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Sydenham School
Dartmouth Road, London, SE26 4RD
Community school for ages 11–18 in London. Girls intake.
Sydenham School is a large non-selective community secondary school for girls in Lewisham, teaching around 1,505 pupils aged 11 to 18, with a sixth form. Ofsted rated it Good at its last full inspection (2013), so that judgement is dated.
The school says it has educated and empowered young women since 1917 and gives its motto as "Aim High". Recorded outcomes include a GCSE Attainment 8 score of 50.8, an A-level average grade of B, and 65% moving into higher education destinations.
Ages 11–18 · Secondary
1,507 pupils · On roll
Community school · Girls