Conisborough College
Conisborough Crescent, Catford, London, SE6 2SE
This school is closed (it closed in March 2024).
It was replaced by Conisborough College. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Kate Mahar John Cavadino
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Lewisham East
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 900
- Pupils on roll
- 825
- URN
- 100742
- Local authority
- Lewisham
About this school
Conisborough College was a community secondary school in London. It taught children aged 11 to 16 and had 825 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Conisborough College has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1900, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 178 | 174 |
| Attainment 8 score | 37.0 | 35.1 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.47 -0.69 to -0.25 | -0.39 -0.61 to -0.17 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 36% | 36.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 51% | 53.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 24% | 14.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.2 | 2.9 |
Trends over time
How Conisborough College 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 | 37 | 40 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 35.1 | 39.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | — | 40.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 839 |
| 2023/24 | 825 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Conisborough College compares
Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 9.9% | 48.4% | 825 | — |
| Conisborough College | 37.6 | 9.1% | 48.8% | 703 | 0.0 miles |
| Bonus Pastor Catholic College | 50.7 | 5.1% | 26.9% | 919 | 0.6 miles |
| Sedgehill Academy | 43.9 | 6.2% | 47.7% | 960 | 0.8 miles |
| Haberdashers' Knights Academy | 42.9 | 6.6% | 48.2% | 1,098 | 1.2 miles |
| Forest Hill School | 52.3 | 7% | 30.7% | 1,080 | 1.6 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 48.4%
- English as an additional language
- 25.8%
- Overall absence
- 9.9%
- Persistent absence
- 30.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Conisborough College0.0 miles
Secondary · London
-
Bonus Pastor Catholic College0.6 miles
Secondary · Bromley
-
Sedgehill Academy0.8 miles
Secondary · London
-
Haberdashers' Knights Academy1.2 miles
Secondary · Bromley
-
Forest Hill School1.6 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
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- 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 Conisborough College teach?
- Conisborough College taught children aged 11 to 16. It was a secondary school in London.
- Has Conisborough College been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Conisborough College 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 Conisborough College?
- Conisborough College had 825 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- How have Conisborough College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 37 in 2022/23 and 35.1 in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Conisborough College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Conisborough College'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 8 July 2024.