Prendergast School, London

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Coming up: an open day on Thursday 1 July 2027. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Prendergast School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 59, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 48.4 in Lewisham and 47 across England.

69% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 49% in Lewisham and 47% in England.

That is down from 64 in 2025.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 52.5, against 61 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 8.5 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 23 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Spanish and History.

For September 2026 entry, 159 families put Prendergast School as their first choice and 555 named it as one of their preferences, for 115 places offered. That is 1.4 first choices for every place. 62 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Prendergast School are Prendergast Vale School (0.5 miles, Attainment 8 40.2); Prendergast Ladywell School (0.7 miles, Attainment 8 48.5); Haberdashers' Hatcham College (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 51.3); and Addey and Stanhope School (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.6).

Prendergast School's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Prendergast School is one of 3 schools run by Leathersellers' Federation of Schools, an academy trust.

227 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Prendergast School (as of September 2025): 93% would recommend the school, 96% say their child is happy there and 62% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (96%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (62%).

Of the 115 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 92% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 12% to a further education college and 2% into work.

Of the 141 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 59% went on to university or other higher education, 1% to apprenticeships and 14% into work. 28% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

In 2026, 94 pupils (8.9%) received SEN support and 17 (1.6%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

The nearest railway station is Ladywell, about 590 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).

17 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Prendergast School, 160 metres away.

In 2024/25, Prendergast School issued 59 suspensions, 5.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Prendergast School are Gordonbrock Primary School (0.3 miles), Beecroft Garden Primary (0.5 miles), St Mary's Lewisham Church of England Primary School (0.6 miles) and John Stainer Community Primary School (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.