Sydenham and Forest Hill Sixth Form, Forest Hill

Across Lewisham, 63% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 91% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Lewisham lodged 85 appeals against secondary school offers; 41 reached a hearing and 6 succeeded (14.6% of those heard).

The nearest other state secondary schools to Sydenham and Forest Hill Sixth Form are Sydenham School (under 0.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 53.4); Forest Hill School (0.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 50.9); Allenby Tutorial Trust (0.8 miles); and Kingsdale Foundation School (1.1 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 56.9).

Of the 211 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 62% went on to university or other higher education, 1% to apprenticeships and 13% into work. 20% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

The nearest railway station is Forest Hill Station, about 650 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).

13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Sydenham Police Station (k), 50 metres away.

The primary schools closest to Sydenham and Forest Hill Sixth Form are Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School (0.1 miles), Kelvin Grove Primary School (0.2 miles), Eliot Bank Primary School (0.2 miles) and St Bartholomews's Church of England Primary School (0.3 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.