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Haberdashers' Knights Academy[1]

Secondary · ages 11–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 43 42.7 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL D+ D+ 2024/25[3]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
42.7 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
40.6% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
6.1% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+0.18 2023/24[4]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[5]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[5]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 42.9[6] 35.2%[6]
2023/24 46.9[4] 46.7%[4] +0.18[4]
2022/23 44.7[7] 37%[7] +0.10[7]
2021/22 44.9[8] 39%[8] -0.04[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
D+ 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
0% 2024/25[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 D+[10] 3.3%[10]
2022/23 D+[11] 2.3%[11]
2021/22 C-[12] 1.9%[12]
2018/19 D[13] 0%[13]

Primary (key stage 2)

Expected standard (reading, writing & maths)
40% 2018/19[14]
Higher standard (reading, writing & maths)
11% 2018/19[14]
Reading, average scaled score
103 2018/19[14]
Maths, average scaled score
108 2018/19[14]
All results, 2021/22
Not published[15]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[15]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[15]
Earlier years
Year Expected standard (reading, writing & maths) Higher standard (reading, writing & maths) Reading, average scaled score Maths, average scaled score
2017/18 43%[16] 5%[16] 102[16] 103[16]
2016/17 46%[17] 0%[17] 100[17] 101[17]
2015/16 54%[18] 6%[18] 101[18] 104[18]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
93% 2022/23[19]
School sixth form
38% 2022/23[19]
Sixth-form college
24% 2022/23[19]
Further education college
26% 2022/23[19]
Apprenticeship
2% 2022/23[19]
Employment
2% 2022/23[19]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 89%[20] 49%[20] 14%[20] 23%[20] 1%[20] 2%[20]
2020/21 93%[21] 52%[21] 14%[21] 19%[21] 3%[21] 4%[21]
2019/20 92%[22] 56%[22] 16%[22] 19%[22] 1%[22] 1%[22]
2018/19 96%[23] 57%[23] 11%[23] 26%[23] 1%[23] 1%[23]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
86% 2022/23[24]
Education
68% 2022/23[24]
Apprenticeship
2% 2022/23[24]
Employment
17% 2022/23[24]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 77%[25] 57%[25] 2%[25] 17%[25]
2020/21 89%[26] 74%[26] 2%[26] 12%[26]
2019/20 90%[27] 80%[27] 2%[27] 8%[27]
2018/19 88%[28] 78%[28] 0%[28] 10%[28]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
69% 2021/22[29]
Top third of most selective universities
13% 2021/22[29]
Russell Group universities
9% 2019/20[30]
Oxford or Cambridge
0% 2019/20[30]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 72%[31] 16%[31]
2019/20 85%[30] 9%[30] 9%[30] 0%[30]
2018/19 87%[32] 6%[32] 4%[32] 0%[32]
2017/18 79%[33] 10%[33] 6%[33] 0%[33]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
25 Jan 2023[34]
Type
Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools[34]
Report published
20 Mar 2023[34]
Safeguarding is effective
Yes[34]
Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
School remains Good[34]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
27 Jun 2017[35] Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1[35] Good[35]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
2.4 Entry Sept 2026[36]
Applications (any preference)
285 Entry Sept 2026[36]
First preferences
72 Entry Sept 2026[36]
Places offered
120 Entry Sept 2026[36]
First preferences per place
0.6 Entry Sept 2026[36]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 350[36] 99[36] 151[36] 2.3[36] 0.7[36]
Entry Sept 2024 456[36] 97[36] 177[36] 2.6[36] 0.5[36]
Entry Sept 2023 485[36] 128[36] 210[36] 2.3[36] 0.6[36]
Entry Sept 2022 472[36] 145[36] 206[36] 2.3[36] 0.7[36]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy sponsor led[1]
Ages
11–18[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
1340[1]
Trust
HABERDASHERS' ASKE'S FEDERATION TRUST[1]
Local authority
Lewisham[1]
Website
https://www.habsknights.org.uk/[1]
District
Lewisham[37]
Postcode
BR1 5EB[1]
URN
135070[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
1130 2024/25[38]
English as an additional language
28.4% 2024/25[38]
SEN support
19.9% 2024/25[38]
EHC plan
1.8% 2024/25[38]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
48.2% 2024/25[38]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
18.8%[39]
Mixed
12.5%[39]
Asian
13%[39]
Black
48.6%[39]
Any other ethnic group
4.1%[39]
Unclassified
3%[39]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

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