Most sought-after schools in Lewisham

Ordered by how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out.

This list is sorted by one number: first preferences per place. For each school it is the number of families who named it first, divided by the number of offers it made, in the newest year we hold. A higher number means more families wanted a place than there were places.

This is not a list of the best schools. It does not measure how good a school is, how happy the children are, or how well they do. It also does not tell you whether a child would get a place: that depends on where you live, the year, and the council's rules. It only shows how many people applied.

#	School	First preferences per place	Newest intake	Latest Ofsted
1	St Margaret's Lee CofE Primary School London, primary	1.66	2025	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
2	Gordonbrock Primary School Brockley, primary	1.47	2025	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
3	Brindishe Manor School London, primary	1.45	2025	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
4	Edmund Waller Primary School London, primary	1.41	2025	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
5	Horniman Primary School London, primary	1.31	2025	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
6	St Bartholomews's Church of England Primary School London, primary	1.30	2025	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
7	Sandhurst Primary School London, primary	1.28	2025	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
8	Downderry Primary School Bromley, primary	1.23	2025	School remains Outstanding (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
9	John Ball Primary School London, primary	1.23	2025	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
10	Haberdashers' Hatcham Free School London, primary	1.18	2025	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
11	Haberdashers' Hatcham College London, secondary	1.11	2025	Improved significantly (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
12	Holy Cross Catholic Primary School London, primary	1.10	2025	School remains Outstanding (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
13	Rathfern Primary School London, primary	1.10	2025	Strong standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
14	Ashmead Primary School London, primary	1.07	2025	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
15	St Mary's Lewisham Church of England Primary School London, primary	1.07	2025	Strong standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
16	Tidemill Academy London, primary	1.05	2025	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
17	Childeric Primary School London, primary	1.00	2025	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
18	Deptford Park Primary School London, primary	1.00	2025	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
19	Elfrida Primary School London, primary	1.00	2025	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
20	Grinling Gibbons Primary School London, primary	1.00	2025	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
21	St William of York Catholic Primary School London, primary	1.00	2025	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
22	Turnham Academy London, primary	1.00	2025	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
23	Sydenham School London, secondary	0.99	2025	Strong standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
24	Marvels Lane Primary School London, primary	0.97	2025	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
25	Perrymount Primary School London, primary	0.97	2025	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
26	Athelney Primary School London, primary	0.96	2025	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
27	Forster Park Primary School Lewisham, primary	0.96	2025	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
28	Kilmorie Primary School London, primary	0.96	2025	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
29	St George's CofE Primary School London, primary	0.96	2025	Strong standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
30	Twin Oaks Primary School London, primary	0.96	2025	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
31	Addey and Stanhope School London, secondary	0.94	2025	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
32	Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School London, primary	0.94	2025	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
33	Kender Primary School London, primary	0.94	2025	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
34	Good Shepherd RC School Bromley, primary	0.93	2025	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
35	Haberdashers' Knights Primary Bromley, primary	0.93	2025	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
36	Launcelot Primary School and Nursery Bromley, primary	0.93	2025	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
37	Rangefield Primary School Bromley, primary	0.93	2025	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
38	St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery London, primary	0.93	2025	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
39	Stillness Infant School London, primary	0.93	2025	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
40	John Stainer Community Primary School London, primary	0.92	2025	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
41	Brindishe Green School London, primary	0.91	2025	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
42	Dalmain Primary School London, primary	0.91	2025	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
43	Oak Gardens Primary School London, primary	0.91	2025	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
44	Beecroft Garden Primary London, primary	0.90	2025	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
45	Brindishe Lee School London, primary	0.90	2025	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
46	Cooper's Lane Primary School London, primary	0.90	2025	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
47	Haseltine Primary School London, primary	0.90	2025	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
48	Holbeach Primary School London, primary	0.90	2025	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
49	Rushey Green Primary School London, primary	0.90	2025	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
50	Trinity Church of England School, Lewisham London, all through	0.90	2025	Strong standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
51	Baring Primary School London, primary	0.86	2025	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
52	Fairlawn Primary School London, primary	0.85	2025	School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
53	Sedgehill Academy London, secondary	0.84	2025	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
54	Eliot Bank Primary School London, primary	0.83	2025	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
55	Haberdashers' Hatcham Primary London, primary	0.83	2025	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
56	Adamsrill Primary School London, primary	0.81	2025	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
57	Torridon Primary School London, primary	0.81	2025	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
58	Deptford Green School London, secondary	0.79	2025	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
59	Kelvin Grove Primary School London, primary	0.79	2025	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
60	Myatt Garden Primary School London, primary	0.78	2025	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
61	St Winifred's RC Primary School London, primary	0.77	2025	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
62	St John Baptist Southend Church of England Primary School Bromley, primary	0.73	2025	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
63	Forest Hill School London, secondary	0.70	2025	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
64	Haberdashers' Knights Academy Bromley, secondary	0.66	2025	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
65	All Saints' Church of England Primary School Blackheath London, primary	0.60	2025	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
66	St Saviour's Catholic Primary School London, primary	0.60	2025	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
67	St Matthew Academy London, all through	0.42	2025	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))

Figures from the Department for Education, applications and offers. 67 schools in Lewisham have a published per-place figure. Schools with too few places for the figure to mean anything are left off. All schools in Lewisham · How we compare schools.