Haberdashers' Crayford Academy
Iron Mill Lane, Crayford, Dartford, DA1 4RS
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- HABERDASHERS' ASKE'S FEDERATION TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Steve Wheatley
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- The Haberdashers' Livery Company
- Constituency
- Bexleyheath and Crayford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,150
- Pupils on roll
- 1,078
- URN
- 135951
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01322402180
About this school
Haberdashers' Crayford Academy is a secondary academy in Dartford. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,078 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 171 | 164 | 159 |
| Attainment 8 score | 44.6 | 44.3 | 45.2 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.04 -0.18 to +0.25 | -0.13 -0.35 to +0.10 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 38% | 42.7% | 39.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 63% | 64% | 65.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 28% | 26.8% | 22% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
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' Crayford 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 | Bexley average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 44.6 | 44 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 44.3 | 44.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 45.2 | 42 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,040 |
| 2023/24 | 1,066 |
| 2024/25 | 1,078 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Haberdashers' Crayford Academy compares
Haberdashers' Crayford Academy ranked 9th of 16 secondary schools in Bexley for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 58% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45.2 | 7.8% | 36.1% | 1,078 | — |
| St Catherine's Catholic School | 55.1 | 5% | 20.4% | 1,021 | 1.1 miles |
| Dartford Grammar School | 79.9 | 4.3% | 8.8% | 1,576 | 1.2 miles |
| St Columba's Catholic Boys' School | 51.4 | 5.3% | 23.1% | 805 | 1.2 miles |
| Dartford Grammar School for Girls | 75.5 | 4.6% | 23.3% | 1,257 | 1.2 miles |
| Dartford Science & Technology College | 49.1 | 8.4% | 22.3% | 857 | 1.3 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)
- 36.13%
- English as an additional language
- 15.1%
- Overall absence
- 7.81%
- Persistent absence
- 22.05%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Catherine's Catholic School1.1 miles
Secondary · Bexleyheath
-
Dartford Grammar School1.2 miles
Secondary · Dartford
-
St Columba's Catholic Boys' School1.2 miles
Secondary · Bexleyheath
-
Dartford Grammar School for Girls1.2 miles
Secondary · Dartford
-
Dartford Science & Technology College1.3 miles
Secondary · Dartford
Other schools in Dartford
Haberdashers' Crayford Academy ranks 6th of the 9 ranked secondary schools in Dartford.
- Dartford Grammar School Secondary
- Dartford Grammar School for Girls Secondary
- Dartford Science & Technology College Secondary
- Leigh UTC Dartford Secondary
- Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy Secondary
- Stone Lodge School Secondary
- Wilmington Grammar School for Boys Secondary
- Wilmington Grammar School for Girls Secondary
- Bean Primary School Primary
- Dartford Bridge Community Primary School Primary
- Fleetdown Primary Academy Primary
- Greenlands Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Haberdashers' Crayford Academy teach?
- Haberdashers' Crayford Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Dartford.
- Who is the principal of Haberdashers' Crayford Academy?
- The principal of Haberdashers' Crayford Academy is Mr Steve Wheatley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Haberdashers' Crayford Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Haberdashers' Crayford 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 big is Haberdashers' Crayford Academy?
- Haberdashers' Crayford Academy has 1,078 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Haberdashers' Crayford Academy full?
- Haberdashers' Crayford Academy has capacity for 1,150 pupils and 1,078 on roll (94%), 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' Crayford Academy a faith school?
- No. Haberdashers' Crayford Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Haberdashers' Crayford Academy a selective school?
- No. Haberdashers' Crayford Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Haberdashers' Crayford Academy?
- Haberdashers' Crayford 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' Crayford Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 44.6 in 2022/23 and 45.2 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' Crayford Academy rank locally?
- Haberdashers' Crayford Academy ranked 9th of 16 secondary schools in Bexley for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 58% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% 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' Crayford Academy's absence rate?
- Haberdashers' Crayford Academy's overall absence rate is 7.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Haberdashers' Crayford Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Haberdashers' Crayford 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 1 July 2026.