Sedgehill Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–18 · London, Lewisham
Last distance offered · Year 7 2021
Every applicant was offered a place
From Lewisham Council · offers on 1 March 2021
2018–2020 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Sedgehill Academy is a secondary school in London, Lewisham for ages 11–18 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 28 September 2022. Lewisham has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2018 to 2021 entry.
Sedgehill Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2018 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Year 7 2026 saw 168 first-choice applications for 176 offers; 122 offers went to first-choice families and 46 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- Also in Year 7 2026, 54 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower; first choices per offer were 1.0, the 4th highest of 10 Lewisham secondary schools.
- In 2024/25, 42% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 4th lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Lewisham.
- At A level in 2024/25 the average grade was B- (England B-), with progress from GCSE to A level average.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Lewisham schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Sedgehill Road, Lewisham, London, SE6 3QW
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Lewisham
- Pupils on roll
- 960 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 45.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 28 September 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils learn a well-considered curriculum.”
- “Teachers help pupils to learn and remember more over time.”
- “Leaders have high expectations of all pupils.”
To improve
- “Occasionally, they do not pick up pupils’ mistakes or misconceptions.”
- “As a result, some pupils move on to learn new content when they are not fully ready.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 December 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 42% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 43.9 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B- | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 168 first-preference applications, 176 offers in total, 122 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Lewisham.
- Conisborough College 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bonus Pastor Catholic College 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Forest Hill School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Haberdashers' Knights Academy 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Sydenham School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Prendergast School 2.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Haberdashers' Hatcham College 3.2 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Addey and Stanhope School 3.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published