Largest Schools in Lewisham (2025)
Schools with the most pupils on roll. Ranked by the Success Index (England) from official English data; 80 schools in Lewisham, London. Rank positions shown on each profile are within England and London.
- 168Sydenham SchoolLondon · Local authority SecondaryPupils: 1,467
- 261Haberdashers' Hatcham CollegeLondon · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,375
- 349Prendergast Ladywell SchoolLewisham · Academy All-throughPupils: 1,280
- 421St Dunstan's CollegeLONDON · Independent All-throughPupils: 1,234
- 529Haberdashers' Knights AcademyBromley · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,098
- 669Forest Hill SchoolLondon · Local authority SecondaryPupils: 1,080
- 768St Matthew AcademyLondon · Academy All-throughPupils: 1,063
- 887Prendergast SchoolLondon · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,052
- 978Trinity Church of England School, LewishamLondon · Local authority All-throughPupils: 1,048
- 1041Sedgehill AcademyLondon · Academy SecondaryPupils: 960
- 1163Bonus Pastor Catholic CollegeBromley · Academy SecondaryPupils: 919
- 1248Deptford Green SchoolLondon · Local authority SecondaryPupils: 888
- 1331Prendergast Vale SchoolLondon · Academy All-throughPupils: 806
- 1455Sydenham & Dulwich Girls GDSTSydenham · Independent All-throughPupils: 716
- 1521Conisborough CollegeLondon · Academy SecondaryPupils: 703
- 1663John Ball Primary SchoolLondon · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 672
- 1765Sandhurst Primary SchoolLondon · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 648
- 1849Cooper's Lane Primary SchoolLondon · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 646
- 1945Torridon Primary SchoolLondon · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 632
- 2091Gordonbrock Primary SchoolBrockley · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 626
- 2162Kilmorie Primary SchoolLondon · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 613
- 2226Addey and Stanhope SchoolLondon · Local authority SecondaryPupils: 589
- 2361Brindishe Green SchoolLondon · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 585
- 2421Rushey Green Primary SchoolLondon · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 560
- 2551Kelvin Grove Primary SchoolLondon · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 535
- 2672Rathfern Primary SchoolLondon · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 484
- 2775Downderry Primary SchoolBromley · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 477
- 2872Edmund Waller Primary SchoolLondon · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 434
- 2969Tidemill AcademyLondon · Academy PrimaryPupils: 427
- 3079Brindishe Manor SchoolLondon · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 426
- 3195Haberdashers' Hatcham Free SchoolLondon · Academy PrimaryPupils: 410
- 3242John Stainer Community Primary SchoolLondon · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 400
- 3387Eliot Bank Primary SchoolLondon · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 397
- 3459Haberdashers' Hatcham PrimaryLondon · Academy PrimaryPupils: 395
- 3591St Bartholomews's Church of England Primary SchoolLondon · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 394
- 3636Holbeach Primary SchoolLondon · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 391
- 3779Ashmead Primary SchoolLondon · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 390
- 3853Haseltine Primary SchoolLondon · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 385
- 3944Marvels Lane Primary SchoolLondon · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 385
- 4060Beecroft Garden PrimaryLondon · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 382
- 4175Dalmain Primary SchoolLondon · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 381
- 4281Fairlawn Primary SchoolLondon · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 362
- 4370Adamsrill Primary SchoolLondon · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 361
- 4464Myatt Garden Primary SchoolLondon · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 357
- 4516Athelney Primary SchoolLondon · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 354
- 4639Kender Primary SchoolLondon · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 351
- 4755St Winifred's RC Primary SchoolLondon · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 350
- 4813Elfrida Primary SchoolLondon · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 335
- 4956Childeric Primary SchoolLondon · Academy PrimaryPupils: 334
- 5025Launcelot Primary School and NurseryBromley · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 307
- 5197Stillness Infant SchoolLondon · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 284
- 5290Stillness Junior SchoolLondon · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 276
- 5344Forster Park Primary SchoolLewisham · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 269
- 5427Rangefield Primary SchoolBromley · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 236
- 5545Our Lady and St Philip Neri Catholic Primary SchoolLondon · Academy PrimaryPupils: 233
- 5678Holy Cross Catholic Primary SchoolLondon · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 231
- 5739St Mary's Lewisham Church of England Primary SchoolLondon · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 231
- 5841Deptford Park Primary SchoolLondon · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 217
- 5962St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and NurseryLondon · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 216
- 6024Grinling Gibbons Primary SchoolLondon · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 208
