Side by side
Deptford Green School and Prendergast School
The published facts for both schools, each with its source. Where a school or the government has not published something, the cell says so. We do not name a winner.
What differs
- Deptford Green School takes boys and girls; Prendergast School is a girls' school.
- Deptford Green School takes ages 11 to 16; Prendergast School takes ages 11 to 18.
- The two schools are 1.4 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Deptford Green School | Prendergast School |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Community school DfE register | State-funded: Academy converter DfE register |
| Ages | 11 to 16 DfE register | 11 to 18 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Girls DfE register |
| Pupils | 888 DfE register | 1,052 DfE register |
| Borough | Lewisham DfE register | Lewisham DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | No DfE register |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective DfE register | Non-selective DfE register |
| Admissions for 2027 | ||
| Next deadline to apply or register | 31 October 2026 (closes in 21 days) school or council page | 31 October 2026 (closes in 21 days) school or council page |
| Applications and places, last round | 150 first preferences for 168 places DfE, September 2026 entry | 159 first preferences for 115 places DfE, September 2026 entry |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | No tuition fees (state-funded) | No tuition fees (state-funded) |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted graded inspection, 26 April 2022: Good at that inspection Ofsted | Ofsted graded inspection, 18 March 2025 Ofsted |
| Results | ||
| GCSE: Attainment 8 | 47.7 (2024/25) DfE | 64 (2024/25) DfE |
| GCSE: grade 5+ in English and maths | 42% (2024/25) DfE | 73% (2024/25) DfE |
| A level: average grade | Not published | B (2024/25) DfE |
| A level: points per entry | Not published | 38.7 (2024/25) DfE |
| Where leavers went | ||
| Stayed in education or work after GCSEs | 93% (left 2022/23) DfE | 96% (left 2022/23) DfE |
| Stayed in education or work after 16 to 18 | Not published | 84% (left 2022/23) DfE |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 45.6% DfE register | 19.6% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 32.1% school census 2024/25 | 23.4% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 12.2% school census 2024/25 | 7.1% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 15.2 DfE workforce census | 19.3 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 7.3% DfE, 2024/25 | 6% DfE, 2024/25 |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 2026-10-07. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.
Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.