Sydenham School

State-Funded School

sydenham-school-lewisham-london

LondonRegion

LewishamLocal Authority

Lewisham West and East DulwichConstituency

SE26 4RDPostcode

7.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

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

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,467 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 50.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 48.6%
EBacc average point score: 4.64

Ethnicity

White

46%

Asian

Black

23%

Mixed

19%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,467

Total Pupils

1%Boys

99%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

27%

England average

27%

First language not English

17%

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: 1,467
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 22 June 2022. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
13 May 2013	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.