Prendergast School

School overview

Prendergast School is a girls' secondary school serving London, Lewisham, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. It has 1,025 pupils aged 11 to 18 on roll. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 64.0 — well above the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has risen by 6.4 points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 5% of secondary schools in England.

73% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well above the national average of about 45%. 80% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Prendergast School is oversubscribed: about 6 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Year 7 place for September 2026, with 159 first choices for 115 places. After Year 11, 96% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 6.8%. There are about 17.7 pupils per teacher. Prendergast School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.