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Sedgehill Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
Sedgehill Road, Lewisham, London SE6 3QW · sedgehillschool.co.uk · 020 8698 8911
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 43.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Lewisham 46.7, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 960
- 56% of 1,711 places
- Local authority
- Lewisham
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 46.7%
- First language not English
- 34.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 168 families put the school first and 176 places were offered; 73% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 176 | 168 | 1 | 73% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 173 | 146 | 0.8 | 76% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 174 | 141 | 0.8 | 86% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 175 | 121 | 0.7 | 90% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 163 | 91 | 0.6 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 43.9, and 41.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Lewisham it was 46.7, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (35.1 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼43.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼41.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ●65.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲45.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.88 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 100743)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 50 | +4.7 |
| Sixth form college | 14.4 | +2.8 |
| Further education | 27.9 | −1.6 |
| Other education | 1 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 2.9 | +1.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 1 | −4.3 |
| Activity not captured | 2.9 | −1.3 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 students | B- (35.1) | Average -0.01 | |
| 24 students | B- (35.1) | Average -0.01 | |
| 35 students | Merit+ (28.9) | Below average -0.34 | |
| 22 students | Merit (26.1) | Average -0.37 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 16 | D+ (23) | -1.05 |
| 2022/23 | 18 | C+ (33.9) | — |
| 2021/22 | 39 | B- (35.4) | — |
| 2018/19 | 10 | D- (16.3) | -0.67 |
| 2017/18 | 37 | C- (28) | -0.26 |
| 2016/17 | 78 | D (20.5) | -0.63 |
| 2015/16 | 91 | D (20.2) | -0.59 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 55.6 | +2.2 |
| Further and other education | 7.4 | +5.6 |
| Further education | 3.7 | — |
| Other education | 3.7 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 3.7 | −1.5 |
| Employment | 11.1 | −14.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 14.8 | +7.9 |
| Activity not captured | 7.4 | +0.5 |
Ofsted
Sedgehill Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 28 September 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 28 Sept 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Mar 2018
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 100743), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Mar 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 100743)
Feb 2016Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate 16 to 19 study programmes Inadequate Safeguarding Not effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 100743)
Oct 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 100743)
What parents said
89% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (76 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 89%
- Replies
- 76
- 11% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 67% who raised concerns
based on the 32% who had a child bullied
based on 13 parents (17%) with SEND