Haberdashers' Hatcham College, London

In 2026, pupils at Haberdashers' Hatcham College averaged an Attainment 8 score of 51.3, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 48.4 in Lewisham and 47 across England.

58% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 49% in Lewisham and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 50.5.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.08: pupils made about 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 40.4, against 55.9 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 15.5 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 25 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 210 families put Haberdashers' Hatcham College as their first choice and 774 named it as one of their preferences, for 218 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 35 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Haberdashers' Hatcham College are The St Thomas the Apostle College (0.6 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 61.8); Deptford Green School (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42.8); Addey and Stanhope School (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.6); and Harris Girls' Academy East Dulwich (0.9 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 51.3).

Haberdashers' Hatcham College's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

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

181 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Haberdashers' Hatcham College (as of September 2025): 86% would recommend the school, 87% say their child is happy there and 65% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (91%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (65%).

Of the 216 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 94% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 15% to a further education college and 1% into work.

Of the 123 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 70% went on to university or other higher education, 3% to apprenticeships and 14% into work. 25% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

27.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (40%), White British (21%) and Mixed (15%).

In 2026, 217 pupils (15.8%) received SEN support and 40 (2.9%) 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 a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

The nearest railway station is Brockley Station, about 530 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Kitto Road (->s), 10 metres away.

In 2024/25, Haberdashers' Hatcham College issued 195 suspensions, 13.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Haberdashers' Hatcham College are Haberdashers' Hatcham Free School (under 0.1 miles), Edmund Waller Primary School (0.3 miles), John Stainer Community Primary School (0.3 miles) and Hollydale Primary School (0.4 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.