Prendergast School

At a glance

Type

Academy converter (state-funded)

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11 to 18

Gender

Girls

Pupils

1,052 census January 2026

Capacity

1,000

Admissions policy

Non-selective

Sixth form

Yes

Headteacher

Ms Kelly Lovegrove

Trust

LEATHERSELLERS' FEDERATION OF SCHOOLS

Address

Adelaide Avenue, Brockley, London, SE4 1LE

Borough

Lewisham

Telephone

02086903710

DfE reference (URN)

150319

Website

prendergast-school.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

Year 7 (11+)

1. Registration deadlineMonday 21 September 2026Closed

   The deadline for music applications is 4.00pm on Monday 21 September 2026

   Source: prendergast-school.com

2. AssessmentSaturday 26 September 2026Passed

   First Stage: Music Aural Assessment (Test) on Sat 26 September 2026

   Source: prendergast-school.com

3. InterviewsMonday 5 October 2026Passed

   Second Stage: Music Performance Assessment (Audition) w/c 5 October and/or w/c 12 October 2026. The school will assign the date and time for audition.

   Source: prendergast-school.com

4. Registration deadlineSaturday 31 October 2026Closes in 21 days

   11.59pm on 31 October 2026 - Closing date for submitting a social-medical claim to the school with written evidence from a professional. To be considered under this criterion, you must complete the school's Supplementary Information Form and submit your evidence direct to this school.

   Source: prendergast-school.com

5. 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

6. 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.

159 first-preference applications and 555 applications naming it at any preference for 115 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: 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 August 2026 · latest inspections as at 2026-08-31 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Results

GCSE (key stage 4), 2024/25

• Attainment 8 score
  64This school46.7Lewisham46.1England, state-funded
• % achieving grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs
  73%This school45%Lewisham45%England, state-funded
• % achieving grade 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs
  80%This school63%Lewisham65%England, state-funded
• % entering the English Baccalaureate
  88%This school54%Lewisham40%England, state-funded
• EBacc average point score
  6.13This 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 · 116 pupils in the cohort

A level (16 to 18), 2024/25

• A level average result, expressed as a grade
  BThis schoolC+LewishamB-England, state-funded
• A level average point score per entry
  38.7This school33.6Lewisham35England, state-funded
• Average point score for a student's best 3 A levels
  39.8This school34.1Lewisham35.8England, state-funded
• % of A level students achieving AAB or higher including at least 2 facilitating subjects
  23%This school12%Lewisham18%England, state-funded
• A level value added score
  0.02This school-0.03England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 178 pupils in the cohort

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Pupils and context

Eligible for free school meals

19.6% January 2026

English as an additional language

23.4%

Receiving SEN support

7.1%

With an Education, Health and Care Plan

1.8%

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

6% 2024/25

Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)

14.7%

Pupils per teacher

19.3 2025/26

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

Places

Places

1,027

Pupils on roll

1,024

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 School and Haberdashers' Hatcham College1 mile apart
• Prendergast School and Addey and Stanhope School1.1 miles apart
• Prendergast School and Harris Girls' Academy East Dulwich1.3 miles apart
• Prendergast School and Deptford Green School1.4 miles apart

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