- 6163St William of York Catholic Primary SchoolLondon · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 207
- 6253Haberdashers' Knights PrimaryBromley · Academy PrimaryPupils: 207
- 6377St Margaret's Lee CofE Primary SchoolLondon · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 206
- 6463St George's CofE Primary SchoolLondon · Academy PrimaryPupils: 206
- 6542Perrymount Primary SchoolLondon · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 202
- 6674Horniman Primary SchoolLondon · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 201
- 6743Good Shepherd RC SchoolBromley · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 201
- 6845St Michael's Church of England Primary SchoolLondon · Academy PrimaryPupils: 197
- 6965Brindishe Lee SchoolLondon · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 196
- 7032Baring Primary SchoolLondon · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 193
- 7159All Saints' Church of England Primary School BlackheathLondon · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 189
- 7237St Saviour's Catholic Primary SchoolLondon · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 188
- 7338St Stephen's CofE Primary SchoolLondon · Academy PrimaryPupils: 186
- 7421Holy Trinity Church of England Primary SchoolLondon · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 185
- 7555St John Baptist Southend Church of England Primary SchoolBromley · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 177
- 7616Twin Oaks Primary SchoolLondon · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 176
- 7777Turnham AcademyLondon · Academy PrimaryPupils: 168
- 7850Oak Gardens Primary SchoolLondon · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 166
- 7969St James's Hatcham Church of England Primary SchoolLondon · Academy PrimaryPupils: 151
- 8041St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolLondon · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 122
| # | School | Sector | Pupils | Success Index (England) | Key result | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydenham School London · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Local authority | 1,467 | 67.7 Top 50% | 50.8 Attainment 8 | 1,467 |
| 2 | Haberdashers' Hatcham College London · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,375 | 61.3 Top 50% | 50.5 Attainment 8 | 1,375 |
| 3 | Prendergast Ladywell School Lewisham · All-through · Ages 4–16 | Academy | 1,280 | 49.2 Top 50% | 49.2 Attainment 8 | 1,280 |
| 4 | St Dunstan's College LONDON · All-through · Ages 3–18 | Independent | 1,234 | 21.0 Lower 50% | 16.5 Attainment 8 | 1,234 |
| 5 | Haberdashers' Knights Academy Bromley · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,098 | 29.0 Lower 50% | 42.9 Attainment 8 | 1,098 |
| 6 | Forest Hill School London · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Local authority | 1,080 | 69.1 Top 50% | 52.3 Attainment 8 | 1,080 |
| 7 | St Matthew Academy London · All-through · Ages 4–16 | Academy | 1,063 | 68.3 Top 50% | 47.2 Attainment 8 | 1,063 |
| 8 | Prendergast School London · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,052 | 86.6 Top 10% | 64.0 Attainment 8 | 1,052 |
| 9 | Trinity Church of England School, Lewisham London · All-through · Ages 4–16 | Local authority | 1,048 | 77.7 Top 25% | 48.3 Attainment 8 | 1,048 |
| 10 | Sedgehill Academy London · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 960 | 40.7 Lower 50% | 43.9 Attainment 8 | 960 |
| 11 | Bonus Pastor Catholic College Bromley · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 919 | 63.2 Top 50% | 50.7 Attainment 8 | 919 |
| 12 | Deptford Green School London · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Local authority | 888 | 48.0 Top 50% | 47.7 Attainment 8 | 888 |
| 13 | Prendergast Vale School London · All-through · Ages 3–16 | Academy | 806 | 30.7 Lower 50% | 42.2 Attainment 8 | 806 |
| 14 | Sydenham & Dulwich Girls GDST Sydenham · All-through · Ages 4–19 | Independent | 716 | 54.9 Top 50% | 49.0 Attainment 8 | 716 |
| 15 | Conisborough College London · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 703 | 21.3 Lower 50% | 37.6 Attainment 8 | 703 |
| 16 | John Ball Primary School London · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Local authority | 672 | 63.2 Top 50% | 71% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 672 |
| 17 | Sandhurst Primary School London · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 648 | 64.6 Top 50% | 67% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 648 |
| 18 | Cooper's Lane Primary School London · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 646 | 48.7 Lower 50% | 62% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 646 |
| 19 | Torridon Primary School London · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 632 | 44.7 Lower 50% | 66% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 632 |
| 20 | Gordonbrock Primary School Brockley · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 626 | 90.6 Top 5% | 85% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 626 |
| 21 | Kilmorie Primary School London · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 613 | 61.8 Top 50% | 66% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 613 |
| 22 | Addey and Stanhope School London · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Local authority | 589 | 26.3 Lower 50% | 41.1 Attainment 8 | 589 |
| 23 | Brindishe Green School London · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 585 | 61.0 Top 50% | 69% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 585 |
| 24 | Rushey Green Primary School London · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 560 | 20.7 Lower 50% | 49% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 560 |
