Prendergast Ladywell School

At a glance

Type

Academy converter (state-funded)

Phase

All-through

Ages

4 to 16

Gender

Mixed

Pupils

1,280 census January 2026

Capacity

1,320

Admissions policy

Non-selective

Headteacher

Mr Niall Hand

Trust

LEATHERSELLERS' FEDERATION OF SCHOOLS

Address

Manwood Road, Brockley, Lewisham, SE4 1SA

Borough

Lewisham

Telephone

02086901114

DfE reference (URN)

150318

Website

prendergast-ladywell.com

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Key dates for 2027 entry

Reception (4+)

1. Application deadlineFriday 15 January 2027Open

   National closing date for Reception applications: Friday 15 January 2027. Apply through your home borough's coordinated scheme, not directly to the school.

   Source: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026

2. National offer dayFriday 16 April 2027Upcoming

   Primary National Offer Day: Friday 16 April 2027. Offers are released by your home borough.

   Source: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026

3. Accept your offerFriday 30 April 2027Open

   Deadline to accept your primary offer: Friday 30 April 2027 (your home borough's date).

   Source: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026

Year 7 (11+)

1. Application deadlineSaturday 31 October 2026Closes in 21 days

   National closing date for Year 7 applications: Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply through your home borough's coordinated scheme (eAdmissions), not directly to the school.

   Source: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026

2. National offer dayMonday 1 March 2027Upcoming

   Secondary National Offer Day: Monday 1 March 2027. Offers are released by your home borough.

   Source: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026

3. Accept your offerMonday 15 March 2027Open

   Deadline to accept your secondary offer: Monday 15 March 2027 (your home borough's date).

   Source: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026

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A status ("Closes in 12 days") is shown only for a closing date we have checked, worked out from today's date, 10 October 2026. Other dates are printed as the school published them, with its own wording beside them. Dates given only as "early January" are shown as approximate and never counted down. Always confirm with the school or council.

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Admissions

You apply through the council where you live, not to the school, naming up to six schools in order on one form. Every applicant on time hears on the same national offer day.

120 first-preference applications and 717 applications naming it at any preference for 110 places offered (September 2026 entry, DfE)

These are counts of applications and offers on national offer day. They are not a chance of getting in: places are allocated by the school's published admissions criteria, such as siblings, distance or faith.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary school applications and offers · entry years up to 2026/27 · last checked 9 October 2026

Lewisham: Reception offers, September 2026 entry

Across the borough, 87.4% of applicants were offered their first preference and 98.8% were offered one of their preferences (2,840 applications). These are borough-wide figures, not a forecast for any school or child.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary schools applications and offers 2026 · entry years 2014/15 to 2026/27 (release published 2026-06-18) · last checked 9 October 2026

Lewisham: Year 7 offers, September 2026 entry

Across the borough, 63.5% of applicants were offered their first preference and 91.4% were offered one of their preferences (2,828 applications). These are borough-wide figures, not a forecast for any school or child.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary schools applications and offers 2026 · entry years 2014/15 to 2026/27 (release published 2026-06-18) · last checked 9 October 2026

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Inspection

Source: Ofsted, Management information - state-funded schools - latest inspections as at 31 Aug 2025 · latest inspections as at 2025-08-31 (last file in the pre-report-card layout) · last checked 9 October 2026

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Results

Key stage 2 (end of primary), 2024/25

• % meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
  59%This school68%Lewisham62%England, state-funded
• % achieving the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
  3%This school10%Lewisham8%England, state-funded
• Average scaled score in reading
  107This school107Lewisham106England, state-funded
• Average scaled score in maths
  104This school106Lewisham105England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 58 pupils in the cohort

GCSE (key stage 4), 2024/25

• Attainment 8 score
  49.2This school46.7Lewisham46.1England, state-funded
• % achieving grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs
  48%This school45%Lewisham45%England, state-funded
• % achieving grade 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs
  67%This school63%Lewisham65%England, state-funded
• % entering the English Baccalaureate
  51%This school54%Lewisham40%England, state-funded
• EBacc average point score
  4.64This school4.30Lewisham4.09England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 176 pupils in the cohort

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Pupils and context

Eligible for free school meals

28.8% January 2026

English as an additional language

37.7%

Receiving SEN support

15.1%

With an Education, Health and Care Plan

4.7%

Girls / boys

38% / 62%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25

Attendance and staffing

Overall absence

5.9% 2024/25

Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)

15.7%

Pupils per teacher

17.2 2025/26

Source: Department for Education, Absence rates by school level · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026

Places

Places

1,620

Pupils on roll

1,276

Source: Department for Education, Capacity - school / Sixth form capacity - school · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · position at 1 May, 2024/25

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Nearby schools

Schools covering the same ages within about a mile, by straight-line distance (not walking or travel time).

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Compare with similar schools

Side-by-side comparisons with the nearest schools of the same type. Sourced facts only; no winner is declared.

• Prendergast Ladywell School and Prendergast Vale School1.1 miles apart
• Prendergast Ladywell School and St Matthew Academy1.6 miles apart
• Prendergast Ladywell School and Trinity Church of England School, Lewisham1.6 miles apart
• Prendergast Ladywell School and Dunraven School4.1 miles apart

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