Gymnasium Lerchenfeld
Hamburg-Nord · Uhlenhorst
Gymnasium Lerchenfeld is a public Gymnasium in Uhlenhorst, in the Hamburg-Nord district. In the 2024/25 school year, 1,087 students attended the school. For year 5 the school is set up for five parallel classes. Englisch and Spanisch are each offered as the first foreign language; Chinesisch, Farsi, Französisch, and Latein are also taught. The full-day programme has a besondere Prägung: an extended morning timetable, with voluntary care in the afternoon.
Contact & Address
- Phone
- +49 40 428 88 47 0
- Website
- https://gyle.de
School Profile
- School Number
- 5868-0
- School Type
- Gymnasium
- Full-Day Program
- Extended timetable (besondere Prägung)
“Besondere Prägung” is the full-day form of most Hamburg Gymnasien: the extended timetable often keeps pupils at school past 1 p.m., while the afternoon care on offer until 4 p.m. is voluntary.
- Parallel Classes (Grade 5)
- 5 classes
- 1st Foreign Language
- Englisch, Spanisch
- Foreign Languages
- Chinesisch, Englisch, Farsi, Französisch, Latein, Spanisch
- Student Count 2024/25
- 1,087
- Social Index
- 5
Enrollment figures of recent years
According to official figures, Gymnasium Lerchenfeld was not oversubscribed in 2026/27, though it had been in 2024/25. Across the recorded school years, first choices fell from 162 to 140. Most recently, 2026/27 saw 140 first choices for 168 places, a demand ratio of 83 per cent.
| School Year | Applications (1st choice) | Places | Demand ratio | Oversubscribed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 140 | 168 | 83% | No |
| 2025/26 | 140 | – | – | – |
| 2024/25 | 162 | 140 | 116% | Yes |
Abitur Results
In the 2026 Abitur, Gymnasium Lerchenfeld averaged 2.25 and sits in the middle of Hamburg's Gymnasien. An average is published for 61 Hamburg Gymnasien: the median is 2.25 and the range runs from 1.90 to 2.53.
| Year | Average | Candidates |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2.25 | 114 |
| 2025 | 2.19 | 118 |
| 2024 | 2.39 | 88 |