Colfe's School
Horn Park Lane, Lee, London, SE12 8AW
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 3 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Daniel Gabriele
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Religious ethos
- Church of England
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Eltham and Chislehurst
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,400
- Pupils on roll
- 1,325
- URN
- 100202
- Local authority
- Greenwich
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02084638104
About this school
Colfe's School is an independent school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 19 and has 1,325 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Colfe's School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Colfe's School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 1977, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 110 | 110 | 119 |
| Attainment 8 score | 43.5 | 41.8 | 42.4 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Colfe's School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Greenwich average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 43.5 | 35.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 41.8 | 37.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 42.4 | 37.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,280 |
| 2023/24 | 1,316 |
| 2024/25 | 1,308 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 8
- Pupils on SEN support
- 492
Location
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Common questions
- What year groups does Colfe's School teach?
- Colfe's School teaches children aged 3 to 19. It is an independent school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Colfe's School?
- The headteacher of Colfe's School is Mr Daniel Gabriele, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Colfe's School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Colfe's School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Colfe's School?
- Colfe's School has 1,325 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 19.
- Is Colfe's School full?
- Colfe's School has capacity for 1,400 pupils and 1,325 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Colfe's School a faith school?
- No. Colfe's School has no designated religious character.
- Is Colfe's School a selective school?
- Yes. Colfe's School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- How have Colfe's School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 43.5 in 2022/23 and 42.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Colfe's School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Colfe's School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.