Education
Sydenham contains two secondary schools, Sydenham High School - a private school - and Sydenham School. Both of these schools are exclusively girls' schools.
Primary schools in Sydenham are four non-religious schools (Adamsrill Primary School, Eliot Bank Primary, Haseltine School and Kelvin Grove Primary School) and three religious schools (St. Michael's Primary School, St Philip Neri Roman Catholic Primary School) and St. Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School. The former includes children of other faiths.
Nearby to Sydenham are secondary schools which include residents of Sydenham in their catchment area. These include Forest Hill, Harris, Cator Park School for Girls and Sedgehill Schools.
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