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	Bonus Pastor Catholic College Bromley, secondary	1.77	2026	School remains Outstanding (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
2	Horniman Primary School London, primary	1.57	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
3	John Ball Primary School London, primary	1.52	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
4	Gordonbrock Primary School Brockley, primary	1.42	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
5	Downderry Primary School Bromley, primary	1.40	2026	School remains Outstanding (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
6	Ashmead Primary School London, primary	1.38	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
7	Haberdashers' Hatcham Free School London, primary	1.38	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
8	Prendergast School London, secondary	1.38	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
9	St Margaret's Lee CofE Primary School London, primary	1.37	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
10	St Bartholomews's Church of England Primary School London, primary	1.35	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
11	Brindishe Manor School London, primary	1.32	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
12	Edmund Waller Primary School London, primary	1.27	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
13	Dalmain Primary School London, primary	1.24	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
14	Sandhurst Primary School London, primary	1.22	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
15	Holy Cross Catholic Primary School London, primary	1.20	2026	School remains Outstanding (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
16	Brindishe Lee School London, primary	1.17	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
17	Prendergast Ladywell School Lewisham, all through	1.09	2026	none held
18	Rathfern Primary School London, primary	1.07	2026	Strong standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
19	Athelney Primary School London, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
20	Beecroft Garden Primary London, primary	1.00	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
21	Childeric Primary School London, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
22	Deptford Park Primary School London, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
23	Elfrida Primary School London, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
24	Launcelot Primary School and Nursery Bromley, primary	1.00	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
25	St Saviour's Catholic Primary School London, primary	1.00	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
26	St Stephen's CofE Primary School London, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
27	Twin Oaks Primary School London, primary	1.00	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
28	Kender Primary School London, primary	0.97	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
29	Marvels Lane Primary School London, primary	0.97	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
30	St Mary's Lewisham Church of England Primary School London, primary	0.97	2026	Strong standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
31	Haberdashers' Hatcham College London, secondary	0.96	2026	Improved significantly (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
32	Our Lady and St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School London, primary	0.96	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
33	St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery London, primary	0.96	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
34	Grinling Gibbons Primary School London, primary	0.95	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
35	Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School London, primary	0.95	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
36	Sedgehill Academy London, secondary	0.95	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
37	Turnham Academy London, primary	0.95	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
38	St George's CofE Primary School London, primary	0.93	2026	Strong standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
39	St William of York Catholic Primary School London, primary	0.93	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
40	Stillness Infant School London, primary	0.93	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
41	Myatt Garden Primary School London, primary	0.92	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
42	Oak Gardens Primary School London, primary	0.92	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
43	St Michael's Church of England Primary School London, primary	0.92	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
44	Sydenham School London, secondary	0.92	2026	Strong standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
45	Cooper's Lane Primary School London, primary	0.90	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
46	Deptford Green School London, secondary	0.89	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
47	Good Shepherd RC School Bromley, primary	0.89	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
48	Tidemill Academy London, primary	0.89	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
49	Fairlawn Primary School London, primary	0.88	2026	School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
50	Holbeach Primary School London, primary	0.87	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
51	Forster Park Primary School Lewisham, primary	0.86	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
52	Haseltine Primary School London, primary	0.86	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
53	St Matthew Academy London, all through	0.86	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
54	Haberdashers' Knights Primary Bromley, primary	0.84	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
55	Kilmorie Primary School London, primary	0.84	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
56	Rushey Green Primary School London, primary	0.84	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
57	Brindishe Green School London, primary	0.83	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
58	Haberdashers' Hatcham Primary London, primary	0.83	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
59	Perrymount Primary School London, primary	0.83	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
60	Rangefield Primary School Bromley, primary	0.83	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
61	Torridon Primary School London, primary	0.82	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
62	Baring Primary School London, primary	0.81	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
63	Adamsrill Primary School London, primary	0.80	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
64	St John Baptist Southend Church of England Primary School Bromley, primary	0.79	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
65	Kelvin Grove Primary School London, primary	0.78	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
66	St Winifred's RC Primary School London, primary	0.78	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
67	Forest Hill School London, secondary	0.75	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
68	Addey and Stanhope School London, secondary	0.72	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
69	All Saints' Church of England Primary School Blackheath London, primary	0.70	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
70	Eliot Bank Primary School London, primary	0.68	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
71	John Stainer Community Primary School London, primary	0.66	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
72	Trinity Church of England School, Lewisham London, all through	0.66	2026	Strong standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
73	Haberdashers' Knights Academy Bromley, secondary	0.60	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
74	Conisborough College London, secondary	0.56	2026	Requires improvement (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
75	Prendergast Vale School London, all through	0.55	2026	none held

Figures from the Department for Education, applications and offers. 75 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.