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Haberdashers' Crayford Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
Iron Mill Lane, Crayford, Dartford DA1 4RS · habscrayford.org.uk · 01322 402180
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 45.2
- average Attainment 8 score. Bexley 50.6, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,078
- 94% of 1,150 places
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 39.9%
- First language not English
- 22.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 168 families put the school first and 180 places were offered; 85% 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 | 180 | 168 | 0.9 | 85% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 180 | 191 | 1.1▲ | 81% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 190 | 193 | 1▲ | 79% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 179 | 134 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 180 | 184 | 1▲ | 90% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 45.2, and 39.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Bexley it was 50.6, and across England 46.
In 2018/19, 71% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 14% the higher standard.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C- (27.4 points per entry).
Key stage 2 results
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2018/19 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲71% | 65% | ||
| ▲14% | 11% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 104 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
Progress scores 2018/19: reading -0.70, writing +0.60, maths +0.20
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●45.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼39.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ●65.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼22.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.80 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 42.1 | −13.7 |
| Sixth form college | 7.3 | +6.1 |
| Further education | 39.6 | +6.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 3 | +0.5 |
| Employment | 2.4 | +0.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3 | +0.5 |
| Activity not captured | 2.4 | −0.7 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78 students | C- (27.4) | Below average -0.20 | |
| 78 students | C- (27.6) | Below average -0.19 | |
| 92 students | Merit+ (28.4) | Below average -0.14 | |
| 22 students | Dist (33.4) | Average +0.16 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 63 | D+ (24.8) | -0.09 |
| 2022/23 | 80 | D+ (22.6) | — |
| 2021/22 | 72 | C- (27.7) | — |
| 2018/19 | 61 | D+ (23.8) | -0.53 |
| 2017/18 | 60 | D+ (24.5) | -0.29 |
| 2016/17 | 65 | D (20.4) | -0.54 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 67.4 | 0 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.3 | −0.3 |
| Employment | 14.7 | +0.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.5 | +3.9 |
| Activity not captured | 3.2 | −2.4 |
Ofsted
Haberdashers' Crayford Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 30 November 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 30 Nov 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, May 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2019Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective May 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Dec 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Mar 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
45% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (11 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 45%
- Replies
- 11
- 1% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 64% who raised concerns
based on the 45% who had a child bullied