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Haberdashers' Hatcham Free School

Lewisham, SE14 5SFPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
5 Good
Jun 2025
KS2 Results
90%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.2×
Oversubscribed
71 1st-choice / 60 places
Ranking
🏆Top 5%
#332 of 13,686 nationally

About Haberdashers' Hatcham Free School

Haberdashers' Hatcham Free School in Lewisham is a state primary that has been rated Outstanding by Ofsted in its most recent inspection, a grade it has held across both its 2015 and 2025 inspections. The 2025 inspection gave top marks across the board — Outstanding for quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, early years provision, and leadership and management. But the real story is in the exam data. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 90 per cent of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. That is a huge 26 percentage points above the Lewisham local authority average of 64 per cent. The school also ranks first out of 59 primary schools in the borough on this measure, placing it in the top five per cent nationally. Average scores in reading and maths both sit at 110, comfortably above the national benchmark of 100, and 34 per cent of pupils hit the higher standard across all three subjects.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterNone
AddressPepys Road, London, Lewisham, SE14 5SF
HeadteacherEmily Gyimah
Local AuthorityLewisham
Number of Pupils419
Free School Meals (FSM)7.2%
School Capacity419 / 420 (100% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

3 Jun 2025
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Quality of Education
Outstanding
Behaviour & Attitudes
Outstanding
Personal Development
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Outstanding
Early Years Provision
Outstanding

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.

Source: Ofsted, 8 Jul 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

6
LibrarySensory RoomOutdoor PlaygroundPlaying FieldsArt StudiosICT Suite

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

9

Sports

CricketNetballSwimmingRoundersDanceFootball

Clubs & Activities

DramaChoirArt Club

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguagePhysical

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:45 – 15:15

Source: habshatchamfree.org.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Haberdashers' Hatcham Free School has been rated "Outstanding" by Ofsted. This means the school provides an exceptional quality of education, and pupils thrive both academically and personally.