Haberdashers' Hatcham Free School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
Outstanding
Jun 3 2025 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Free Schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Lewisham
Unique reference
139672
Address
Pepys Road, SE14 5SF

Pupils

Number of Pupils
419 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
50.4%
Girls
49.6%
First language not English
10.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
7.2%
Persistent absence
6.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 44.6%
Mixed 21.2%
Other White 10%
Caribbean 9.5%
African 5.7%
Other Black 2.4%
Chinese 1.9%
Other 1.9%
Unclassified 1.2%
Indian 0.5%
Other Asian 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingWell above average3.7
WritingWell above average3.1
MathsWell above average4
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 90%
Local authority average 65%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 34%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 110
Local authority average 107
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 110
Local authority average 106
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Haberdashers' Hatcham Free School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
60
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
71
2nd preference
79
3rd preference
38
From another Local Authority
61
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
55
2nd preference
4
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
5
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
60
31
29
Year 1
60
30
30
Year 2
60
31
29
Year 3
61
27
34
Year 4
58
28
30
Year 5
60
32
28
Year 6
60
32
28
Year 2024-2025