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Prendergast Vale School
All-through · Mixed · Ages 3–16 · Academy
Elmira Street, Lewisham, London SE13 7BN · prendergast-vale.com · 020 8297 3540
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Overview
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 42.2
- average Attainment 8 score. Lewisham 46.7, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.5
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 806
- 97% of 830 places
- Local authority
- Lewisham
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 42.7%
- First language not English
- 52.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 35 families put the school first and 64 places were offered; 100% 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 | 64 | 35 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 84 | 44 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 89 | 38 | 0.4 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 81 | 39 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 106 | 54 | 0.5 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 42.2, and 34.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Lewisham it was 46.7, and across England 46.
In 2024/25, 55% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% the higher standard. Across Lewisham it was 68%, and across England 62%.
Key stage 2 results
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼55% | 62% | ||
| ▼3% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼103 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 135843)
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼42.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼34.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼56.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲80.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ●3.95 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 135843)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 47.8 | +23.5 |
| Sixth form college | 20.9 | −12.7 |
| Further education | 21.7 | −9.1 |
| Other education | 0.9 | 0 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.9 | — |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.3 | +0.6 |
| Activity not captured | 3.5 | −0.2 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 135843)
Ofsted
- Ofsted inspection
- No inspection available