Haberdashers' Hatcham Free School

LewishamFree schools

Pepys Road, London, SE14 5SF

Headteacher: Miss Emily GyimahSchool website ↗Pupils: 419 (capacity: 420)Part of HABERDASHERS' ASKE'S FEDERATION TRUST
Ofsted inspected
Inspected June 2025
Oversubscribed
77% of first-choice applicants offered a place
90%
Reading, Writing & Maths
inspected
Inspected June 2025
77%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 3 June 2025Full report ↗

Not rated

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Quality of Teaching
Outstanding
Behaviour in School
Outstanding
Pupils' Wider Development
Outstanding
School Leadership
Outstanding

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
90.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
28.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 92%·Writing 93%·Maths 92%All three 90%
Reading
Expected92%
Exceeding63%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected93%
Exceeding42%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected92%
Exceeding57%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
60
How many families wanted this school first?
71
How many got their first choice?
55of 71 (77.5%)
How many applied in total?
253

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
15.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
10.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
23.0%
Boys and girls
50%girls·50%boys
208 girls, 211 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

→ Peaked at 90% (2022/23), currently 90%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
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2022/2390.0%29.0%+3.7+3.1+4.0
2023/2490.0%34.0%---
2024/2590.0%28.0%---