Education in Lewisham
London boroughSouth east London. 301,037 people in 35 square kilometres.
2 layers about education for Lewisham, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.
Schools by council
Worked out by Open Index · 2026
Under 25250 or more
Lewisham had 94 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.
Number of schools
CouncilGreat Britain only94
Worked out by Open Index · 2026
Lewisham had 94 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.
Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.
Schools
Exact pointGreat Britain onlyPublished as points, so there is no single figure for Lewisham. The map shows each one.
Schools in Lewisham
Lewisham has 94 open schools: 2 nursery, 64 primary, 10 secondary, 4 all-through, 7 special, 1 sixth form and further education and 6 independent.
- Outstanding
- 4
- Good
- 26
- Requires improvement
- 1
- Inadequate
- 0
31 of the 83 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between September 2019 and July 2024.
12 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.
10 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.
Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.
Schools rated Outstanding in Lewisham
4 schools had Outstanding as the overall grade at their latest graded inspection, which is the date given. A later ungraded inspection, shown in the table, may say more.
Brindishe Manor School (May 2024), John Ball Primary School (May 2024), John Stainer Community Primary School (February 2024), St Margaret's Lee CofE Primary School (July 2024).
Nursery (2)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelwood Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | 2 to 5 | 127 | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met |
| Clyde Nursery School. | Local authority nursery school | 2 to 5 | 72 | Good (overall), February 2024 |
Primary (64)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adamsrill Primary School | Community school | 3 to 11 | 361 | Standards maintained, June 2025 |
| All Saints' Church of England Primary School Blackheath | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 189 | Standards maintained, March 2025Good (overall), September 2019 |
| Ashmead Primary School | Community school | 3 to 11 | 390 | School remains Good, November 2022 |
| Athelney Primary School | Community school | 2 to 11 | 354 | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met |
| Baring Primary School | Community school | 3 to 11 | 193 | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade |
| Beecroft Garden Primary | Community school | 4 to 11 | 382 | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade |
| Brindishe Green School | Community school | 3 to 11 | 585 | Good (overall), September 2023 |
| Brindishe Lee School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 196 | Good (overall), September 2023 |
| Brindishe Manor School | Community school | 3 to 11 | 426 | Outstanding (overall), May 2024 |
| Childeric Primary School | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 334 | School remains Good, February 2023 |
| Cooper's Lane Primary School | Community school | 3 to 11 | 646 | School remains Good, April 2022 |
| Dalmain Primary School | Community school | 3 to 11 | 381 | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade |
| Deptford Park Primary School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 217 | School remains Good, December 2022 |
| Downderry Primary School | Community school | 3 to 11 | 477 | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met |
| Edmund Waller Primary School | Community school | 3 to 11 | 434 | School remains Good, June 2023 |
| Elfrida Primary School | Community school | 2 to 11 | 335 | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met |
| Eliot Bank Primary School | Community school | 3 to 11 | 397 | Good (overall), April 2023 |
| Fairlawn Primary School | Community school | 3 to 11 | 362 | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, June 2024 |
| Forster Park Primary School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 269 | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade |
| Good Shepherd RC School | Voluntary aided school | 3 to 11 | 201 | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade |
| Gordonbrock Primary School | Community school | 3 to 11 | 626 | Standards maintained, November 2024 |
| Grinling Gibbons Primary School | Community school | 3 to 11 | 208 | Good (overall), September 2022 |
| Haberdashers' Hatcham Free School | Free schools | 4 to 11 | 410 | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade |
| Haberdashers' Hatcham Primary | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 395 | Good (overall), November 2023 |
| Haberdashers' Knights Primary | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 207 | Good (overall), December 2023 |
| Haseltine Primary School | Community school | 3 to 11 | 385 | Good (overall), March 2023 |
| Holbeach Primary School | Community school | 3 to 11 | 391 | School remains Good, May 2023 |
| Holy Cross Catholic Primary School | Voluntary aided school | 3 to 11 | 231 | School remains Outstanding, May 2023 |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School | Voluntary aided school | 3 to 11 | 185 | School remains Good, February 2024 |
| Horniman Primary School | Community school | 5 to 11 | 201 | School remains Good, December 2023 |
| John Ball Primary School | Community school | 2 to 11 | 672 | Outstanding (overall), May 2024 |
| John Stainer Community Primary School | Community school | 3 to 11 | 400 | Outstanding (overall), February 2024 |
| Kelvin Grove Primary School | Community school | 3 to 11 | 535 | Good (overall), June 2023 |
| Kender Primary School | Community school | 2 to 11 | 351 | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade |
| Kilmorie Primary School | Community school | 3 to 11 | 613 | Good (overall), July 2024 |
| Launcelot Primary School and Nursery | Community school | 3 to 11 | 307 | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met |
| Marvels Lane Primary School | Community school | 3 to 11 | 385 | Standards maintained, June 2025 |
| Myatt Garden Primary School | Community school | 3 to 11 | 357 | Standards maintained, February 2025 |
| Oak Gardens Primary School | Community school | 3 to 11 | 166 | Good (overall), January 2023 |
| Our Lady and St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 233 | School remains Good, October 2019 |