| 25 | Kelvin Grove Primary School London · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 535 | 51.1 Top 50% | 72% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 535 |
| 26 | Rathfern Primary School London · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Local authority | 484 | 71.9 Top 25% | 82% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 484 |
| 27 | Downderry Primary School Bromley · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 477 | 75.1 Top 25% | 80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 477 |
| 28 | Edmund Waller Primary School London · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 434 | 72.2 Top 25% | 72% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 434 |
| 29 | Tidemill Academy London · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 427 | 68.6 Top 50% | 76% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 427 |
| 30 | Brindishe Manor School London · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 426 | 79.0 Top 25% | 75% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 426 |
| 31 | Haberdashers' Hatcham Free School London · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 410 | 95.3 Top 5% | 90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 410 |
| 32 | John Stainer Community Primary School London · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 400 | 41.7 Lower 50% | 61% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 400 |
| 33 | Eliot Bank Primary School London · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 397 | 87.1 Top 10% | 85% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 397 |
| 34 | Haberdashers' Hatcham Primary London · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 395 | 58.9 Top 50% | 75% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 395 |
| 35 | St Bartholomews's Church of England Primary School London · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Local authority | 394 | 91.1 Top 5% | 80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 394 |
| 36 | Holbeach Primary School London · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 391 | 36.2 Lower 50% | 56% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 391 |
| 37 | Ashmead Primary School London · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 390 | 78.6 Top 25% | 75% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 390 |
| 38 | Haseltine Primary School London · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 385 | 52.6 Top 50% | 65% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 385 |
| 39 | Marvels Lane Primary School London · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 385 | 44.0 Lower 50% | 70% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 385 |
| 40 | Beecroft Garden Primary London · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 382 | 59.9 Top 50% | 69% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 382 |
| 41 | Dalmain Primary School London · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 381 | 74.8 Top 25% | 71% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 381 |
| 42 | Fairlawn Primary School London · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 362 | 80.5 Top 25% | 80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 362 |
| 43 | Adamsrill Primary School London · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 361 | 69.6 Top 50% | 72% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 361 |
| 44 | Myatt Garden Primary School London · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 357 | 64.4 Top 50% | 71% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 357 |
| 45 | Athelney Primary School London · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Local authority | 354 | 15.7 Lower 50% | 43% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 354 |
| 46 | Kender Primary School London · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Local authority | 351 | 38.8 Lower 50% | 68% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 351 |
| 47 | St Winifred's RC Primary School London · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 350 | 54.5 Top 50% | 59% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 350 |
| 48 | Elfrida Primary School London · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Local authority | 335 | 13.2 Lower 50% | 47% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 335 |
| 49 | Childeric Primary School London · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 334 | 55.9 Top 50% | 74% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 334 |
| 50 | Launcelot Primary School and Nursery Bromley · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 307 | 24.6 Lower 50% | 53% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 307 |
| 51 | Stillness Infant School London · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Local authority | 284 | 96.5 Top 5% | – | 284 |
| 52 | Stillness Junior School London · Primary · Ages 7–11 | Local authority | 276 | 89.8 Top 10% | 83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 276 |
| 53 | Forster Park Primary School Lewisham · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 269 | 43.5 Lower 50% | 68% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 269 |
| 54 | Rangefield Primary School Bromley · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 236 | 26.7 Lower 50% | 51% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 236 |
| 55 | Our Lady and St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School London · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 233 | 44.7 Lower 50% | 58% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 233 |
