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Haberdashers' Hatcham Free School

Free schools · London · SE14 5SF

Ages 4–11 · 410 pupils · Lewisham

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

90%

Overall absence

3.3%

Admissions demand

0.93 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-06-03

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)90%
Higher standard (RWM)34%
Avg scaled score — reading
110.0
Avg scaled score — maths
110.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence3.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)4.2%
Unauthorised0.6%
Authorised absence
2.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.3%
Enrolments in measure
360

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.93 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

53

Places offered

59

1st-preference offers

53

Total preferences (any rank)
187
Preferred offers (top 3)
59
Applications from outside LA
42
Offers to outside-LA applicants
11

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill98%

410 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
410
Boys / girls
195 / 215
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
410 / 420 (98%)
Free school meals
8%
FSM pupils
33
Gender
Mixed
School type
Free schools

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: HABERDASHERS' ASKE'S FEDERATION TRUST
Academy trust
HABERDASHERS' ASKE'S FEDERATION TRUST
Sponsor
The Haberdashers' Livery Company
Headteacher
Miss Emily Gyimah

Location

Address
Pepys Road
Postcode
SE14 5SF
Town
London
Local authority
Lewisham
District
Lewisham
Constituency
Lewisham North
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed free schools (primary), Ages 4–11, in London, Lewisham, 410 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 8%.

Open schools in London
1846
Primary schools in London
994
Academies among open schools in London
23% (427)
Open schools in SE14
10
Primary in SE14
6
Open schools in Lewisham LA
98
Primary in Lewisham LA
64

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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  • Edmund Waller Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    London · SE14 5LY · Lewisham

    Ages 3–11

    • KS274%
    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM12.1%
    • Demand1.35

    0.3 miles away

  • Hollydale Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    London · SE15 2AR · Southwark

    Ages 4–11

    • KS268%
    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM37.4%
    • Demand0.75

    0.4 miles away

  • Ivydale Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    London · SE15 3BU · Southwark

    Ages 3–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM20.5%
    • Demand0.82

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  • Myatt Garden Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Primary

    London · SE4 1DF · Lewisham

    Ages 3–11

    • KS273%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM21.6%
    • Demand0.96

    0.6 miles away

  • Turnham Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    London · SE4 2HH · Lewisham

    Ages 3–11

    • KS283%
    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM53.0%
    • Demand0.92

    0.6 miles away

  • Kender Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    London · SE14 5JA · Lewisham

    Ages 2–11

    • KS263%
    • Absence7.5%
    • FSM48.3%
    • Demand0.91

    0.6 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Emily Gyimah
Telephone
02076529532
Website
www.habshatchamfree.org.uk

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