| Perrymount Primary School | Community school | 3 to 11 | 202 | School remains Good, March 2023 |
| Rangefield Primary School | Community school | 3 to 11 | 236 | Good (overall), June 2022 |
| Rathfern Primary School | Community school | 2 to 11 | 484 | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met |
| Rushey Green Primary School | Community school | 3 to 11 | 560 | Good (overall), November 2022 |
| Sandhurst Primary School | Community school | 3 to 11 | 648 | School remains Good, June 2024 |
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery | Voluntary aided school | 3 to 11 | 216 | School remains Good, March 2024 |
| St Bartholomews's Church of England Primary School | Voluntary aided school | 5 to 11 | 394 | Good (overall), July 2023 |
| St George's CofE Primary School | Academy converter | 2 to 11 | 206 | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met |
| St James's Hatcham Church of England Primary School | Academy converter | 2 to 11 | 151 | School remains Good, May 2023 |
| St John Baptist Southend Church of England Primary School | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 177 | Standards maintained, May 2025Good (overall), January 2020 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 122 | Good (overall), June 2023 |
| St Margaret's Lee CofE Primary School | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 206 | Outstanding (overall), July 2024 |
| St Mary's Lewisham Church of England Primary School | Voluntary aided school | 3 to 11 | 231 | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met |
| St Michael's Church of England Primary School | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 197 | School remains Good, February 2020 |
| St Saviour's Catholic Primary School | Voluntary aided school | 3 to 11 | 188 | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade |
| St Stephen's CofE Primary School | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 186 | Good (overall), June 2022, before the school changed |
| St William of York Catholic Primary School | Voluntary aided school | 3 to 11 | 207 | Good (overall), October 2022 |
| St Winifred's RC Primary School | Voluntary aided school | 3 to 11 | 350 | School remains Good, May 2024 |
| Stillness Infant School | Community school | 3 to 7 | 284 | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met |
| Stillness Junior School | Community school | 7 to 11 | 276 | Standards maintained, December 2024Good (overall), February 2020 |
| Tidemill Academy | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 427 | Good (overall), November 2022 |
| Torridon Primary School | Community school | 3 to 11 | 632 | Good (overall), February 2023 |
| Turnham Academy | Academy sponsor led | 3 to 11 | 168 | Good (overall), October 2022 |
| Twin Oaks Primary School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 176 | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met |
Secondary (10)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addey and Stanhope School | Voluntary aided school | 11 to 16 | 589 | School remains Good, September 2023 |
| Bonus Pastor Catholic College | Academy converter | 11 to 16 | 919 | School remains Outstanding, October 2023 |
| Conisborough College | Academy sponsor led | 11 to 16 | 703 | Requires improvement (overall), April 2022, before the school changed |
| Deptford Green School | Community school | 11 to 16 | 888 | Good (overall), April 2022 |
| Forest Hill School | Community school | 11 to 18 | 1,080 | Good (overall), December 2023 |
| Haberdashers' Hatcham College | Academy sponsor led | 11 to 18 | 1,375 | Improved significantly, November 2024 |
| Haberdashers' Knights Academy | Academy sponsor led | 11 to 18 | 1,098 | School remains Good, January 2023 |
| Prendergast School | Academy converter | 11 to 18 | 1,052 | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade |
| Sedgehill Academy | Academy sponsor led | 11 to 18 | 960 | Good (overall), September 2022 |
| Sydenham School | Community school | 11 to 18 | 1,467 | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met |
All-through (4)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prendergast Ladywell School | Academy converter | 4 to 16 | 1,280 | No outcome in Ofsted's file |
| Prendergast Vale School | Academy converter | 3 to 16 | 806 | No outcome in Ofsted's file |
| St Matthew Academy | Academy sponsor led | 4 to 16 | 1,063 | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade |
| Trinity Church of England School, Lewisham | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 16 | 1,048 | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met |
Special (7)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Knoll School | Foundation special school | 4 to 17 | 181 | Improved significantly, November 2024 |
| Drumbeat School and ASD Service | Community special school | 4 to 19 | 298 | Improved significantly, October 2024 |
| Greenvale School | Community special school | 11 to 19 | 216 | School remains Outstanding, November 2023 |
| New Woodlands School | Community special school | 5 to 16 | 101 | Standards maintained, December 2024 |
| The Anchor SENDfriendly Centre | Other independent special school | 4 to 19 | 45 | No outcome in Ofsted's file |
| The Young Women's Hub | Other independent special school | 11 to 19 | 9 | No outcome in Ofsted's file |
| Watergate School | Foundation special school | 4 to 11 | 185 | School remains Outstanding, March 2022 |
Sixth form and further education (1)
| School | Type | Ages | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christ The King Sixth Form College | Further education | 16 to 99 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
Independent (6)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education-My Life Matters | Other independent school | 11 to 16 | 20 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| Heath House Preparatory School | Other independent school | 3 to 11 | 105 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| Marathon Science School | Other independent school | 10 to 19 | 35 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| St Dunstan's College | Other independent school | 3 to 18 | 1,234 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| Sydenham & Dulwich Girls GDST | Other independent school | 4 to 19 | 716 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| Urban Mission School | Other independent school | 11 to 16 | 14 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.
Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.