SCHOOL PROFILE

Haberdashers' Hatcham Primary

Primary Academy converter URN 147355
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 470 Published school capacity
Capacity used 84.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

29 November 2023
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Lewisham
Trust HABERDASHERS' ASKE'S FEDERATION TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 395 381 full-time · 14 part-time
Female pupils 189 47.8% of pupils
Male pupils 206 52.2% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

38.7%
13.9 pts above England
School 38.7%
Lewisham 27.8%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

26.1%
5.8 pts above England
School 26.1%
Lewisham 31.5%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.5%
0.5 pts below England
School 0.5%
Lewisham 0.6%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

African
29.4%
116
Caribbean
14.7%
58
White British
10.6%
42
Any other White background
9.6%
38
Any other Mixed background
7.6%
30
White and Black African
6.1%
24
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 24.1% 95 of 395 pupils
3.2 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 24.1%
Lewisham 21.8%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 18.7% 74 pupils
England 14.8% 3.9 pts above
EHC plans 5.3% 21 pupils
England 6.0% 0.7 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 47
Autistic spectrum disorder 14
Social, emotional & mental health 14
Specific learning difficulty 13
Moderate learning difficulty 5
Hearing impairment 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

75.0% 14.6 pts above England
School 75.0%
Lewisham 64.8%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

95.0%

21.2 pts above England

School 95.0%
Lewisham 75.9%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

75.0%

4.7 pts above England

School 75.0%
Lewisham 71.4%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

93.0%

21.0 pts above England

School 93.0%
Lewisham 73.9%
London 77.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

3.90%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.32 pts lower than England
School 3.90%
Lewisham 5.79%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

9.17%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

6.64 pts lower than England
School 9.17%
Lewisham 16.14%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.30%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.51 pts lower than England
School 0.30%
Lewisham 1.28%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

84.0% 4.1 pts below England
Haberdashers' Hatcham Primary
84.0%
Lewisham
85.7%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information