Hafs Academy
Unit 3, 26 Maryland Road, London, E15 1JW
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 7 to 16
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- None
- Director of Education
- Mr Kazi Hussain
- Religious ethos
- Muslim
- Constituency
- Stratford and Bow
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 330
- Pupils on roll
- 77
- URN
- 138801
- Local authority
- Newham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02085554260
About this school
Hafs Academy is a boys' independent school in London. It teaches children aged 7 to 16 and has 77 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Hafs Academy under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Hafs Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2012, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 8 | 17 | 9 |
| Attainment 8 score | 44.6 | 32.8 | 39.9 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 50% | 17.6% | 33.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 63% | 41.2% | 44.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 100% | 82.4% | 77.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.4 | 3.3 | 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 Hafs 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 | Newham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 44.6 | 46.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 32.8 | 46.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 39.9 | 47.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 66 |
| 2023/24 | 65 |
| 2024/25 | 71 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 0
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
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Education Links0.2 miles
Free Schools · London
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Stratford Circus0.4 miles
Other types · London
-
East London Independent School0.6 miles
Special schools · London
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Azhar Academy Girls School0.7 miles
Independent schools · London
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John F Kennedy Special School0.7 miles
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Common questions
- What year groups does Hafs Academy teach?
- Hafs Academy teaches children aged 7 to 16. It is an independent school in London.
- Who is the director of education of Hafs Academy?
- The director of education of Hafs Academy is Mr Kazi Hussain, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hafs Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Hafs Academy under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Hafs Academy?
- Hafs Academy has 77 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 16.
- Is Hafs Academy full?
- Hafs Academy has capacity for 330 pupils and 77 on roll (23%), 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 Hafs Academy a faith school?
- No. Hafs Academy has no designated religious character.
- How have Hafs Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 44.6 in 2022/23 and 39.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Hafs Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hafs 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 24 July 2026.