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Haberdashers' Hatcham Primary

Primary · London · SE14 5RD

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Good

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: OutstandingPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 29 November 2023

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At a glance

395 pupils · 84% of 470 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
40.2% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
22.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
18.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
4.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.habshatchamprimary.org.uk
URN
147355

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 49 families named it first for 59 Reception places, 0.83 first choices per place. Ofsted last graded it Good on 29 November 2023, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.1% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.83 first-choice applications per place

59 places offered · 49 first-choice applications · usually has places

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

60 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
75%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
8%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
109
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
109
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school75%
Median of its 12 closest peers58.5%
Lewisham average68.5%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Lyndon Green Junior SchoolBirmingham · 101 miles awayGood56%
Westgate AcademyLincoln · 123 miles awayExpected standard58%
Huntingtower Community Primary AcademyGrantham · 102 miles awayNeeds attention53%
Tymberwood AcademyGravesend · 19 miles awayGood69%
Henwick Primary SchoolLondon · 4 miles awayGood77%
Oasis Academy Marksbury RoadBedminster · 110 miles awayOutstanding (2018)75%
St Werburgh's Primary SchoolBristol · 109 miles awayGood56%
Harefield Primary SchoolSouthampton · 68 miles awayRequires improvement59%
Manchester Road Primary AcademyManchester · 164 miles awayGood59%
Chestnuts Primary SchoolMilton Keynes · 47 miles awayGood (2019)58%
Mayflower AcademyPlymouth · 194 miles awayOutstanding84%
Alvaston Junior AcademyDerby · 114 miles awayNeeds attention41%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

Black African 29% (Lewisham 15%, England 5%) · Black Caribbean 15% (Lewisham 8%, England 1%) · White British 11% (Lewisham 26%, England 60%) · Any other White background 10% (Lewisham 12%, England 7%) · Any other Mixed background 8% (Lewisham 8%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black African 6% (Lewisham 3%, England 1%) · Any other ethnic group 5% (Lewisham 4%, England 3%) · Any other Black background 4% (Lewisham 4%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 4% (Lewisham 5%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Lewisham 3%, England 2%) · Not recorded 2% (Lewisham 4%, England 1%) · Any other Asian background 2% (Lewisham 3%, England 2%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Lewisham 1%, England 1%) · White Irish 1% (Lewisham 1%, England 0%) · Asian Indian 1% (Lewisham 1%, England 4%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4.1%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
10.2%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.25 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Lewisham: 0.81 suspensions and 0.00 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
20.9
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

83% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 5% moved to another state school · 12% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

34.8% of teachers took sickness absence, 16.4 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £55,874; 20% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£7,962
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 72% (77%) · premises 3% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 5% (8%) · supplies and services 20% (9%) · educational supplies 14% (4%) · bought-in professional services 4% (2%) · catering 5% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance +£71,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher48.4%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications13%18.1%
In managerial or professional work33.9%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways22.2%18.1%
Residents in very good health56.8%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier29.4%62.3%
Social housing52.9%17.1%
Privately rented17.6%20.5%
Detached houses4.7%22.9%
Flats55.3%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms11.1%21.1%
Households with no car or van50.2%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01003305 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£448,000694 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£315,000–£611,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Semi-detached (26)£1,050,000
Terraced (156)£700,000
Flat (512)£389,000

Homes around this school are dearer than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
3an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
14an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
104an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
10an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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