Sydenham School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 22 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Girls
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Lewisham
- Unique reference
- 100741
- Address
- Dartmouth Road, SE26 4RD
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1445 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 0.6%
- Girls
- 99.4%
- First language not English
- 19.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 23.9%
- Persistent absence
- 22.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.9%
White British 35.4%
Mixed 16.4%
African 12.2%
Other White 10.2%
Caribbean 8.2%
Unclassified 5.2%
Other 3.2%
Other Black 2.9%
Other Asian 2.6%
Indian 1.1%
Pakistani 0.7%
Chinese 0.7%
Irish 0.6%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.02
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 78%
Local authority average 52%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 53%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 51.6
Local authority average 45.4
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.81
Local authority average 4.11
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 16 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 24 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 84 |
| Biology | GCSE | 48 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 29 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 47 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 16 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 13 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 27 |
Admissions
Sydenham School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 238
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 197
- 2nd preference
- 174
- 3rd preference
- 93
- From another Local Authority
- 239
Offers
- 1st preference
- 167
- 2nd preference
- 48
- 3rd preference
- 18
- To another Local Authority
- 54
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 238 0 238 |
| Year 8 | 237 0 237 |
| Year 9 | 235 0 235 |
| Year 10 | 233 0 233 |
| Year 11 | 234 0 234 |
| Year 12 | 168 4 164 |
| Year 13 | 100 4 96 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 95.0% 91.4% 86.5% |
Further education | 12.0% 21.0% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 77.0% 49.9% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 6.0% 19.5% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | SP 1.0% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 1.7% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | SP 0.7% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 4.7% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.5% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 87.0% 83.5% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 31.0% 14.7% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 31.0% 13.9% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 2.0% 0.9% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 0.8% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.1% 1.7% |