Sydenham School
Ofsted: Strong
Score
C64
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- London, SE26 4RD
- Distance
- 0.8km away
Forest Hill School
Dacres Road, Forest Hill, London, SE23 2XN
Local ranking4th of 14 secondary schools in Lewisham
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1535
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Boys
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 13 December 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 50.9 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 53.9% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 70.1% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 167
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 91.0%
- Continued in education
- 89.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 1.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 3.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 73.0%
- Higher education
- 45.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 7.0%
- Employment
- 16.0%
- Not sustained
- 15.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C+
Avg A-Level Grade
34.1
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
34.4
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
71
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 8.8% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 28.9
- 16-18 Cohort
- 213
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1072
- Boys
- 1064 (99%)
- Girls
- 16 (1%)
- Capacity
- 1535 (70% full)
- SEND
- 26.9%
- FSM Eligible
- 30.7%
- EAL
- 21.7%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.5%
- SEN Support
- 24.4%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.4:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 61.6
- Budget per Pupil
- £9,934/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 7.0% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 18.9% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 41.3%
- White Other: 11.0%
- Black African: 9.5%
- Black Caribbean: 7.6%
- Mixed Other: 6.4%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 5.2%
- Mixed White & Asian: 4.1%
- Other: 3.6%
41.3%
White British
11.0%
White Other
9.5%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 100745
- UKPRN
- 10002536
- Establishment No.
- 4289
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