Haberdashers' Borough Academy, London

In 2026, pupils at Haberdashers' Borough Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 49.2, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 50.7 in Southwark and 47 across England.

53% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 53% in Southwark and 47% in England.

That is up from 47.8 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.23: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 45.5, against 56.4 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 10.9 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 21 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and French.

For September 2026 entry, 135 families put Haberdashers' Borough Academy as their first choice and 517 named it as one of their preferences, for 180 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 7 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Haberdashers' Borough Academy are Notre Dame Catholic Girls' School (0.5 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 44.4); London Nautical, City of London Academy (0.5 miles, Attainment 8 42); Ark Globe Academy (0.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.4); and Oasis Academy South Bank (0.6 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 56.7).

Haberdashers' Borough Academy's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Haberdashers' Borough Academy is one of 9 schools run by Haberdashers' Aske's Federation Trust, an academy trust.

Of the 172 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 91% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 33% to a further education college and 2% into work.

53.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 32.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (32%), White British (20%) and Mixed (18%).

In 2026, 181 pupils (18.4%) received SEN support and 30 (3.1%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.

The nearest Underground station is Borough Underground Station, about 340 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).

18 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Great Suffolk Street (->s), 80 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 2611 crimes within a mile of the school, most often other theft, theft from the person and violence and sexual offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Southwark (1438), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Haberdashers' Borough Academy issued 184 suspensions, 20.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Haberdashers' Borough Academy are Charles Dickens Primary School (under 0.1 miles); The Cathedral School of St Saviour and St Mary Overie (0.2 miles); Friars Primary Foundation School (0.2 miles); and Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough (0.2 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.