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Haberdashers' Hatcham Free School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr David Welsh

corporate_fareHABERDASHERS' ASKE'S FEDERATION TRUST

location_onLondon, SE14 5SF

language Visit Website phone 2076529532

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2025

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Students

413

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Expected Standard

90%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Haberdashers' Hatcham Free School is a Free schools primary school in London, serving ages 4-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Ranks in the top 3% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Haberdashers' Hatcham Free School is a free schools in London, Lewisham, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of HABERDASHERS' ASKE'S FEDERATION TRUST. The school has approximately 419 pupils on roll, of whom 8% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 90% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 28% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #13 of 63 primaries in Lewisham and #1,629 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Outstanding, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 25.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

90%

LA 65%

Reading92% LA 76%

Writing93% LA 71%

Maths92% LA 74%

Read SS

111

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

90%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading91% LA 72% · Eng 74%

Writing93% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths95% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

90%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading93% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing93% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths93% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

111

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.7

Read

LA 0.0

2.0 to 5.3

3.1

Write

LA -0.5

1.6 to 4.7

4.0

Maths

LA 0.1

2.5 to 5.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 66%England 65%

Reading-% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing-% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths-% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA -0.4

Write

LA -1.5

Maths

LA -0.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 65%

Reading-% LA 76%

Writing-% LA 77%

Maths-% LA 75%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA 0.1

Write

LA -0.5

Maths

LA 0.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

03 June 2025

Inspection Report

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23 June 2015

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2025-06-03

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Outstanding

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2015-06-23

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 419 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	419	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	416	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	417	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	417	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	413	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	416	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	413	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	410	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	407	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	407	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	407	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	417	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	416	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	420	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	423	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	423	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	422	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	360	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	358	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	359	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	301	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	301	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	299	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	240	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	240	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	237	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 30 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 10 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 9 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 9 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils