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Conisborough College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Conisborough Crescent, Catford, London SE6 2SE · conisboroughcollege.co.uk · 020 8461 9600
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 37.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Lewisham 46.7, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2024 entry · Lewisham Council
- Demand for places
- 0.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 703
- 78% of 900 places
- Local authority
- Lewisham
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 46.2%
- First language not English
- 32.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2024, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Lewisham Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 55 families put the school first and 98 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 | 98 | 55 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 99 | 54 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 80 | 46 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 127 | 86 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 133 | 82 | 0.6 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 37.6, and 31.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Lewisham it was 46.7, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼37.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼31.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼51.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼38.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.43 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 100742)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 19.5 | +0.1 |
| Sixth form college | 37.9 | +13.3 |
| Further education | 24.7 | −15.3 |
| Other education | 0.6 | 0 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.6 | −1.1 |
| Employment | 1.1 | −3.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.4 | −2.3 |
| Activity not captured | 12.1 | +8.7 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 100742)
Ofsted
Conisborough College was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 26 April 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 26 Apr 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 100742)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, May 2018
Other inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 100742), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Feb 2024Monitoring visitEffective action
- Nov 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
- Jan 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
- May 2019Monitoring visitEffective action
May 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 Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 100742)
Jun 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 100742)
Feb 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 100742)