Forest Hill School

Term dates

Lewisham council sets the term dates for this school. See all Lewisham dates, taken from the council's own page.

• Term
• Holiday
• INSET day
• Exeat

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Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

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How places are given: there's no entrance test. When there are more applicants than places, places usually go by criteria such as siblings, distance or catchment area. Check the council's or school's admissions policy for the exact rules.

For the sixth form, apply to the school directly.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 126 families put this school as their first choice, and 168 places were offered. 99 of the families who put it first got a place (79%).

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Ofsted inspection

Latest graded inspection, 13 December 2023. Overall: Good

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour and attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership and management

Good

Sixth form

Good

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Community school

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–18

Pupils

1080 (capacity 1535)

Gender

Boys

Phone

02086999343

Address

Dacres Road, Forest Hill, London, SE23 2XN

Website

foresthillschool.co.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports