Data profile

Blackheath High Junior School

Independent girls senior school in Lewisham for ages 3–18. Selective entry, other ethos.

  • Rank #150
  • Fees £25.9k/yr
  • girls
  • Lewisham

02 · Module

Exam results

A-level top grades and GCSE 9–7, post-2026 methodology recalibration.

A-level A*–A
84%

Recalibrated

GCSE 9–7
77%

03 · Module

Entry points & fees

Ages, deadlines and annual fees per route.

EntryYearPlacesAssessmentDay fee (max)
11+Year 7£25.9k
13+Year 9£25.9k
16+Lower Sixth£25.9k
4+Reception£25.9k
7+Year 3£25.9k
Junior SchoolMAINYear 3exam, interview£25.9k
Lower SixthMAINLower Sixthexam, interview, report£25.9k
Senior SchoolMAINYear 7exam, interview£25.9k
Sixth FormMAINLower Sixthexam, interview£25.9k
Year 3MAINYear 3exam, interview, report£25.9k
Year 7MAINYear 7exam, interview, report£25.9k

04 · Module

Houseroom Index

Composite score blending owned data with external consensus.

Index score

84

/ 100

National rank #150

Academic86
Destinations60
Future-ready62
Pastoral70
Value-add78
Access & breadth90
Parent70
External consensus70

05 · Module

Inspections

Latest inspection rating and report.

ISI

Inspected 2025-03-18

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07 · Module

Editorial verdict

Houseroom's view of the school.

our view

Located on the fringes of the expansive eponymous heath, the school occupies the senior school’s original site, flanked by semi-detached villas in a residential street, another prep school close by. Leads to inevitable congestion at open and close of

head

Head of juniors Laura Comerford Since September 2024, Laura Comerford, previously head of Brighton Prep (also GDST) and before that, assistant head (academic) and other roles at Bute House for ‘nearly 11 years’. After psychology at Portsmouth, started teaching in London before

teaching

This is an independent school and therefore does not have Key Stage 2 SATs results. While some independent schools choose to sit SATs, they are not required to do so and the UK government does not collect or publish their results. [Find out more](/uk-schools/advice/our-school-data-explained#results-primary). ### Teaching & learning 16:1 Pupil to teacher ratio View all data 20 Average class sizes View all data

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