Sedgehill Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Lewisham
Sedgehill Road, London, SE6 3QW
64
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 28/09/2022
Application demand
76%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
93.8%
18.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
960
Capacity used
Has space56%
1,711 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
76%
1st preference success rate
111 of 146 families who put it first got an offer
173
Places offered
629
Total applications
3.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 146 | 111 | ● 76% |
| 2nd preference | 132 | 39 | ● 30% |
| 3rd preference | 111 | 12 | ● 11% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 240 | 11 | ● 5% |
| Total | 629 | 173 | 28% |
1st preference success by year
Lewisham lets families list 6 preferences. 71 applications came from outside the council area (13 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
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Clare Cassidy
- Address
- Sedgehill Road, Lewisham, London, SE6 3QW
- Phone
- 02086988911
- Local authority
- Lewisham
- Ward / constituency
- Bellingham · Lewisham East
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 148003
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 47% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 41% | — | — |
| SEN support | 16% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: UNITED LEARNING TRUST
960 pupils · 1,711 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
28 September 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 803 pupils
Attendance
93.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
18.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.9%
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 | 45.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.20 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 40% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 64% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.05 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 23.02 | — | — |
Average grade: D+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 43.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 41.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 65.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 45.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.88 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 101 | — |
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.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 35.05 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 11.1% | 17% |
| A-level students | 24 | — |
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 | 100 | 16% | 49% | 73% | |
| English Language | 100 | 9% | 45% | 59% | |
| English Literature | 100 | 23% | 57% | 74% | |
| Combined Science | 94 | 6% | 30% | 44% | |
| Religious Studies | 93 | 25% | 51% | 60% | |
| History | 42 | 29% | 52% | 60% | |
| Geography | 42 | 7% | 40% | 52% | |
| Spanish | 34 | 26% | 50% | 71% | |
| Art and Design | 26 | 8% | 15% | 42% | |
| French | 25 | 12% | 52% | 56% | |
| Drama | 15 | 53% | 100% | 100% | |
| Music | 14 | 14% | 86% | 86% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sociology | 9 | 0% | 11% | 67% | |
| Business Studies | 8 | 0% | 13% | 25% | |
| Mathematics | 7 | 0% | 43% | 71% | |
| Religious Studies | 6 | 0% | 0% | 33% | |
| Biology | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| English Literature | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Chemistry | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Art and Design | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 53% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 5% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 55% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
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.