Editing London Borough of Lewisham (section)

==Education==
{{Main|List of schools in Lewisham}}

The London's Poverty Profile, a report by Trust for London and the New Policy Institute, found that 42% of 19-year-olds in Lewisham lack level 3 qualifications. This is the 3rd worst rate out of 32 boroughs.<ref>{{cite web |title=London's Poverty Profile |url=https://www.trustforlondon.org.uk/data/19-year-old-qualifications-borough/ |website=Trust for London |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180703163143/https://www.trustforlondon.org.uk/data/19-year-old-qualifications-borough/ |access-date=3 July 2018|archive-date=3 July 2018 }}</ref>

In 2018, Lewisham had the third highest rate of exclusions of pupils from secondary schools of any area in England.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://councilmeetings.lewisham.gov.uk/documents/s58994/CYP%20scoping%20report%20school%20exclusions.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190712220302/http://councilmeetings.lewisham.gov.uk/documents/s58994/CYP%2520scoping%2520report%2520school%2520exclusions.pdf |archive-date=2019-07-12 |url-status=live|title=Exclusions from school – an in-depth review|author=Children and Young People Select Committee|date=5 September 2018|website=London Borough of Lewisham}}</ref>