Prendergast Ladywell School
About the school
Prendergast Ladywell School is an open all-through school in Lewisham.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 49.2
- Lewisham
- 46.7
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Lewisham
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 47.70%
- Lewisham
- 44.80%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 67.00%
- Lewisham
- 63.10%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 50.60%
- Lewisham
- 54.20%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.64
- Lewisham
- 4.3
- England
- 4.09
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 59%
- Lewisham
- 68%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 3%
- Lewisham
- 10%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 72%
- Lewisham
- 79%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 66%
- Lewisham
- 74%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 69%
- Lewisham
- 77%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 67%
- Lewisham
- 76%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 29%
- Lewisham
- 34%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 69%
- Lewisham
- 82%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 107
- Lewisham
- 107
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 104
- Lewisham
- 106
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 105
- Lewisham
- 106
- England
- 105
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1276
Girls
37.54%
Boys
62.46%
SEN support
15.05%
Education, health and care plan
4.70%
English as an additional language
37.70%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
27.19%
Overall absence
5.88
Persistent absence
15.71
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
166
Sustained education or employment
87%
Education
83%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
3%
Not sustained
7%