Which schools in Lewisham are rated Outstanding?

Lewisham has 9 schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The full list, with each school's phase and how full it runs, is on this page.

How hard is it to get into an Outstanding school in Lewisham?

Admission pressure varies school by school. Around 43% of Lewisham's Outstanding schools run at 98% capacity or more, where living close to the school usually decides a place. Schools with spare places admit from much further away.

What does it cost to live near an Outstanding school in Lewisham?

It depends on the postcode. The cheapest route in Lewisham is currently SE13, where homes sell for a median of £440,000 (HM Land Registry, two years of sales).

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Outstanding schools in Lewisham

Lewisham has 9 schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The catch is that a rating says nothing about your odds of a place: a school running full admits on distance, so the question becomes what homes near it cost. Below, each school with how full it runs (DfE capacity and pupil numbers) and the median sold price in its postcode area (HM Land Registry).

43% of Lewisham's Outstanding schools run at 98% capacity or more · cheapest way in: SE13 at a £440,000 median.

Check a home near a school Lewisham rents Lewisham yields All areas Prices by postcode

Fullest first: that's where distance decides

Holy Cross Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · SE6 2LDFull · 110%places go by distance£475,000typical sold price in SE6 →

Watergate SchoolOther · SE6 3WGFull · 99%places go by distance£475,000typical sold price in SE6 →

St Margaret's Lee CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · SE13 5SGFull · 98%places go by distance£440,000typical sold price in SE13 →

Gordonbrock Primary SchoolPrimary · SE4 1HQBusy · 96%little room to spare£570,000typical sold price in SE4 →

Rathfern Primary SchoolPrimary · SE6 4NLBusy · 94%little room to spare£475,000typical sold price in SE6 →

John Stainer Community Primary SchoolPrimary · SE4 2DYHas places · 89%usually room£570,000typical sold price in SE4 →

Brindishe Manor SchoolPrimary · SE13 5LSHas places · 89%usually room£440,000typical sold price in SE13 →

Greenvale SchoolOther · SE6 1UFNot reportedno capacity data£475,000typical sold price in SE6 →

Chelwood Nursery SchoolNursery · SE4 2QQNot reportedno capacity data£570,000typical sold price in SE4 →

Fullness is pupils against reported capacity (DfE school register). Prices are median sold prices in the school's postcode area over two years, not a catchment valuation: councils publish exact last-distance-offered cutoffs, so check yours before committing to a move.

Found a home near one of these?

A gemhome check on the exact address shows its nearby schools with our estimate of admission odds, alongside the price against sold comps, flood risk, planning next door and the rest of the public record.

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