# Haberdashers' Hatcham Free School

Haberdashers' Hatcham Free School is a primary school in Lewisham, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 410 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E139672. [Lewisham](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Free schools
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 410
- Council: Lewisham
- URN: 139672

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 3 June 2025
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Outstanding
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 90% of pupils at Haberdashers' Hatcham Free School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 68% in Lewisham and 62% in England.
28% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Lewisham | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 90% | 68% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 28% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 111 | 107 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 110 | 106 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Haberdashers' Hatcham College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/haberdashers-hatcham-college-e135073): 60 m. Secondary. Improved significantly, November 2024. Attainment 8 of 51.3 (2025/26, provisional)
- [John Stainer Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/john-stainer-community-primary-school-e100689): 430 m. Primary. Outstanding (overall), February 2024. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Edmund Waller Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/edmund-waller-primary-school-e100680): 530 m. Primary. School remains Good, June 2023. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Hollydale Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hollydale-primary-school-e100794): 640 m. Primary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St James's Hatcham Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-jamess-hatcham-church-of-england-primary-school-e151009): 860 m. Primary. School remains Good, May 2023. 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Ivydale Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ivydale-primary-school-e100796): 880 m. Primary. School remains Good, July 2024. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/139672)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/139672)

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