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Haberdashers' Knights Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
Launcelot Road, Bromley BR1 5EB · habsknights.org.uk · 020 8461 9240
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jan 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 42.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Lewisham 46.7, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,098
- 82% of 1,340 places
- Local authority
- Lewisham
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 46.8%
- First language not English
- 34.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 72 families put the school first and 120 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 120 | 72 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 151 | 99 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 177 | 97 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 210 | 128 | 0.6 | 99% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 206 | 145 | 0.7 | 88% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 42.9, and 35.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Lewisham it was 46.7, and across England 46.
In 2018/19, 40% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 11% the higher standard.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade D+ (25 points per entry).
Key stage 2 results
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2018/19 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼40% | 65% | ||
| ●11% | 11% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●103 | 104 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
Progress scores 2018/19: reading -1.90, writing -1.20, maths +1.40
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼42.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼35.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼59.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ●38.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ●3.94 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 47.2 | −2 |
| Sixth form college | 17.6 | +2.6 |
| Further education | 23.6 | +1.7 |
| Other education | 0.5 | 0 |
| Apprenticeship | 1 | −0.1 |
| Employment | 2 | −0.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.5 | −2.5 |
| Activity not captured | 3.5 | +0.3 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 students | D+ (25) | Below average -0.45 | |
| 22 students | D+ (25) | Below average -0.45 | |
| 30 students | Dist (36.1) | Above average +0.53 | |
| 8 students | Dist* (48.3) | Well above average +1.11 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 69 | D+ (24.7) | -0.42 |
| 2022/23 | 63 | D+ (22.4) | — |
| 2021/22 | 62 | C- (26.8) | — |
| 2018/19 | 50 | D (18.8) | -0.41 |
| 2017/18 | 59 | D+ (24.1) | -0.16 |
| 2016/17 | 52 | D- (18.2) | -0.24 |
| 2015/16 | 59 | D+ (22.2) | -0.14 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 57.6 | +3.3 |
| Further and other education | 1.7 | −1.5 |
| Further education | 0.8 | −0.8 |
| Other education | 0.8 | −0.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 8.5 | +6.1 |
| Employment | 12.7 | −6.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 12.7 | +1.7 |
| Activity not captured | 6.8 | −3.4 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 26 January 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Haberdashers' Knights Academy was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 25 Jan 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective May 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Early years Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good