SCHOOL PROFILE

Haberdashers' Crayford Primary

Primary Academy converter URN 147358
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 236 Published school capacity
Capacity used 103.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

12 March 2024
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Bexley
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 243 228 full-time · 15 part-time
Female pupils 114 46.9% of pupils
Male pupils 129 53.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

25.9%
1.1 pts above England
School 25.9%
Bexley 20.2%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

16.9%
3.4 pts below England
School 16.9%
Bexley 22.7%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Bexley 0.6%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
49.0%
119
African
11.1%
27
Any other Asian background
6.6%
16
Any other Mixed background
6.2%
15
White and Black Caribbean
6.2%
15
Any other White background
3.7%
9
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 23.1% 56 of 243 pupils
2.2 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 23.1%
Bexley 19.4%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 15.6% 38 pupils
England 14.8% 0.9 pts above
EHC plans 7.4% 18 pupils
England 6.0% 1.4 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 20
Autistic spectrum disorder 19
Social, emotional & mental health 10
No specialist assessment yet 4
Moderate learning difficulty 1
Specific learning difficulty 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

68.0% 7.6 pts above England
School 68.0%
Bexley 63.9%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

77.0%

3.2 pts above England

School 77.0%
Bexley 74.6%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

81.0%

10.7 pts above England

School 81.0%
Bexley 73.3%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

77.0%

5.0 pts above England

School 77.0%
Bexley 71.9%
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

6.81%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.59 pts higher than England
School 6.81%
Bexley 6.12%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

21.13%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.32 pts higher than England
School 21.13%
Bexley 15.72%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.06%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.26 pts higher than England
School 2.06%
Bexley 1.68%
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

103.0% 14.8 pts above England
Haberdashers' Crayford Primary
103.0%
Bexley
86.7%
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