Sedgehill Academy
Sedgehill Academy is a secondary school in London for ages 11 to 18.
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At a glance
- Type
- Academy (sponsored)
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 960
- Who it's for
- Boys and girls
- Admissions
- Not selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Address
- Sedgehill Road, London, SE6 3QW
- Phone
- 02086 988911
The school's websiteResults and performanceFull register entryMap
What Ofsted found
Full inspection, September 2022.
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- The quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
- Sixth-form provision: Good
- Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.
- Inspectors found that pupils learn a well-considered curriculum and teachers help pupils learn and remember more over time.
- Inspectors found that behaviour in lessons is generally focused and hardworking and that pupils are respectful to one another and their teachers.
Our summary of Ofsted's report. Read the full reports on Ofsted's website. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
The school
- The school's shared values are Hard Work, Kindness, Integrity and Excellence.
Source: Sedgehill Academy website. Checked 11 November 2026.
How it teaches
- Sedgehill Basketball Academy offers student-athletes professional coaching alongside their studies.
Source: Sedgehill Academy website. Checked 11 November 2026.
Music, sport and trips
- The school is one of only 30 in the country offering free musical instrument lessons as part of the Andrew Lloyd Webber MISST programme.
- Over 300 students play an instrument at Sedgehill Academy, with at least 100 regularly attending a weekly ensemble rehearsal.
Source: Sedgehill Academy website. Checked 11 November 2026.
Admissions
- The Year 7 intake for September 2027 will be 180 students.
- The school accepts applications from students across South London, including Lewisham, Bromley, Greenwich and Southwark.
- Where there is oversubscription, distance from home to school is measured as a straight line from the centre of the home address to the main school entrance.
- Applications are accepted from students across South London, including Lewisham, Bromley, Greenwich and Southwark.
- Where applicants have equal right to a place, priority goes to those living nearest the school.
Source: Sedgehill Academy website. Checked 11 November 2026.
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School details: Get Information about Schools, Department for Education, URN 148003. Checked 9 November 2026.
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