Sedgehill Academy

State-Funded School

sedgehill-academy-lewisham-london

LondonRegion

LewishamLocal Authority

Lewisham EastConstituency

SE6 3QWPostcode

3.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

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

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 960 pupils. Sedgehill Academy is part of UNITED LEARNING TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 43.9
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 41.6%
EBacc average point score: 3.88

Ethnicity

White

36%

Asian

Black

32%

Mixed

20%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

960

Total Pupils

54%Boys

46%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

45%

England average

27%

First language not English

35%

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: Most deprived
Total pupils: 960
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: UNITED LEARNING TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
7 Dec 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
1 May 2018	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

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.