Academy converter · Lewisham

Prendergast Vale School

3–16Ages
806Pupils
All-throughPhase
150351URN

Elmira Street, Lewisham, London, SE13 7BN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Not yet inspected

As the previous school: Good2018

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.6per place

1.0 above Lewisham median (3.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Lewisham

291 applications for 64 places · 3rd of 14 in Lewisham

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

40.2of 90

Lewisham 49.6 England 46.0

13th 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 Vale School URN 135843 Good2018

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

4.6applications per place, Year 7

1.0 above Lewisham median (3.5) 2.3 above England median (2.2)

291 applications · 64 places offered · 35 named it first

2026 4.6; Lewisham median median 3.6
2025 4.3; Lewisham median median 3.6
2024 4.2; Lewisham median median 3.8
2023 4.2; Lewisham median median 3.1; as the previous school
2022 3.6; Lewisham median median 3.0; as the previous school
2021 3.9; Lewisham median median 3.1; as the previous school
2020 6.4; Lewisham median median 3.1; as the previous school
2019 5.8; Lewisham median median 3.4; as the previous school
2018 4.1; Lewisham median median 3.7; as the previous school
2017 4.3; Lewisham median median 3.3; as the previous school
2016 5.1; Lewisham median median 3.0; as the previous school
2015 4.7; Lewisham median median 2.9; as the previous school
2014 5.8; Lewisham median median 3.2; as the previous school

This school
Lewisham median

Dashed bars: as Prendergast Vale School (URN 135843), Lewisham Bridge Primary School (URN 100694), the previous school.

Reception entry, September 2026: 3.4 per place (103 applications for 30 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	64	291	4.6	35	0.55
Sep 2025	84	360	4.3	44	0.52
Sep 2024	89	376	4.2	38	0.43
Sep 2023 *	81	338	4.2	39	0.48
Sep 2022 *	106	386	3.6	54	0.51
Sep 2021 *	110	423	3.9	53	0.48
Sep 2020 *	79	509	6.4	45	0.57
Sep 2019 *	101	588	5.8	76	0.75
Sep 2018 *	90	372	4.1	52	0.58
Sep 2017 *	88	379	4.3	33	0.38
Sep 2016 *	104	535	5.1	75	0.72
Sep 2015 *	108	502	4.7	75	0.69
Sep 2014 *	106	614	5.8	116	1.09

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

119 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)40.213th of 14 in Lewisham

Lewisham 49.6 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths29%14th of 14 in Lewisham

Lewisham 47% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths51%

Lewisham 70% England 66%

This school
Lewisham median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.04

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	119	40.2	29%	51%	–
2024/25	116	42.2	35%	56%	–
2023/24 *	115	45.4	44%	71%	+0.04
2022/23 *	118	45.7	41%	59%	−0.01

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 Vale SchoolThis school
This school

Not yet inspected

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

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.8applications per place 59.0Attainment 8
St Matthew Academy
1.1 km · Lewisham

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.0applications per place 54.2Attainment 8
Addey and Stanhope School
1.5 km · Lewisham

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 43.6Attainment 8
St Ursula's Convent School
1.5 km · Greenwich

2025

1.2applications per place 54.0Attainment 8
Prendergast Ladywell School
1.8 km · Lewisham

Not yet inspected

6.5applications per place 48.5Attainment 8
Trinity Church of England School, Lewisham
1.9 km · Lewisham

2025

4.2applications per place 50.0Attainment 8
Haberdashers' Hatcham College
2.0 km · Lewisham

Improved significantly2024

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

Good2022

3.3applications per place 42.8Attainment 8

Exceptional
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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: All-through
URN · DfE number: 150351 · 209/5201
Trust: Leathersellers' Federation of Schools
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 830 pupils · 806 on roll
Free school meals: 42.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 2024
Replaced: Prendergast Vale School (URN 135843); Lewisham Bridge Primary School (URN 100694)
Address: Elmira Street, Lewisham, London, SE13 7BN
Local authority: Lewisham

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