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Haberdashers' Borough Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Free school
94B Southwark Bridge Road, London SE1 0EX · habsborough.org.uk · 020 3764 1321
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 47.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Southwark 52.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 983
- 85% of 1,150 places
- Local authority
- Southwark
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 57.3%
- First language not English
- 32.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 135 families put the school first and 180 places were offered; 95% 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 | 135 | 0.8 | 95% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 174 | 169 | 1 | 82% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 170 | 115 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 176 | 135 | 0.8 | 87% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 176 | 196 | 1.1▲ | 70% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 47.8, and 42.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Southwark it was 52.1, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●47.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼42.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲66.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲78.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.65 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
Left in 2023/24
| School sixth form | 48.8 |
|---|---|
| Sixth form college | 8.7 |
| Further education | 33.1 |
| Employment | 1.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.3 |
| Activity not captured | 5.2 |
Ofsted
Haberdashers' Borough Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 5 March 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 5 Mar 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
What parents said
69% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (72 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 69%
- Replies
- 72
- 8% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 85% who raised concerns
based on the 47% who had a child bullied
based on 19 parents (26%) with SEND