Secondary schools in Lewisham
Where pupils go after Year 11 and after sixth form, school by school, with GCSE results. Destinations are for the 2023 leavers; results are from 2025.
Lewisham has 14 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 2,282 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 91% stayed in education (England 86%): 43% in a school sixth form, 24% at a sixth form college, 19% at a further education college.
Apprenticeships take 1% of leavers, roughly a third of the England rate of 3%.
4% of leavers had no sustained destination six months on, fewer than the 6% across England.
After sixth form, 60% of students in Lewisham went to university (England 37%), and 13% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).
After Year 11: Lewisham against England
| Measure | Lewisham | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 2,282 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 91% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 43% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 24% | 13% |
| — further education college | 19% | 37% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 4% | 6% |
Where each school’s Year 11 leavers went
One band per school, sorted by the size of its 2023 Year 11 cohort. Band width is pupils; hover a band for the share, click a school for its profile. Counts are worked back from the percentages DfE publishes, so a band can be out by a pupil.
Map of secondary schools in Lewisham
Darker blue means a larger share of Year 11 leavers stayed in education. Click a school for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
State-funded secondary schools (14)
Sorted by name. Click a school for its full picture. “Stayed in education” counts school sixth forms, sixth form colleges and FE colleges together.
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addey and Stanhope SchoolVoluntary aided school | 589 | 89% | 18% | 17% | 1% | — | 41.1 | 34% |
| Bonus Pastor Catholic CollegeAcademy converter | 919 | 97% | 37% | 11% | 1% | — | 50.7 | 43% |
| Conisborough CollegeAcademy sponsor led | 703 | — | — | — | — | — | 37.6 | 32% |
| Deptford Green SchoolCommunity school | 888 | 92% | 35% | 30% | 1% | — | 47.7 | 42% |
| Forest Hill SchoolCommunity school · sixth form | 1,080 | 90% | 65% | 15% | 1% | 45% | 52.3 | 59% |
| Haberdashers' Hatcham CollegeAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,375 | 93% | 51% | 18% | — | 67% | 50.5 | 54% |
| Haberdashers' Knights AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,098 | 90% | 38% | 26% | 2% | 65% | 42.9 | 35% |
| Prendergast Ladywell SchoolAcademy converter | 1,280 | 83% | 33% | 28% | 1% | — | 49.2 | 48% |
| Prendergast SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,052 | 92% | 72% | 9% | 1% | 55% | 64.0 | 73% |
| Prendergast Vale SchoolAcademy converter | 806 | 88% | 46% | 20% | 1% | — | 42.2 | 35% |
| Sedgehill AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 960 | 87% | 48% | 23% | 2% | 51% | 43.9 | 42% |
| St Matthew AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1,063 | 92% | 37% | 15% | 1% | — | 47.2 | 40% |
| Sydenham SchoolCommunity school · sixth form | 1,467 | 93% | 75% | 12% | 2% | 65% | 50.8 | 49% |
| Trinity Church of England School, LewishamVoluntary aided school | 1,048 | 94% | 28% | 18% | 2% | — | 48.3 | 56% |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (8)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christ The King Sixth Form Collegecollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 61% | — | — |
| Sydenham and Forest Hill Sixth Formcollege · Sixth form centres | — | — | — | — | — | 57% | — | — |
| St Dunstan's Collegeindependent · Other independent school · sixth form · selective | 1,234 | — | — | — | — | — | 16.5 | 0% |
| Sydenham & Dulwich Girls GDSTindependent · Other independent school · sixth form · selective | 716 | — | — | — | — | — | 49.0 | 0% |
| Brent Knoll Schoolspecial · Foundation special school · sixth form | 181 | 100% | 0% | 41% | 0% | — | 0.6 | 0% |
| Drumbeat School and ASD Servicespecial · Community special school · sixth form | 298 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Greenvale Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 216 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| New Woodlands Schoolspecial · Community special school | 101 | 86% | 0% | 79% | 0% | — | 1.4 | 0% |