Schools in Lewisham
85 state-funded schools, 37,649 pupils. 98.8% of those carrying an Ofsted grade are Good or Outstanding, including 15 rated Outstanding.
Ofsted Management Information, Feb 2026. Grades are the current published rating, which may pre-date the school’s most recent visit.
Ofsted grades
1 school has been inspected under Ofsted's post-September-2024 report-card framework, which replaces the single 1–4 grade with separate judgments. Those are excluded from the percentages above rather than mapped onto the old scale, because the two scales have no clean equivalence.
Quick answers
How many schools are there in Lewisham?
Lewisham has 85 state-funded schools teaching 37,649 pupils. 64 primary, 14 secondary, 5 special.
What percentage of schools in Lewisham are Good or Outstanding?
98.8% of the 84 schools carrying an Ofsted grade in Lewisham are rated Good or Outstanding: 15 Outstanding and 68 Good. 1 require improvement and 0 are rated Inadequate.
Which schools in Lewisham are rated Outstanding?
15 schools are currently rated Outstanding by Ofsted in Lewisham: St Matthew Academy, Prendergast School, Bonus Pastor Catholic College, John Ball Primary School, Gordonbrock Primary School, Rathfern Primary School, and 9 more listed below.
Rated Outstanding
Ofsted’s highest grade. Largest first; a grade can be several years old, so the year is shown.
- St Matthew AcademySecondary1,065Outstanding 2025
- Prendergast SchoolSecondary1,025Outstanding 2025
- Bonus Pastor Catholic CollegeSecondary914Outstanding 2023
- John Ball Primary SchoolPrimary655Outstanding 2024
- Gordonbrock Primary SchoolPrimary637Outstanding 2019
- Rathfern Primary SchoolPrimary497Outstanding 2021
- Downderry Primary SchoolPrimary455Outstanding 2022
- Brindishe Manor SchoolPrimary432Outstanding 2024
- John Stainer Community Primary SchoolPrimary421Outstanding 2024
- Haberdashers' Hatcham Free SchoolPrimary419Outstanding 2025
- Holy Cross Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary238Outstanding 2023
- Greenvale SchoolSpecial214Outstanding 2023
- St Margaret's Lee CofE Primary SchoolPrimary204Outstanding 2024
- Watergate SchoolSpecial189Outstanding 2022
- Chelwood Nursery SchoolNursery139Outstanding 2021
By phase
| Phase | Schools | Graded | Good or better |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 64 | 64 | 100% |
| Secondary | 14 | 13 | 92.3% |
| Special | 5 | 5 | 100% |
| Nursery | 2 | 2 | 100% |
Every school in Lewisham
Showing 20 of 85 schools.
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Sydenham School | Secondary | 1,507 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Haberdashers' Hatcham College | Secondary | 1,401 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Prendergast Ladywell School | Secondary | 1,276 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Haberdashers' Knights Academy | Secondary | 1,130 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Forest Hill School | Secondary | 1,072 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Matthew Academy | Secondary | 1,065 | Outstanding2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Trinity Church of England School, Lewisham | Secondary | 1,051 | Good2021 | OfstedWebsite | |
Prendergast School | Secondary | 1,025 | Outstanding2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Bonus Pastor Catholic College | Secondary | 914 | Outstanding2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Sedgehill Academy | Secondary | 900 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Deptford Green School | Secondary | 881 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Prendergast Vale School | Secondary | 799 | Good2018 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Conisborough College Grade inherited from previous URN 100742 | Secondary | 757 | Requires Improvement2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Cooper's Lane Primary School | Primary | 665 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
John Ball Primary School | Primary | 655 | Outstanding2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Sandhurst Primary School | Primary | 646 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Gordonbrock Primary School | Primary | 637 | Outstanding2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Torridon Primary School | Primary | 632 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Kilmorie Primary School | Primary | 629 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Brindishe Green School | Primary | 612 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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