Prendergast School

State-Funded School

prendergast-school-lewisham-london-150319

LondonRegion

LewishamLocal Authority

Lewisham NorthConstituency

SE4 1LEPostcode

9.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Prendergast School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Lewisham, London.

It currently serves 1,052 pupils. Prendergast School is part of LEATHERSELLERS' FEDERATION OF SCHOOLS.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 64
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 73.3%
EBacc average point score: 6.13

Ethnicity

White

48%

Asian

Black

18%

Mixed

20%

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,052

Total Pupils

14%Boys

86%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

18%

England average

27%

First language not English

21%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 1,052
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: LEATHERSELLERS' FEDERATION OF SCHOOLS

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
8 May 2025	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Not judged
28 Nov 2013	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.