Academy converter · Lewisham

Prendergast School

11–18Ages
1,052Pupils
SecondaryPhase
GirlsPupils
Sixth formAges 16–18
150319URN

Adelaide Avenue, Brockley, London, SE4 1LE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.8per place

1.3 above Lewisham median (3.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Lewisham

555 applications for 115 places · 2nd of 14 in Lewisham

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

59.0of 90

Lewisham 49.6 England 46.0

1st of 14 in Lewisham

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 18 March 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Sixth form provision	Outstanding

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

4.8applications per place, Year 7

1.3 above Lewisham median (3.5) 2.6 above England median (2.2)

555 applications · 115 places offered · 159 named it first

2026 4.8; Lewisham median median 3.6
2025 4.4; Lewisham median median 3.6
2024 5.0; Lewisham median median 3.8
2023 5.1; Lewisham median median 3.1; as the previous school
2022 5.2; Lewisham median median 3.0; as the previous school
2021 4.0; Lewisham median median 3.1; as the previous school
2020 5.9; Lewisham median median 3.1; as the previous school
2019 6.9; Lewisham median median 3.4; as the previous school
2018 5.9; Lewisham median median 3.7; as the previous school
2017 6.6; Lewisham median median 3.3; as the previous school
2016 5.1; Lewisham median median 3.0; as the previous school
2015 6.6; Lewisham median median 2.9; as the previous school
2014 6.0; Lewisham median median 3.2; as the previous school

This school
Lewisham median

Dashed bars: as Prendergast School (URN 100750), 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	115	555	4.8	159	1.38
Sep 2025	118	523	4.4	173	1.47
Sep 2024	118	587	5.0	164	1.39
Sep 2023 *	119	607	5.1	168	1.41
Sep 2022 *	117	613	5.2	172	1.47
Sep 2021 *	147	591	4.0	167	1.14
Sep 2020 *	118	693	5.9	174	1.47
Sep 2019 *	116	795	6.9	240	2.07
Sep 2018 *	121	719	5.9	193	1.60
Sep 2017 *	120	787	6.6	239	1.99
Sep 2016 *	146	739	5.1	242	1.66
Sep 2015 *	115	754	6.6	245	2.13
Sep 2014 *	114	685	6.0	183	1.61

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

149 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)59.01st of 14 in Lewisham

Lewisham 49.6 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths69%1st of 14 in Lewisham

Lewisham 47% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths88%

Lewisham 70% England 66%

This school
Lewisham median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.57

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	149	59.0	69%	88%	–
2024/25	116	64.0	73%	80%	–
2023/24 *	115	57.6	64%	78%	+0.57
2022/23 *	117	60.7	67%	86%	+0.59

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 SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

Not yet inspected

4.6applications per place 40.2Attainment 8
Prendergast Ladywell School
1.1 km · Lewisham

Not yet inspected

6.5applications per place 48.5Attainment 8
Haberdashers' Hatcham College
1.5 km · Lewisham

Improved significantly2024

3.6applications per place 51.3Attainment 8
Addey and Stanhope School
1.7 km · Lewisham

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 43.6Attainment 8
St Matthew Academy
1.9 km · Lewisham

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.0applications per place 54.2Attainment 8
Harris Girls' Academy East Dulwich
2.0 km · Southwark

Outstanding2023

3.6applications per place 51.3Attainment 8
Deptford Green School
2.2 km · Lewisham

Good2022

3.3applications per place 42.8Attainment 8
St Ursula's Convent School
2.3 km · Greenwich

2025

1.2applications per place 54.0Attainment 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: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 150319 · 209/4646
Trust: Leathersellers' Federation of Schools
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,000 pupils · 1,052 on roll
Free school meals: 19.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 2024
Replaced: Prendergast School (URN 100750)
Address: Adelaide Avenue, Brockley, London, SE4 1LE
Local authority: Lewisham

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