Haberdashers' Hatcham College
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Lewisham
Pepys Road, London, SE14 5SF
73
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Improved significantly
No graded inspection
Application demand
75%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.2%
18.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,375
Capacity used
Nearly full95%
1,440 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
75%
1st preference success rate
184 of 246 families who put it first got an offer
221
Places offered
867
Total applications
3.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 246 | 184 | ● 75% |
| 2nd preference | 183 | 28 | ● 15% |
| 3rd preference | 147 | 3 | ● 2% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 291 | 6 | ● 2% |
| Total | 867 | 221 | 25% |
1st preference success by year
Lewisham lets families list 6 preferences. 228 applications came from outside the council area (21 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Katie Scott
- Address
- Pepys Road, London, SE14 5SF
- Phone
- 02076529510
- Local authority
- Lewisham
- Ward / constituency
- Telegraph Hill · Lewisham North
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 135073
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 34% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 19% | — | — |
| SEN support | 12% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: HABERDASHERS' ASKE'S FEDERATION TRUST
1,375 pupils · 1,440 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
20 November 2024
Ungraded inspection
Improved significantly
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,156 pupils
Attendance
93.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
18.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.4%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 50.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.08 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 52% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 75% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.69 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 36.02 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 85% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 20% | 8% |
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 50.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 54.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 67.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 74% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.82 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 223 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 33.61 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 18.6% | 17% |
| A-level students | 136 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 223 | 31% | 60% | 71% | |
| English Language | 223 | 22% | 60% | 74% | |
| English Literature | 221 | 24% | 61% | 75% | |
| Combined Science | 172 | 7% | 44% | 61% | |
| Geography | 123 | 22% | 53% | 72% | |
| History | 106 | 37% | 61% | 68% | |
| Art and Design | 91 | 30% | 66% | 77% | |
| French | 74 | 41% | 65% | 73% | |
| Economics | 73 | 16% | 45% | 66% | |
| Social Studies | 71 | 25% | 63% | 72% | |
| Spanish | 70 | 23% | 53% | 70% | |
| Biology | 47 | 62% | 98% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 52 | 0% | 2% | 25% | |
| Mathematics | 35 | 14% | 43% | 71% | |
| Economics | 29 | 0% | 7% | 38% | |
| English Literature | 29 | 10% | 17% | 45% | |
| Biology | 25 | 0% | 12% | 24% | |
| History | 22 | 23% | 55% | 91% | |
| Chemistry | 22 | 0% | 18% | 50% | |
| Government and Politics | 21 | 10% | 33% | 67% | |
| Sociology | 20 | 5% | 15% | 50% | |
| Logic / Philosophy | 17 | 0% | 12% | 41% | |
| Law | 13 | 0% | 0% | 31% | |
| Geography | 10 | 10% | 40% | 70% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 11998: Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham College
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 8 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 67% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 3% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 70% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Lewisham council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.