Forest Hill School
Dacres Road, London, SE23 2XN
1,080 pupils · 70% of 1,535 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Lewisham
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 27.2%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 13 December 2023, published 1 February 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 52.3 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 58.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 73.2% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 39.1% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.75 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 168 | 126 | 528 | 168 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 171 | 119 | 463 | 171 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 154 | 86 | 402 | 154 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 157 | 85 | 395 | 157 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 192 | 106 | 422 | 192 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 175 | 75 | 378 | 163 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 194 | 81 | 428 | 194 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 184 | 78 | 426 | 180 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Sydenham School 0.8 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Harris Girls Academy Bromley 1.8 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Sedgehill Academy 2.1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Conisborough College 2.5 km · Requires improvement (2022) · previous system
- Kingsdale Foundation School 2.6 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Harris Girls' Academy East Dulwich 2.9 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.