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Sydenham and Forest Hill Sixth Form

College · ages 16-19MixedSixth form centresLewisham
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Average A level gradeB-2024/25

Sydenham and Forest Hill Sixth Form is a sixth form centres in for boys and girls aged 16 to 19.

020 8291 8484to be confirmed headteacherAll details

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Results

A level and sixth-form results, 2025

266 students finished sixth-form courses.

Average A level gradeB-37.3 points per entry
A level progress-0.06Against students elsewhere with the same GCSE grades. 0 is average.
AAB or better15%with two subjects universities favour
Stayed and finished97%of students who started
All sixth-form measures, year by year
Measure2025202420232022
Students266229263283
Average A level points per entryA level APS per entry37.2535.9934.9537.17
Average A level gradeB-B-C+B-
Best three A levelsBest 3 A levels APS37.55
AAB or better in subjects universities likeAAB+ in two facilitating subjects15%
A level progressA level value added-0.06-0.04
Applied general courses: points per entry33.3231.4129.2529.58
Stayed and finishedRetained and assessed97%

A level subjects

21 A level subjects had results in 2025. Each figure is the share of students who got an A* to B, next to the average for state sixth forms in England. When only a handful of students take a subject, its figures jump around from year to year.

Strongest A levels

Government and Politics89%A* to B, England 55% · 18 entries
Fine Art94%A* to B, England 65% · 16 entries
History78%A* to B, England 55% · 41 entries
Sociology68%A* to B, England 49% · 37 entries
A levels taught hereThe small number is how many students sat each one in 2025.
SubjectsMathematics47Psychology44History41English Literature41Geography39Sociology37Economics31Biology29Media / Film / TV Studies24Government and Politics18Physics18Chemistry18Fine Art16Business Studies12Photography11Religious Studies11Mathematics (Further)7Spanish7Critical Studies7Drama and Theatre Studies7Design and Technology (Product Design)5
Every A level subject against England, 2025
Mathematics47 entries · 43% A* or A · 96% passed
64%England 60%
Psychology44 entries · 9% A* or A · 98% passed
41%England 46%
History41 entries · 34% A* or A · 100% passed
78%England 55%
English Literature41 entries · 17% A* or A · 100% passed
51%England 52%
Geography39 entries · 23% A* or A · 95% passed
59%England 51%
Sociology37 entries · 35% A* or A · 100% passed
68%England 49%
Economics31 entries · 16% A* or A · 100% passed
52%England 57%
Biology29 entries · 21% A* or A · 97% passed
55%England 49%
Media / Film / TV Studies24 entries · 4% A* or A · 83% passed
58%England 46%
Government and Politics18 entries · 39% A* or A · 100% passed
89%England 55%
Physics18 entries · 28% A* or A · 94% passed
39%England 51%
Chemistry18 entries · 28% A* or A · 100% passed
61%England 53%
Fine Art16 entries · 69% A* or A · 94% passed
94%England 65%
Business Studies12 entries · 8% A* or A · 58% passed
8%England 47%
Photography11 entries · 0% A* or A · 64% passed
46%England 58%
Religious Studies11 entries · 46% A* or A · 64% passed
55%England 50%
Mathematics (Further)7 entries · 43% A* or A · 100% passed
86%England 76%
Spanish7 entries · 43% A* or A · 100% passed
86%England 59%
Critical Studies7 entries · 86% A* or A · 100% passed
100%England 65%
Drama and Theatre Studies7 entries · 14% A* or A · 86% passed
57%England 54%
Design and Technology (Product Design)5 entries · 0% A* or A · 0% passed
0%England 38%

A levels only. BTECs, T levels and other courses are in the table above. Subjects with fewer than five students aren't published.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Lewisham council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll
Pupils from low-income familiesGet free school meals

What pupils do next

After sixth form

Where the 247 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.

Still in education, work or training83%and stayed there for at least six months

Among pupils from low-income families it was 71%, compared with 87% for everyone else.

Earlier years
Destination2022/23 leavers2021/22 leavers2020/21 leavers
Still in education, work or training83%83%85%
Education69%62%73%
Apprenticeship7%3%2%
Work17%19%13%
Not in education, work or training16%12%13%

The area around the school

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

No other schools of this phase within 8 km.

Questions parents ask

Is Sydenham and Forest Hill Sixth Form a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Sydenham and Forest Hill Sixth Form yet.

How many pupils does Sydenham and Forest Hill Sixth Form have?

The number of pupils is not published.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Telephone
020 8291 8484
Headteacher
to be confirmed
Type of school
Sixth form centres (Sixth form centres, colleges)
Phase
College, ages 16-19
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Lewisham
URN
132942 · LAESTAB 2094950 · UKPRN 10029080

Where these figures come from