Prendergast Ladywell School
Prendergast Ladywell School is an all-through school (Academy converter), ages 4–16, in Lewisham, SE4, in the Lewisham council area. It has 1,280 pupils in the published census. Latest Ofsted inspection (26 February 2019): Good. It is listed as non-selective.
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Admissions
| Entry year | Last distance offered | Places (PAN) | Applications | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2022 | All offered | 306 | 280 | Not published |
“All offered” means the published group had places for all eligible applicants; its distance is not a cut-off for admission.
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
Good — inspected 26 February 2019.
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
Overall effectiveness | Good |
Leadership and management | Good |
Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Early years | Outstanding |
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Term dates
This school’s term and holiday dates, INSET days where known, and a calendar you can subscribe to, on TermMinder.
Results
| Measure | Result | Academic year |
|---|---|---|
KS2: expected standard in reading, writing & maths (%) | 59 | 2024/25 |
KS2: higher standard in reading, writing & maths (%) | 3 | 2024/25 |
KS2 pupils | 58 | 2024/25 |
Progress 8 | -0.29 | 2023/24 |
Attainment 8 | 49.2 | 2024/25 |
GCSE grade 5+ in English & maths (%) | 47.7 | 2024/25 |
KS4 pupils | 176 | 2024/25 |
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
| Measure | Pupils / percentage | Data period |
|---|---|---|
Pupils | 1,280 | 2025/26 |
Eligible for free school meals | 28.8% | 2025/26 |
English as an additional language | 37.5% | 2025/26 |
SEN support | 15.05% | 2024/25 |
Education, health and care (EHC) plan | 4.7% | 2024/25 |
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.