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Sydenham & Dulwich Girls GDST

Girls · ages 4–19 · with sixth form · selective (grammar)Lewisham, London SE26 6BLSchool website
Pupils on roll
716of 814 places
Free school meals
Year 11 cohort 2025
87
Ofsted
Not covered by Ofsted school inspections
What the data says

The Department for Education has not published where Sydenham & Dulwich Girls GDST’s Year 11 leavers went next (destination measures are not published for independent schools), so this page relies on the school’s results and subjects.

Drama is unusually popular at GCSE: 38% of the year group took it, against 7% of pupils across England.

A level grades average B+, well above the England average of B-; 28% of students achieved AAB or better including two facilitating subjects (England 18%). The largest A level subjects are Sociology, Chemistry and Fine Art.

Where pupils went after Year 11

Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Lewisham and England.

The Department for Education has not published destination figures for this school (new school, small cohort or not a state-funded school).

Where students went after sixth form

Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.

No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.

GCSE results 2025

MeasureThis schoolLewishamEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)49.046.746.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths0%45%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths0%63%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects0%54%41%
EBacc average point score4.314.304.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort38%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils37.934.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils52.150.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)
English as an additional language30%19%

Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.

Subjects taken at GCSE

Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
English Literature8699%86%59%21%98%
Chemistry4754%23%77%47%100%
Physics4754%23%72%46%100%
Biology4754%23%70%45%100%
Religious Studies4248%31%86%32%100%
Combined Science3945%65%46%9%97%
History3743%41%65%26%97%
Geography3540%41%83%25%100%
Drama3338%7%36%27%100%
Spanish2933%19%83%27%100%
Design and Technology2630%11%62%23%96%
Fine Art2326%9%39%28%100%
French2124%18%81%29%100%
Physical Education2124%11%38%24%81%
Italian1517%0%93%53%93%
Computer Science1113%13%64%30%100%
Latin1113%1%55%74%91%
Music1011%5%70%33%100%
German78%5%86%33%100%

A levels and other level 3 courses

MeasureThis schoolLewishamEngland
Students at the end of 16–18 study68
— of whom A level students36851261,341
Average A level gradeB+C+B-
Average points per A level entry43.5533.6235.00
Average grade, best 3 A levelsB+C+B-
AAB or better with two facilitating subjects28%12%18%
Average grade, applied general courses
Average grade, T levels

A level subjects

Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Sociology1233%13%
Chemistry822%17%
Fine Art822%3%
Biology822%20%
Drama822%2%
Psychology822%23%
Economics719%13%
Mathematics719%31%
Religious Studies617%4%
History617%13%
Geography617%10%
Italian0%
Further Mathematics5%
Physical Education3%
Physics12%
Spanish2%
Russian0%
Classical Civilisation1%
Computer Science5%
Product Design2%
English Literature11%
French1%
Politics6%
History of Art0%

Applied, technical and other level 3 courses

SubjectQualificationEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Study SkillsExtended Project (Diploma)3083%

Other secondary schools in Lewisham

Forest Hill School

Community school · sixth form · 1,080 pupils

90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 52.3

Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.