Deptford Green School
Edward Street, New Cross, London, SE14 6AN
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Emma Thurston
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Lewisham North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 900
- Pupils on roll
- 888
- URN
- 100740
- Local authority
- Lewisham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086913236
About this school
Deptford Green School is a community secondary school in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 888 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 175 | 166 | 163 |
| Attainment 8 score | 43.4 | 44.6 | 47.7 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.16 -0.39 to +0.06 | +0.05 -0.18 to +0.28 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 41% | 40.4% | 42.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 55% | 53% | 57.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 26% | 27.1% | 46% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.4 |
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 Deptford Green 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 | Lewisham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 43.4 | 40 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 44.6 | 39.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 47.7 | 40.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 903 |
| 2023/24 | 895 |
| 2024/25 | 881 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Deptford Green School compares
Deptford Green School ranked 8th of 14 secondary schools in Lewisham for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 68% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47.7 | 7.3% | 46.5% | 888 | — |
| Addey and Stanhope School | 41.1 | 8.3% | 51.2% | 589 | 0.4 miles |
| Haberdashers' Hatcham College | 50.5 | 6.8% | 32.2% | 1,375 | 0.8 miles |
| The St Thomas the Apostle College | 61.7 | 5% | 47.2% | 1,140 | 1.0 miles |
| St Ursula's Convent School | 55.1 | 5.7% | 30.2% | 481 | 1.3 miles |
| Prendergast School | 64 | 6% | 21.7% | 1,052 | 1.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 46.54%
- English as an additional language
- 32.1%
- Overall absence
- 7.33%
- Persistent absence
- 22.16%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Addey and Stanhope School0.4 miles
Secondary · London
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Haberdashers' Hatcham College0.8 miles
Secondary · London
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The St Thomas the Apostle College1.0 miles
Secondary · London
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St Ursula's Convent School1.3 miles
Secondary · London
-
Prendergast School1.4 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
Deptford Green School ranks 160th of the 258 ranked secondary schools in London.
- Acland Burghley School Secondary
- Ada Lovelace Church of England High School Secondary
- Addey and Stanhope School Secondary
- AIM Academy North London Secondary
- Alexandra Park School Secondary
- All Saints Catholic College Secondary
- All Saints Catholic High School Secondary
- Ark Acton Academy Secondary
- Ark All Saints Academy Secondary
- Ark Bolingbroke Academy Secondary
- Ark Burlington Danes Academy Secondary
- Ark Elvin Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Deptford Green School teach?
- Deptford Green School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Deptford Green School?
- The headteacher of Deptford Green School is Ms Emma Thurston, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Deptford Green School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Deptford Green School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Deptford Green School?
- Deptford Green School has 888 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Deptford Green School full?
- Deptford Green School has capacity for 900 pupils and 888 on roll (99%), 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 Deptford Green School a faith school?
- No. Deptford Green School has no designated religious character.
- Is Deptford Green School a selective school?
- No. Deptford Green School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- What SEN provision does Deptford Green School have?
- The schools register lists Deptford Green School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Deptford Green School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 43.4 in 2022/23 and 47.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Deptford Green School rank locally?
- Deptford Green School ranked 8th of 14 secondary schools in Lewisham for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 68% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Deptford Green School's absence rate?
- Deptford Green School's overall absence rate is 7.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Deptford Green School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Deptford Green 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 29 June 2026.