| 56 | Holy Cross Catholic Primary School London · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 231 | 77.6 Top 25% | 83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 231 |
| 57 | St Mary's Lewisham Church of England Primary School London · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 231 | 38.8 Lower 50% | 60% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 231 |
| 58 | Deptford Park Primary School London · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 217 | 40.6 Lower 50% | 69% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 217 |
| 59 | St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery London · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 216 | 61.8 Top 50% | 74% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 216 |
| 60 | Grinling Gibbons Primary School London · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 208 | 24.1 Lower 50% | 57% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 208 |
| 61 | St William of York Catholic Primary School London · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 207 | 63.3 Top 50% | 72% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 207 |
| 62 | Haberdashers' Knights Primary Bromley · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 207 | 53.0 Top 50% | 73% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 207 |
| 63 | St Margaret's Lee CofE Primary School London · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 206 | 77.2 Top 25% | 78% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 206 |
| 64 | St George's CofE Primary School London · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 206 | 62.6 Top 50% | 75% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 206 |
| 65 | Perrymount Primary School London · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 202 | 42.0 Lower 50% | 67% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 202 |
| 66 | Horniman Primary School London · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Local authority | 201 | 74.3 Top 25% | 73% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 201 |
| 67 | Good Shepherd RC School Bromley · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 201 | 43.1 Lower 50% | 67% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 201 |
| 68 | St Michael's Church of England Primary School London · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 197 | 44.8 Lower 50% | 62% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 197 |
| 69 | Brindishe Lee School London · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 196 | 64.5 Top 50% | 79% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 196 |
| 70 | Baring Primary School London · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 193 | 31.5 Lower 50% | 54% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 193 |
| 71 | All Saints' Church of England Primary School Blackheath London · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 189 | 59.1 Top 50% | 67% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 189 |
| 72 | St Saviour's Catholic Primary School London · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 188 | 36.5 Lower 50% | 57% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 188 |
| 73 | St Stephen's CofE Primary School London · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 186 | 38.1 Lower 50% | 50% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 186 |
| 74 | Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School London · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 185 | 20.8 Lower 50% | 57% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 185 |
| 75 | St John Baptist Southend Church of England Primary School Bromley · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 177 | 55.2 Top 50% | 68% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 177 |
| 76 | Twin Oaks Primary School London · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 176 | 15.9 Lower 50% | 42% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 176 |
| 77 | Turnham Academy London · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 168 | 76.9 Top 25% | 88% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 168 |
| 78 | Oak Gardens Primary School London · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 166 | 49.6 Lower 50% | 71% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 166 |
| 79 | St James's Hatcham Church of England Primary School London · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 151 | 68.9 Top 50% | 83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 151 |
| 80 | St Joseph's Catholic Primary School London · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 122 | 41.3 Lower 50% | 73% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 122 |
Sydenham School in London leads the 2025 list of largest schools in Lewisham with Pupils 1,467. Of the 80 schools shown, 58 are local authority, 20 are academy, 2 are independent.
For the full picture see the wider London largest schools league table, every school on the Lewisham page, or the comparison tool to put a shortlist side by side.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the best largest school in Lewisham?
Sydenham School in London, London ranks first among largest schools in Lewisham with Pupils 1,467 (Pupils on roll: 1,467).
How are largest schools in Lewisham ranked?
Schools with the most pupils on roll. Only schools eligible for the Success Index (England) are included; the index is shown alongside for context.
Are these 2025 rankings official?
No. They are computed by Success Tutoring from official English data (DfE – Get Information About Schools; DfE – Compare school and college performance). Independent schools rarely appear in the performance tables, so most receive no attainment components and no score.