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Haberdashers' Hatcham College[1]

Secondary · ages 11–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 51 51.3 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL C+ C+ 2024/25[3]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
51.3 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
57.8% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
18.3% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+0.08 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 50.5[6] 54.3%[6]
2023/24 50.8[4] 52.3%[4] +0.08[4]
2022/23 51.2[7] 53%[7] +0.19[7]
2021/22 53.9[8] 56%[8] +0.29[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
C+ 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
18.6% 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 B-[10] 16.2%[10]
2022/23 C+[11] 12.5%[11]
2021/22 C+[12] 12.1%[12]
2018/19 C[13] 16%[13]

Primary (key stage 2)

Expected standard (reading, writing & maths)
85% 2018/19[14]
Higher standard (reading, writing & maths)
20% 2018/19[14]
Reading, average scaled score
108 2018/19[14]
Maths, average scaled score
109 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 76%[16] 14%[16] 106[16] 106[16]
2016/17 67%[17] 10%[17] 105[17] 107[17]
2015/16 60%[18] 3%[18] 103[18] 106[18]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
96% 2022/23[19]
School sixth form
51% 2022/23[19]
Sixth-form college
23% 2022/23[19]
Further education college
18% 2022/23[19]
Apprenticeship
1% 2021/22[20]
Employment
3% 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 94%[20] 50%[20] 26%[20] 15%[20] 1%[20] 1%[20]
2020/21 96%[21] 58%[21] 16%[21] 18%[21] 1%[21] 2%[21]
2019/20 95%[22] 65%[22] 17%[22] 11%[22] 0%[22]
2018/19 94%[23] 55%[23] 21%[23] 15%[23] 1%[23] 2%[23]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
91% 2022/23[24]
Education
68% 2022/23[24]
Apprenticeship
3% 2022/23[24]
Employment
20% 2022/23[24]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 87%[25] 70%[25] 3%[25] 14%[25]
2020/21 93%[26] 75%[26] 0%[26] 18%[26]
2019/20 85%[27] 77%[27] 1%[27] 7%[27]
2018/19 88%[28] 68%[28] 2%[28] 18%[28]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
79% 2021/22[29]
Top third of most selective universities
22% 2021/22[29]
Russell Group universities
27% 2019/20[30]
Oxford or Cambridge
1% 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 88%[31] 35%[31]
2019/20 90%[30] 29%[30] 27%[30] 1%[30]
2018/19 82%[32] 25%[32] 21%[32] 2%[32]
2017/18 79%[33] 25%[33] 20%[33] 1%[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
19 Nov 2024[34]
Type
Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools[34]
Report published
19 Dec 2024[34]
Safeguarding is effective?
Yes[34]
Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
Improved significantly[34]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
26 Feb 2019[35] Exempt School Inspection[35] Good[35]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
3.6 Entry Sept 2026[36]
Applications (any preference)
774 Entry Sept 2026[36]
First preferences
210 Entry Sept 2026[36]
Places offered
218 Entry Sept 2026[36]
First preferences per place
1.0 Entry Sept 2026[36]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 867[36] 246[36] 221[36] 3.9[36] 1.1[36]
Entry Sept 2024 903[36] 258[36] 219[36] 4.1[36] 1.2[36]
Entry Sept 2023 829[36] 208[36] 218[36] 3.8[36] 1.0[36]
Entry Sept 2022 965[36] 259[36] 220[36] 4.4[36] 1.2[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
1440[1]
Trust
HABERDASHERS' ASKE'S FEDERATION TRUST[1]
Local authority
Lewisham[1]
Website
www.habshatcham.org.uk[1]
District
Lewisham[37]
Postcode
SE14 5SF[1]
URN
135073[1]

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

Pupils

Number on roll
1401 2024/25[38]
English as an additional language
20.4% 2024/25[38]
SEN support
14.9% 2024/25[38]
EHC plan
3% 2024/25[38]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
32.2% 2024/25[38]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
30.6%[39]
Mixed
15.1%[39]
Asian
5.3%[39]
Black
39.6%[39]
Any other ethnic group
6.8%[39]
Unclassified
2.5%[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.

Sources

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    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
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