Sedgehill Academy
Sedgehill Road, Lewisham, London, SE6 3QW
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- UNITED LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Clare Cassidy
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- United Learning Trust
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- Constituency
- Lewisham East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,711
- Pupils on roll
- 960
- URN
- 148003
- Local authority
- Lewisham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086988911
About this school
Sedgehill Academy is a secondary academy in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 960 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
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 108 | 104 | 101 |
| Attainment 8 score | 46.7 | 45.1 | 43.9 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.20 -0.09 to +0.49 | +0.20 -0.09 to +0.48 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 50% | 40.4% | 41.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 72% | 63.5% | 65.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 53% | 47.1% | 45.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.9 |
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 Sedgehill Academy 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 | 46.7 | 40 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 45.1 | 39.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 43.9 | 40.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 722 |
| 2023/24 | 782 |
| 2024/25 | 900 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sedgehill Academy compares
Sedgehill Academy ranked 10th of 14 secondary schools in Lewisham for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 52% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43.9 | 6.2% | 47.7% | 960 | — |
| Conisborough College | 37.6 | 9.1% | 48.8% | 703 | 0.8 miles |
| Bonus Pastor Catholic College | 50.7 | 5.1% | 26.9% | 919 | 0.9 miles |
| Harris Girls Academy Bromley | 58.3 | 6.4% | 32% | 1,117 | 1.0 miles |
| Forest Hill School | 52.3 | 7% | 30.7% | 1,080 | 1.3 miles |
| Harris Academy Beckenham | 51.6 | 5.4% | 22% | 1,302 | 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 47.71%
- English as an additional language
- 37.3%
- Overall absence
- 6.24%
- Persistent absence
- 18.8%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Conisborough College0.8 miles
Secondary · London
-
Bonus Pastor Catholic College0.9 miles
Secondary · Bromley
-
Harris Girls Academy Bromley1.0 miles
Secondary · Beckenham
-
Forest Hill School1.3 miles
Secondary · London
-
Harris Academy Beckenham1.6 miles
Secondary · Beckenham
Other schools in London
Sedgehill Academy ranks 208th 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 Sedgehill Academy teach?
- Sedgehill Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Sedgehill Academy?
- The headteacher of Sedgehill Academy is Ms Clare Cassidy, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Sedgehill Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sedgehill Academy, 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 Sedgehill Academy?
- Sedgehill Academy has 960 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Sedgehill Academy full?
- Sedgehill Academy has capacity for 1,711 pupils and 960 on roll (56%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Sedgehill Academy a faith school?
- No. Sedgehill Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Sedgehill Academy a selective school?
- No. Sedgehill Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Sedgehill Academy?
- Sedgehill Academy is part of UNITED LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Sedgehill Academy have?
- The schools register lists Sedgehill Academy's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Sedgehill Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 46.7 in 2022/23 and 43.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Sedgehill Academy rank locally?
- Sedgehill Academy ranked 10th of 14 secondary schools in Lewisham for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 52% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Sedgehill Academy's absence rate?
- Sedgehill Academy's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sedgehill Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sedgehill Academy'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 10 July 2026.