Addey and Stanhope School
Secondary · Voluntary aided school · Mixed · Lewisham
472 New Cross Road, London, SE14 6TJ
54
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
87%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.7%
24.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
589
Capacity used
Nearly full98%
600 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
87%
1st preference success rate
90 of 103 families who put it first got an offer
109
Places offered
422
Total applications
3.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 103 | 90 | ● 87% |
| 2nd preference | 80 | 13 | ● 16% |
| 3rd preference | 84 | 5 | ● 6% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 155 | 1 | ● 1% |
| Total | 422 | 109 | 26% |
1st preference success by year
Lewisham lets families list 6 preferences. 65 applications came from outside the council area (17 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
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- David Murrells
- Address
- 472 New Cross Road, New Cross, London, SE14 6TJ
- Phone
- 02083056100
- Local authority
- Lewisham
- Ward / constituency
- Deptford · Lewisham North
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 100748
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 54% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 57% | — | — |
| SEN support | 29% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
589 pupils · 600 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
27 September 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 611 pupils
Attendance
91.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
24.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.7%
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 | 37.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.38 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 29% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 48% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.09 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 41.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 33.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 52.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 10.7% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.39 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 121 | — |
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 116 | 9% | 44% | 61% | |
| English Literature | 116 | 12% | 46% | 71% | |
| Mathematics | 115 | 10% | 40% | 60% | |
| Combined Science | 100 | 8% | 32% | 51% | |
| Social Studies | 60 | 18% | 63% | 85% | |
| Business | 41 | 7% | 51% | 66% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 39 | 3% | 23% | 38% | |
| Geography | 38 | 16% | 42% | 68% | |
| History | 37 | 11% | 27% | 43% | |
| Spanish | 18 | 28% | 39% | 67% | |
| Physical Education | 17 | 18% | 29% | 35% | |
| Biology | 15 | 27% | 87% | 87% |
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.