Forest Hill SchoolSedgehill Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in London.

Summary of the comparison

Forest Hill School and Sedgehill Academy are secondary schools in London.

  • Forest Hill School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Sedgehill Academy scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average). Forest Hill School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Forest Hill School was judged Good and Sedgehill Academy was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 52.3 for Forest Hill School and 43.9 for Sedgehill Academy.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Forest Hill School (51.6 in 2021-22, 52.3 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Sedgehill Academy (50.5 in 2021-22, 43.9 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Forest Hill School versus Sedgehill Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LondonForest Hill SchoolLondonSedgehill AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC64/100Stronger figureC61/100
Local ranking3rd of 14 in Lewisham Stronger figure6th of 14 in Lewisham
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy sponsor led
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderBoys Mixed
Pupils on roll1,072 900
Capacity1,535 1,711
LocationLondon, SE23 2XN London, SE6 3QW
GCSE results
Attainment 852.3 Stronger figure43.9 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths58.7% Stronger figure41.6% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths73.2% Stronger figure65.3% 64.8%
Entering EBacc39.1% 45.5% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score4.81 Stronger figure3.88 4.09
Cohort179 101
A-level results
A-level entries71 24
A-level average points34.1 35.0 Stronger figure35.0
A-level average gradeC+ B-
Best 3 A-levels points34.4 35.6 Stronger figure35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects8.8% 11.1% Stronger figure17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,072 900
Free school meals (ever 6)30.7% 47.7%
English as an additional language21.7% 37.3%
SEN support24.4% 14.4%
SEN with an EHC plan2.5% 2.2%
Attendance
Overall absence7.0% 6.2% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence18.9% 18.8% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

A-level average points

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Forest Hill School

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