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Prendergast School

Adelaide Avenue, Brockley, London, SE4 1LE

Local ranking9th of 14 secondary schools in Lewisham
Ofsted: Outstanding

Secondary

Phase

1000

Capacity

11-18

Age range

Girls

Gender

School history and successor

Continues from Prendergast School (URN 100750) since 1 January 2024. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 18 March 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
Sixth form provision
Outstanding

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25
Average Attainment 8
64.0 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
73.3% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
80.2% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc
87.9% nat40.5%
EBacc APS
6.1 nat4.1
Cohort Size
116

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment
96.0%
Continued in education
92.0%
Apprenticeships
1.0%
Employment
3.0%
Not sustained
3.0%

After A-Levels 2024-25

Sustained education/employment
83.0%
Higher education
54.0%
Apprenticeships
4.0%
Employment
16.0%
Not sustained
10.0%

A-Level Results

2024-25

B

Avg A-Level Grade

38.5

Avg Points/Entry

nat 35.0

39.5

Best 3 A-Levels

nat 35.8

179

A-Level Students

AAB+ with Facilitating
22.7% nat17.5%
Applied General Avg Points
32.2
16-18 Cohort
405

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
1025
Boys
152 (14%)
Girls
900 (86%)
Capacity
1000 (105% full)
SEND
8.9%
FSM Eligible
21.7%
EAL
23.4%
SEN with EHC Plan
1.8%
SEN Support
7.1%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
17.7:1
Teachers (FTE)
57.9
Budget per Pupil
£8,067/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
6.0% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
14.7% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 32.7%
  • White Other: 13.1%
  • Black African: 12.2%
  • Mixed Other: 9.3%
  • Black Caribbean: 7.2%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 4.5%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 4.3%
  • Asian Other: 3.6%

32.7%

White British

13.1%

White Other

12.2%

Black African

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

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Adelaide Avenue

London, London

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Administrative

URN
150319
UKPRN
10093942
Establishment No.
4646
Trust
LEATHERSELLERS' FEDERATION OF SCHOOLS

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