.5; Lewisham median median 3.3; as the previous school
2016 3.3; Lewisham median median 3.0; as the previous school
2015 2.6; Lewisham median median 2.9; as the previous school
2014 2.3; Lewisham median median 3.2; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Lewisham median in 1 of 6 years.

This school
Lewisham median

Dashed bars: as Sedgehill School (URN 100743), the previous school.

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	176	634	3.6	168	0.95
Sep 2025	173	629	3.6	146	0.84
Sep 2024	174	569	3.3	141	0.81
Sep 2023	175	544	3.1	121	0.69
Sep 2022	163	417	2.6	91	0.56
Sep 2021	138	290	2.1	62	0.45
Sep 2020 *	87	280	3.2	59	0.68
Sep 2019 *	114	275	2.4	51	0.45
Sep 2018 *	94	276	2.9	54	0.57
Sep 2017 *	90	317	3.5	61	0.68
Sep 2016 *	150	495	3.3	95	0.63
Sep 2015 *	231	593	2.6	149	0.65
Sep 2014 *	265	599	2.3	141	0.53

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

129 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)51.94th of 14 in Lewisham

Lewisham 49.6 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths66%2nd of 14 in Lewisham

Lewisham 47% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths81%

Lewisham 70% England 66%

This school
Lewisham median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.20

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	129	51.9	66%	81%	–
2024/25	101	43.9	42%	65%	–
2023/24	104	45.1	40%	64%	+0.20
2022/23	108	46.7	50%	72%	+0.20

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

Sedgehill AcademyThis school
This school

Good2022

3.6applications per place 51.9Attainment 8
Conisborough College
1.4 km · Lewisham

Requires improvement2022

2.7applications per place 39.2Attainment 8
Bonus Pastor Catholic College
1.4 km · Lewisham

Remains Outstanding2023

4.0applications per place 49.6Attainment 8
Harris Girls Academy Bromley
1.6 km · Bromley

Remains Outstanding2024

4.4applications per place 61.7Attainment 8
Forest Hill School
2.1 km · Lewisham

Good2023

3.1applications per place 50.9Attainment 8
Harris Academy Beckenham
2.6 km · Bromley

Remains Outstanding2023

7.2applications per place 54.5Attainment 8
Haberdashers' Knights Academy
2.6 km · Lewisham

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 42.7Attainment 8
Sydenham School
2.9 km · Lewisham

2026

2.9applications per place 53.4Attainment 8
Prendergast Ladywell School
3.0 km · Lewisham

Not yet inspected

6.5applications per place 48.5Attainment 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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 148003 · 209/4001
Trust: United Learning Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,711 pupils · 960 on roll
Free school meals: 46.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 September 2020
Replaced: Sedgehill School (URN 100743)
Address: Sedgehill Road, Lewisham, London, SE6 3QW
Local authority: Lewisham

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