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Haberdashers' Knights Primary

Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Lewisham

Ballamore Road, Bromley, BR1 5LW

Website 02084619249

68

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Good

Graded 05/12/2023

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

95.6%

8.9% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

207

Capacity used

Has space

86%

240 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

26 of 26 families who put it first got an offer

28

Places offered

59

Total applications

2.1

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference2626● 100%
2nd preference40● 0%
3rd preference142● 14%
Later preferences (4th–6th)150● 0%
Total592847%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Lewisham lets families list 6 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 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 converter
Phase
Primary
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Graham Gibson
Address
Ballamore Road, Bromley, BR1 5LW
Phone
02084619249
Local authority
Lewisham
Ward / constituency
Downham · Lewisham East
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
147363

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals35%——
English as additional language40%——
SEN support19%——
50% boys (104)50% girls (103)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: HABERDASHERS' ASKE'S FEDERATION TRUST

207 pupils · 240 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 23

    05 December 2023

    Full graded inspection

    Good overall effectiveness
    Early yearsGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 168 pupils

Attendance

95.6%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

4.4%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

8.9%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

2.5%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

8%
20/21
13%
21/22
11%
22/23
8%
23/24
9%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths68%——
Higher standard4%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard73%
+11% vs England
Higher standard5%
-3% vs England

Reading

Expected standard86%
+11% vs England
Higher standard18%
-15% vs England
Average score104
-2 vs England

Writing

Expected standard82%
+10% vs England
Greater depth18%
+5% vs England

Maths

Expected standard77%
+3% vs England
Higher standard18%
-8% vs England
Average score104
-1 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard64%
-9% vs England
Higher standard23%
-7% vs England
Average score103
-2 vs England

Science

Expected standard82%
+0% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

702023682024732025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)73%61%
Higher standard5%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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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.