Side by side
St Dunstan's College and Sydenham High 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
- St Dunstan's College takes boys and girls; Sydenham High School is a girls' school.
- St Dunstan's College takes ages 3 to 18; Sydenham High School takes ages 4 to 19.
- St Dunstan's College has 1,234 pupils; Sydenham High School has 716.
- Published day fees start at £6,177 a term at St Dunstan's College and £6,699 at Sydenham High School.
- We hold a dated 2027 deadline for St Dunstan's College (16 October 2026) but none for Sydenham High School.
- The two schools are 1.9 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | St Dunstan's College | Sydenham High School |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | Independent school DfE register | Independent school DfE register |
| Ages | 3 to 18 DfE register | 4 to 19 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Girls DfE register |
| Pupils | 1,234 DfE register | 716 DfE register |
| Religious character | Church of England DfE register | Not published |
| Borough | Lewisham DfE register | Lewisham DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | No DfE register |
| Admissions policy | Selective DfE register | Selective DfE register |
| Admissions for 2027 | ||
| Next deadline to apply or register | 16 October 2026 (closes in 6 days) school or council page | Not published |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | £6,177 to £9,723 a term school's fees page, 2026-27 | £6,699 to £8,611 a term school's fees page, 2026-27 |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Inspected by ISI (no grade is published as data) DfE register | Inspected by ISI (no grade is published as data) DfE register |
| Results | ||
| A level: average grade | A- (2024/25) DfE | B+ (2024/25) DfE |
| A level: points per entry | 46.9 (2024/25) DfE | 43.5 (2024/25) DfE |
| Pupils | ||
| Receiving SEN support | 18.5% school census 2024/25 | 24.1% school census 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.