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Haberdashers' Crayford Academy[1]

Secondary · ages 11–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 44 43.8 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL C- C- 2024/25[3]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
43.8 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
33.3% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
4.9% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
-0.13 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 45.2[6] 39.6%[6]
2023/24 44.3[4] 42.7%[4] -0.13[4]
2022/23 44.6[7] 38%[7] +0.04[7]
2021/22 49.7[8] 52%[8] +0.37[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
C- 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
8% 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] 0%[10]
2022/23 D+[11] 0%[11]
2021/22 C-[12] 0%[12]
2018/19 D+[13] 4%[13]

Primary (key stage 2)

Expected standard (reading, writing & maths)
71% 2018/19[14]
Higher standard (reading, writing & maths)
14% 2018/19[14]
Reading, average scaled score
105 2018/19[14]
Maths, average scaled score
106 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 58%[16] 11%[16] 104[16] 104[16]
2016/17 46%[17] 3%[17] 99[17] 101[17]
2015/16 45%[18] 0%[18] 99[18] 101[18]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
91% 2022/23[19]
School sixth form
47% 2022/23[19]
Sixth-form college
6% 2022/23[19]
Further education college
31% 2022/23[19]
Apprenticeship
4% 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 94%[20] 56%[20] 1%[20] 33%[20] 2%[20] 2%[20]
2020/21 94%[21] 58%[21] 3%[21] 26%[21] 5%[21] 3%[21]
2019/20 95%[22] 52%[22] 2%[22] 38%[22] 1%[22] 1%[22]
2018/19 94%[23] 46%[23] 6%[23] 36%[23] 2%[23] 2%[23]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
90% 2022/23[24]
Education
60% 2022/23[24]
Apprenticeship
7% 2022/23[24]
Employment
22% 2022/23[24]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 88%[25] 69%[25] 6%[25] 13%[25]
2020/21 98%[26] 67%[26] 5%[26] 26%[26]
2019/20 89%[27] 59%[27] 8%[27] 21%[27]
2018/19 91%[28] 52%[28] 13%[28] 25%[28]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
73% 2021/22[29]
Top third of most selective universities
7% 2021/22[29]
Russell Group universities
2% 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 81%[31] 12%[31]
2019/20 55%[30] 3%[30] 2%[30] 0%[30]
2018/19 67%[32] 3%[32] 3%[32] 0%[32]
2017/18 69%[33] 11%[33] 11%[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
30 Nov 2022[34]
Type
Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1[34]
Report published
19 Jan 2023[34]
Personal development
Good[34]
Quality of education
Good[34]
Overall effectiveness
Good[34]
Behaviour and attitudes
Good[34]
Safeguarding is effective
Yes[34]
Sixth form provision (where applicable)
Good[34]
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Good[34]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
22 May 2019[35] S5 Inspection[35] Requires improvement[35]
22 May 2018[36] Maintained Academy and School Short inspection[36] No overall grade[36]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
3.2 Entry Sept 2026[37]
Applications (any preference)
570 Entry Sept 2026[37]
First preferences
168 Entry Sept 2026[37]
Places offered
180 Entry Sept 2026[37]
First preferences per place
0.9 Entry Sept 2026[37]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 567[37] 191[37] 180[37] 3.1[37] 1.1[37]
Entry Sept 2024 635[37] 193[37] 190[37] 3.3[37] 1.0[37]
Entry Sept 2023 524[37] 134[37] 179[37] 2.9[37] 0.7[37]
Entry Sept 2022 475[37] 184[37] 180[37] 2.6[37] 1.0[37]

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
1150[1]
Trust
HABERDASHERS' ASKE'S FEDERATION TRUST[1]
Local authority
Bexley[1]
Website
https://www.habscrayford.org.uk/[1]
District
Bexley[38]
Postcode
DA1 4RS[1]
URN
135951[1]

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

Pupils

Number on roll
1078 2024/25[39]
English as an additional language
15.1% 2024/25[39]
SEN support
14.7% 2024/25[39]
EHC plan
1.7% 2024/25[39]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
36.1% 2024/25[39]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
57.7%[40]
Mixed
7.1%[40]
Asian
5.2%[40]
Black
27.2%[40]
Any other ethnic group
1.8%[40]
Unclassified
1%[40]

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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