Academy converter · Lewisham

Prendergast Ladywell School

4–16Ages
1,280Pupils
All-throughPhase
150318URN

Manwood Road, Brockley, Lewisham, SE4 1SA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Not yet inspected

As the previous school: Good2019

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

6.5per place

3.0 above Lewisham median (3.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Lewisham

717 applications for 110 places · 1st of 14 in Lewisham

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

48.5of 90

Lewisham 49.6 England 46.0

9th of 14 in Lewisham

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Not yet inspected under its current URN (since Jan 2024)

Before: Prendergast Ladywell School URN 100747 Good2019

For Ofsted a new URN is a new school: earlier results are the previous school's, shown as such. New schools are usually first inspected in their third year.

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

6.5applications per place, Year 7

3.0 above Lewisham median (3.5) 4.3 above England median (2.2)

717 applications · 110 places offered · 120 named it first

2026 6.5; Lewisham median median 3.6
2025 6.8; Lewisham median median 3.6
2024 7.1; Lewisham median median 3.8
2023 7.2; Lewisham median median 3.1; as the previous school
2022 6.3; Lewisham median median 3.0; as the previous school
2021 5.9; Lewisham median median 3.1; as the previous school
2020 4.5; Lewisham median median 3.1; as the previous school
2019 3.4; Lewisham median median 3.4; as the previous school
2018 3.1; Lewisham median median 3.7; as the previous school
2017 3.2; Lewisham median median 3.3; as the previous school
2016 3.4; Lewisham median median 3.0; as the previous school
2015 2.8; Lewisham median median 2.9; as the previous school
2014 2.6; Lewisham median median 3.2; as the previous school

This school
Lewisham median

Dashed bars: as Prendergast Ladywell School (URN 100747), the previous school.

Reception entry, September 2026: 4.1 per place (177 applications for 43 places).

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	110	717	6.5	120	1.09
Sep 2025	115	781	6.8	150	1.30
Sep 2024	113	803	7.1	145	1.28
Sep 2023 *	121	874	7.2	183	1.51
Sep 2022 *	129	809	6.3	185	1.43
Sep 2021 *	137	802	5.9	170	1.24
Sep 2020 *	178	792	4.5	135	0.76
Sep 2019 *	176	600	3.4	116	0.66
Sep 2018 *	158	482	3.1	82	0.52
Sep 2017 *	143	457	3.2	74	0.52
Sep 2016 *	131	446	3.4	74	0.56
Sep 2015 *	146	413	2.8	65	0.45
Sep 2014 *	176	448	2.6	71	0.40

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

180 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)48.59th of 14 in Lewisham

Lewisham 49.6 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths45%9th of 14 in Lewisham

Lewisham 47% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths64%

Lewisham 70% England 66%

This school
Lewisham median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.29

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	180	48.5	45%	64%	–
2024/25	176	49.2	48%	67%	–
2023/24 *	168	41.3	35%	52%	−0.29
2022/23 *	166	37.0	30%	45%	−0.50

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

Prendergast Ladywell SchoolThis school
This school

Not yet inspected

6.5applications per place 48.5Attainment 8
Prendergast School
1.1 km · Lewisham

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.8applications per place 59.0Attainment 8
Prendergast Vale School
1.8 km · Lewisham

Not yet inspected

4.6applications per place 40.2Attainment 8
Conisborough College
2.1 km · Lewisham

Requires improvement2022

2.7applications per place 39.2Attainment 8
Harris Girls' Academy East Dulwich
2.1 km · Southwark

Outstanding2023

3.6applications per place 51.3Attainment 8
Haberdashers' Hatcham College
2.3 km · Lewisham

Improved significantly2024

3.6applications per place 51.3Attainment 8
Forest Hill School
2.4 km · Lewisham

Good2023

3.1applications per place 50.9Attainment 8
St Matthew Academy
2.5 km · Lewisham

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.0applications per place 54.2Attainment 8
Trinity Church of England School, Lewisham
2.5 km · Lewisham

2025

4.2applications per place 50.0Attainment 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 converter
Phase: All-through
URN · DfE number: 150318 · 209/4323
Trust: Leathersellers' Federation of Schools
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,320 pupils · 1,280 on roll
Free school meals: 28.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 2024
Replaced: Prendergast Ladywell School (URN 100747)
Address: Manwood Road, Brockley, Lewisham, SE4 1SA
Local authority: Lewisham

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