Haberdashers' Knights Academy
Launcelot Road, Bromley, BR1 5EB
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- HABERDASHERS' ASKE'S FEDERATION TRUST
- Principal
- Mr James Hadley
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Haberdashers' Livery Company
- Constituency
- Lewisham East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,340
- Pupils on roll
- 1,098
- URN
- 135070
- Local authority
- Lewisham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02084619240
About this school
Haberdashers' Knights Academy is a secondary academy in Bromley. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,098 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Haberdashers' Knights Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 26 January 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 185 | 199 | 193 |
| Attainment 8 score | 44.7 | 46.9 | 42.9 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.10 -0.12 to +0.31 | +0.18 -0.03 to +0.39 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 37% | 46.7% | 35.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 53% | 68.3% | 59.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 72% | 61.8% | 38.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.9 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Haberdashers' Knights Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Lewisham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 44.7 | 40 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 46.9 | 39.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 42.9 | 40.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,254 |
| 2023/24 | 1,191 |
| 2024/25 | 1,130 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Haberdashers' Knights Academy compares
Haberdashers' Knights Academy ranked 11th of 14 secondary schools in Lewisham for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 49% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42.9 | 6.6% | 48.2% | 1,098 | — |
| Bonus Pastor Catholic College | 50.7 | 5.1% | 26.9% | 919 | 0.8 miles |
| Conisborough College | 37.6 | 9.1% | 48.8% | 703 | 1.3 miles |
| Sedgehill Academy | 43.9 | 6.2% | 47.7% | 960 | 1.6 miles |
| Harris Academy Greenwich | 49.9 | 9.3% | 37.2% | 1,138 | 1.9 miles |
| Bullers Wood School | 56.3 | 7% | 12.5% | 1,555 | 1.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 48.15%
- English as an additional language
- 28.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.55%
- Persistent absence
- 20%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bonus Pastor Catholic College0.8 miles
Secondary · Bromley
-
Conisborough College1.3 miles
Secondary · London
-
Sedgehill Academy1.6 miles
Secondary · London
-
Harris Academy Greenwich1.9 miles
Secondary · London
-
Bullers Wood School1.9 miles
Secondary · Chislehurst
Other schools in Bromley
Haberdashers' Knights Academy ranks 6th of the 7 ranked secondary schools in Bromley.
- Bishop Justus CofE School Secondary
- Bonus Pastor Catholic College Secondary
- Bullers Wood School for Boys Secondary
- Hayes School Secondary
- Ravens Wood School Secondary
- The Ravensbourne School Secondary
- Bickley Primary School Primary
- Burnt Ash Primary School Primary
- Downderry Primary School Primary
- Good Shepherd RC School Primary
- Haberdashers' Knights Primary Primary
- Harris Primary Academy Shortlands Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Haberdashers' Knights Academy teach?
- Haberdashers' Knights Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Bromley.
- Who is the principal of Haberdashers' Knights Academy?
- The principal of Haberdashers' Knights Academy is Mr James Hadley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Haberdashers' Knights Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Haberdashers' Knights Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Haberdashers' Knights Academy?
- Haberdashers' Knights Academy has 1,098 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Haberdashers' Knights Academy full?
- Haberdashers' Knights Academy has capacity for 1,340 pupils and 1,098 on roll (82%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Haberdashers' Knights Academy a faith school?
- No. Haberdashers' Knights Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Haberdashers' Knights Academy a selective school?
- No. Haberdashers' Knights Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Haberdashers' Knights Academy part of an academy trust?
- Haberdashers' Knights Academy is part of HABERDASHERS' ASKE'S FEDERATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Haberdashers' Knights Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 44.7 in 2022/23 and 42.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Haberdashers' Knights Academy compare with other schools in Lewisham?
- Haberdashers' Knights Academy ranked 11th of 14 secondary schools in Lewisham for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 49% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Haberdashers' Knights Academy's absence rate?
- Haberdashers' Knights Academy's overall absence rate is 6.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Haberdashers' Knights Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Haberdashers' Knights Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 7 July 2026.