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Haberdashers' Crayford Primary
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Iron Mill Lane, Crayford, Dartford DA1 4RS · habscrayfordprimary.org.uk
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 68%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bexley 67%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 243
- 7 over 236 places · 103%
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 27.6%
- First language not English
- 16.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 33 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 91% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 33 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 37 | 1.2▲ | 78% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 32 | 1.1▲ | 94% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 26 | 26 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 68% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% the higher standard. Across Bexley it was 67%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲68% | 62% | ||
| ●10% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| Grammar and spelling | ▼102 | 105 | |
Ofsted
Haberdashers' Crayford Primary was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 12 March 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 12 Mar 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
What parents said
61% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (69 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 61%
- Replies
- 69
- 29% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 83% who raised concerns
based on the 46% who had a child bullied
based on 19 parents (28%) with SEND