OFSTED
18 March 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Girls
Religious character
—
Local authority
Lewisham
Trust
LEATHERSELLERS' FEDERATION OF SCHOOLS
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,052
1,052 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
900
85.6% of pupils
Male pupils
152
14.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
7.0 pts
below England
School
17.8%
Lewisham
27.8%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
0.5 pts
above England
School
20.8%
Lewisham
31.5%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.9 pts
below England
School
0.1%
Lewisham
0.6%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
33.7%
354
Any other White background
13.1%
138
African
10.3%
108
Any other Mixed background
9.2%
97
Caribbean
5.9%
62
White and Asian
4.7%
49
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
10.6%
111 of
1,052 pupils
10.3 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
5.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
4.4 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
64.0
24.8 pts
above England
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.03%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.19 pts
lower than
England
School
6.03%
Lewisham
5.79%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
14.67%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.15 pts
lower than
England
School
14.67%
Lewisham
16.14%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.58%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.23 pts
lower than
England
School
1.58%
Lewisham
1.28%
London
1.67%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
105.2%
12.9 pts
above England
Prendergast School
105.2%
Lewisham
87.9%
London
91.3%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.