OFSTED
Ofsted inspection information
Latest published outcome
No overall judgement
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
All-through
Gender
Mixed
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
806
806 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
356
44.2% of pupils
Male pupils
450
55.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
17.9 pts
above England
School
42.7%
Lewisham
27.8%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
32.1 pts
above England
School
52.4%
Lewisham
31.5%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.6 pts
below England
School
0.4%
Lewisham
0.6%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
African
23.8%
192
Caribbean
13.5%
109
White British
10.2%
82
Any other White background
9.9%
80
Any other Mixed background
6.6%
53
Any other ethnic group
5.5%
44
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
19.9%
160 of
806 pupils
1.0 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.0 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.9 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
42.2
3.0 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
8.74%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.52 pts
higher than
England
School
8.74%
Lewisham
5.79%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
28.20%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
12.38 pts
higher than
England
School
28.20%
Lewisham
16.14%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
4.10%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.30 pts
higher than
England
School
4.10%
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 all-through schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
97.1%
6.0 pts
above England
Prendergast Vale School
97.1%
Lewisham
90.3%
London
91.4%
England
91.1%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.