Sydenham School

Sydenham School is a secondary school (Community school), ages 11–18, in London, SE26, run by Lewisham council. It has 1,467 pupils in the published census. Latest Ofsted inspection (19 May 2026): Report card: Strong standard in 5 areas, Expected standard in 2 areas. It is listed as non-selective.

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Admissions

In 2026 the last place offered on distance went to a child living 1.33 miles away.

Distances are in miles (mi), as in the map app. PAN is the published admission number. Bands and admission groups have separate criteria; school-wide places, applications and offers are not counts for each band. Past offers are a guide, not a promise of a place.

"We measured all distances in metres using a straight line from a point in the applicant's home to a point in the school premises using the ordinance survey [sic; Ordnance Survey]." (published footnote, both secondary and primary pages). The 2021 primary edition additionally describes this school-end point as "a nodal point within the school premises" -- i.e. a fixed reference point inside the school grounds used for GIS measurement, not a nodal point away from the school of the kind some other councils use for certain faith schools.

Ofsted

Report card: Strong standard in 5 areas, Expected standard in 2 areas — inspected 19 May 2026.

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Results

Progress 8 compares progress with pupils who had similar primary results; 0 is the national average. Its publication year can differ from the other GCSE results above.

Pupils

Nearby schools

Other schools in the same council and phase. Ordered by distance where coordinates are available, then by name; locations may be postcode centres.

• Forest Hill School
• Allenby Tutorial Trust
• Sedgehill Academy
• Conisborough College
• Education-My Life Matters
• Prendergast School
• Haberdashers' Hatcham College
• Bonus Pastor Catholic College