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State · Year 7–Year 13 · 1,080 pupils
Sydenham School
Dartmouth Road, London SE26 4RD
Year groups
Year 7–Year 13
Secondary
Pupils
1,467
On roll
Ages
11–18
Capacity 1,580
Local authority
Lewisham
London
Schola Grade 6
GCSE-style grade (9–1) · compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other state-funded secondary schools in England; the line marks the middle. Data: key stage 2 tests, GCSE results (Attainment 8) and persistent absence, 2024/25 (Department for Education).
About Sydenham School
Sydenham School is a state secondary school in London, Lewisham, for pupils aged 11–18 (Year 7–Year 13).
It has 1,467 pupils on roll and room for 1,580. It is a girls' school. It has a sixth form. Its Schola Grade is 6 on the GCSE-style 9–1 scale, compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England.
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- State School · What this means
- Level
- Secondary
- Year groups
- Year 7–Year 13
- Ages
- 11–18
- Official type
- Community school
- Pupils
- Girls only
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Pupils on roll
- 1,467
- Capacity
- 1,580 pupils
- Free school meals
- 27.80% of pupils eligible
- Local authority
- Lewisham
- Nation
- England
- URN
- 100741
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