Prendergast School | School performance

80%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

73%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

64.0

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

88%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

710.9

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,025

Pupils · 2024/25

23%

EAL · 2024/25

15%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

80%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

73%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

64.0

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

88%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

710.9

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,025

Pupils · 2024/25

23%

EAL · 2024/25

15%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

80%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

73%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

64.0

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

88%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

710.9

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,025

Pupils · 2024/25

23%

EAL · 2024/25

15%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 06/11/2013

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityLewisham

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio19.3:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterNone

StatusOpen

Overview of Prendergast School · Secondary with sixth form · Lewisham

Part ofLEATHERSELLERS' FEDERATION OF SCHOOLS

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2024/25

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

80%

80%80%80%

'25

'25 · 80%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

73%

73%73%73%

'25

'25 · 73%

Attainment 8

64.0

64.064.064.0

'25

'25 · 64.0

EBacc entry

88%

88%88%88%

'25

'25 · 88%

EBacc APS

710.9

710.9710.9710.9

'25

'25 · 710.9

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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2024/25

A-level APS

38.7

38.738.738.7

'25

'25 · 38.7

A-level value added

+0.02

0.00.00.0

'25

'25 · 0.0

AAB+ in facilitating subjects

23%

23%23%23%

'25

'25 · 23%

Average A-level grade

BBB

'25

'25 · B

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

1,025

Pupil : teacher ratio

19.3

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

23%

FSM eligible

22%

SEN

Overall absence

Persistent absence

15%

Contact

Address

Adelaide Avenue, Brockley, London, SE4 1LE

Local authority

Lewisham

Website

http://www.prendergast-school.com/

Telephone

02086903710

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

Year	GCSE 9–4	GCSE 5+	Attainment 8	Progress 8	EBacc entry	EBacc APS	EBacc lang entry	Cohort
2024/25	80%	73%	64.0	Not applicable	88%	710.9	89%	1,025

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	38.7	B	+0.02	23%	198

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	1,025	18.0	9%	23%	22%	6%	15%
2023/24	945	—	14%	24%	22%	7%	18%