Lewisham has a varied school landscape with strong competition for places at popular schools in Forest Hill, Sydenham, and Lee. The borough's outstanding primary schools attract significant demand from families moving from neighbouring Southwark and Greenwich.
Enter your postcode and choose a Lewisham school to instantly see your straight-line distance.
Competition for Lewisham schools varies significantly by area. Forest Hill and Sydenham schools face greater demand than those in New Cross or Catford — use our tool to check distances across multiple options.
Lewisham Council uses straight-line distance for community schools. Demand varies significantly across the borough — northern Lewisham schools face higher competition than those in the south.
Notable schools in Lewisham include Popular schools around Forest Hill, Sydenham, and Lee — significant variation in demand across the borough.
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Type the school name or postcode into the search box to find any Lewisham school.
Add your home postcode. The tool instantly calculates your straight-line distance.
Check your distance against the last-distance-offered in Lewisham Council's admissions data to gauge your chances.
Lewisham Council uses straight-line distance as the tiebreaker for oversubscribed community schools, after priority categories. Academy and free schools set their own criteria.
Forest Hill, Sydenham, and Lee generally see the most competition for school places. Schools in these areas attract demand from neighbouring Southwark postcodes as well as local families.
Yes — the tool covers all Lewisham state schools, both primary and secondary. Enter your postcode and choose the school to see your straight-line distance.
Lewisham Council publishes admissions documentation including last-distance-offered on the council website under school admissions. The information is updated annually ahead of application deadlines.
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