Prendergast Vale School
All-through · Academy converter · Mixed · Lewisham
Elmira Street, London, SE13 7BN
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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
91.3%
28.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
806
Capacity used
Nearly full97%
830 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
22 of 22 families who put it first got an offer
29
Places offered
87
Total applications
3.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 22 | 22 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 18 | 4 | ● 22% |
| 3rd preference | 15 | 3 | ● 20% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 32 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 87 | 29 | 33% |
1st preference success by year
Lewisham lets families list 6 preferences. 3 applications came from outside the council area (1 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 converter
- Phase
- All-through
- Age range
- 3–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Edmund Coogan
- Address
- Elmira Street, Lewisham, London, SE13 7BN
- Phone
- 02082973540
- Local authority
- Lewisham
- Ward / constituency
- Lewisham Central · Lewisham North
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 150351
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 43% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 46% | — | — |
| SEN support | 17% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: LEATHERSELLERS' FEDERATION OF SCHOOLS
806 pupils · 830 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).
View all Ofsted reportsAttendance
2024/2025 school year · 805 pupils
Attendance
91.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
28.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.8%
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.
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
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) | 55% | 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 | 42.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 34.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 56% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 80.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.95 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 116 | — |
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 | 113 | 12% | 38% | 58% | |
| English Language | 113 | 15% | 42% | 64% | |
| English Literature | 111 | 14% | 50% | 72% | |
| Spanish | 92 | 16% | 37% | 49% | |
| Combined Science | 86 | 3% | 28% | 36% | |
| Geography | 73 | 11% | 42% | 51% | |
| History | 40 | 15% | 38% | 45% | |
| Art and Design | 39 | 15% | 33% | 62% | |
| Design & Technology | 35 | 3% | 23% | 34% | |
| Biology | 27 | 30% | 74% | 89% | |
| Physics | 27 | 26% | 85% | 89% | |
| Chemistry | 27 | 33% | 78% | 93% |
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.