Prendergast Ladywell School

All-through · Academy converter · Mixed · Lewisham

Manwood Road, Lewisham, SE4 1SA

Website 02086901114

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headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

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No graded inspection

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

94.1%

15.7% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

1,280

Capacity used

Nearly full

97%

1,320 places

GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

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Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

32 of 32 families who put it first got an offer

Places offered

198

Total applications

5.1

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)	Applications	Offers	Success
1st preference	32	32	● 100%
2nd preference	33	5	● 15%
3rd preference	56	2	● 4%
Later preferences (4th–6th)	77	0	● 0%
Total	198	39	20%

1st preference success by year

100%

2024

100%

2025

Lewisham lets families list 6 preferences. 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 converter
Phase: All-through
Age range: 4–16
Gender: Mixed
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Sixth form: No
Boarding: No boarders
Headteacher: Niall Hand
Address: Manwood Road, Brockley, Lewisham, SE4 1SA
Phone: 02086901114
Local authority: Lewisham
Ward / constituency: Crofton Park · Lewisham West and East Dulwich
Area: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN: 150318

Gov.uk school record Performance tables

Pupils

Measure	School	LA	England
Free school meals	29%	—	—
English as additional language	38%	—	—
SEN support	12%	—	—

61% boys (781)39% girls (499)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: LEATHERSELLERS' FEDERATION OF SCHOOLS

1,280 pupils · 1,320 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

No state-school Ofsted inspection on record (independent schools are often inspected by ISI).

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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 1,273 pupils

Attendance

94.1%

Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%

Overall absence

5.9%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%

Persistent absence

15.7%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%

Severe absence

1.5%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

2.8%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

16%

23/24

16%

24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard59%

-3% vs England

Higher standard3%

-5% vs England

Reading

Expected standard72%

-3% vs England

Higher standard40%

+7% vs England

Average score107

+1 vs England

Writing

Expected standard66%

-6% vs England

Greater depth3%

-10% vs England

Maths

Expected standard69%

-5% vs England

Higher standard26%

+0% vs England

Average score104

-1 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard67%

-6% vs England

Higher standard29%

-1% vs England

Average score105

+0 vs England

Science

Expected standard69%

-13% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

Result	School	England (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)	59%	61%
Higher standard	3%	8%

GCSE results over time

Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

Result	School	England (approx.)
Attainment 8	49.2	46
Grade 5+ English & maths	47.7%	46%
Grade 4+ English & maths	67%	65%
Entering EBacc	50.6%	40%
EBacc average point score	4.64	4.1
Pupils in cohort	176	—

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	176	22%	56%	69%
English Literature	176	19%	58%	74%
Mathematics	175	21%	53%	73%
Combined Science	149	15%	60%	70%
Geography	89	19%	44%	56%
History	84	27%	48%	56%
Design & Technology	52	19%	58%	75%
Social Studies	45	13%	47%	51%
French	39	23%	54%	74%
Spanish	39	41%	74%	82%
Business	27	7%	56%	63%
Biology	26	92%	100%	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
Reception (primary)	15 January	16 April (or next working 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.