All-through school in London, Lewisham
Prendergast Vale School
Elmira Street, Lewisham, London, SE13 7BN
Ofsted
Ofsted has not published an inspection outcome for this school.
This is usual for schools that have opened recently, and for most independent schools, which are inspected by ISI or another approved body rather than Ofsted.
GCSE results 2024/25
Attainment 8 score
The average grade across eight GCSEs, doubling English and maths. 50 is roughly a grade 5 average.
Grade 5+ in English & maths
Grade 4+ in English & maths
EBacc average point score
Entered the EBacc
On Attainment 8 this school is in the lower half of state-funded secondaries in England.
Compared with the fifth of schools whose intake is most disadvantaged, which is where this one sits, it is in the better-performing half.
Progress 8 2023/24
No Progress 8 score published for this school.
Progress 8 measures how far pupils moved between the end of primary and their GCSEs, which makes it far fairer than raw attainment. It is shown for 2023/24 because it could not be calculated for 2024/25: that year group would have sat their key stage 2 tests in summer 2020, when the tests were cancelled, so there is no starting point to measure from. Every school in England is affected, not just this one.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 806
- Places
- 830
- How full
- Nearly full — 806 of 830 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 356 / 450
- Overall absence
- 9%
- Persistently absent
- 28%
secondary schools average 8.6%
secondary schools average 23.9% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 43%
- English as an additional language
- 48%
- With an EHC plan
- 2%
- On SEN support
- 16%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
- In education, work or training
- 89%
- Stayed in education
- 88%
- Started an apprenticeship
- 1%
- Stayed at this school's sixth form
- 46%
- No sustained destination
- 6%
- Pupils in the cohort
- 118
England 91.4%
England 85.4%
England 3.5%
England 5.8%
A destination counts only if it lasted at least six months, which is why these figures lag the exam results by a year. Small cohorts move these percentages a long way — check the cohort size before reading much into a gap.
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Lewisham 040D, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 53%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 11%
- Households owning their home
- 10%
- Households in social housing
- 58%
- Households with no car
- 63%
- Adults economically inactive
- 25%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- All-through
- Ages
- Ages 3–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- LEATHERSELLERS' FEDERATION OF SCHOOLS
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Edmund Coogan
- Local authority
- Lewisham
- Ward
- Lewisham Central
- Constituency
- Lewisham North
- URN
- 150351
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest all-through schools
| School | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban Mission SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 0.1 mi |
| Prendergast SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 64 | 0.5 mi |
| St Matthew AcademyAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 47.2 | 0.7 mi |
| Addey and Stanhope SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2023 | 41.1 | 0.9 mi |
| St Ursula's Convent SchoolVoluntary aided school | No grade | 55.1 | 0.9 mi |
| Education-My Life MattersOther independent school | No grade | — | 1 mi |
| Prendergast Ladywell SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 49.2 | 1.1 mi |
| Trinity Church of England School, LewishamVoluntary aided school | No grade | 48.3 | 1.2 mi |
Schools with a similar intake
State-funded all-through schools nationally whose share of disadvantaged pupils is closest to this school's. This is the fairest like-for-like comparison the published data supports.
| School | Ofsted | Attainment 8 |
|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Catholic High SchoolVoluntary aided school | No grade | 36.5 |
| All Hallows RC High SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2022 | 49.3 |
| Harris Academy PurleyAcademy sponsor led | Good 2023 | 46.8 |
| Little Ilford SchoolCommunity school | Good 2022 | 47.6 |
| The Winsford AcademyAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 30.6 |
| Ormiston Venture AcademyAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 47.3 |
| Brentside High SchoolFoundation school | No grade | 44.1 |
| Cardinal Wiseman Catholic SchoolVoluntary aided school | No grade | 47 |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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