Deptford Green School
Secondary · Community school · Mixed · Lewisham
Edward Street, London, SE14 6AN
64
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 26/04/2022
Application demand
95%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.7%
22.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
888
Capacity used
Nearly full99%
900 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
95%
1st preference success rate
125 of 132 families who put it first got an offer
167
Places offered
588
Total applications
3.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 132 | 125 | ● 95% |
| 2nd preference | 137 | 22 | ● 16% |
| 3rd preference | 106 | 13 | ● 12% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 213 | 7 | ● 3% |
| Total | 588 | 167 | 28% |
1st preference success by year
Lewisham lets families list 6 preferences. 133 applications came from outside the council area (35 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Emma Thurston
- Address
- Edward Street, New Cross, London, SE14 6AN
- Phone
- 02086913236
- Local authority
- Lewisham
- Ward / constituency
- Deptford · Lewisham North
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 100740
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 46% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 32% | — | — |
| SEN support | 19% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
888 pupils · 900 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
26 April 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 934 pupils
Attendance
92.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
22.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 44.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.05 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 40% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 53% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.93 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 47.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 42.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 57.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 46% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.43 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 163 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 163 | 17% | 46% | 60% | |
| English Language | 163 | 15% | 45% | 69% | |
| English Literature | 163 | 15% | 61% | 78% | |
| Combined Science | 143 | 9% | 32% | 62% | |
| History | 73 | 27% | 51% | 64% | |
| Geography | 72 | 28% | 57% | 68% | |
| Spanish | 62 | 60% | 85% | 92% | |
| Art and Design | 54 | 15% | 48% | 72% | |
| French | 52 | 37% | 71% | 85% | |
| Drama | 25 | 12% | 68% | 84% | |
| Biology | 20 | 50% | 100% | 100% | |
| Physics | 20 | 50% | 95% | 100% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Lewisham council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.