Prendergast Ladywell School
All-through schoolPrendergast Ladywell School is a all-through school in Lewisham, for pupils aged 4 to 16. It had 1,280 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026No outcome in Ofsted's file
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 59% of pupils at Prendergast Ladywell School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 68% in Lewisham and 62% in England.
3% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Prendergast Ladywell School was 48.5, against 46.9 in Lewisham and 46.2 in England.
45% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Lewisham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 68% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 3% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 107 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 106 | 105 |
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Lewisham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 48.5 | 46.9 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 45% | 47.9% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 64.4% | 65.5% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 180 | – | – |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Holbeach Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, May 2023. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)360 m
- St Dunstan's CollegeIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file660 m
- Gordonbrock Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, November 2024. 85% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)660 m
- Stillness Junior SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, December 2024. 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)780 m
- Stillness Infant SchoolPrimary. Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met780 m
- Education-My Life MattersIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file790 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Lewisham
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).