Haberdashers' Borough Academy
94B Southwark Bridge Road, London, SE1 0EX
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- HABERDASHERS' ASKE'S FEDERATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Thomas Howells
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- Inter- / non- denominational
- Sponsor
- The Haberdashers' Livery Company
- Constituency
- Bermondsey and Old Southwark
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,150
- Pupils on roll
- 983
- URN
- 147073
- Local authority
- Southwark
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02037641321
About this school
Haberdashers' Borough Academy is a secondary academy in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 983 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
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 172 | 175 |
| Attainment 8 score | 48.6 | 47.8 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.23 -0.44 to -0.01 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 47.7% | 42.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 71.5% | 66.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 80.2% | 78.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.6 | 4.7 |
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' Borough 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 | Southwark average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 48.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 48.6 | 45.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 47.8 | 44 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 704 |
| 2023/24 | 863 |
| 2024/25 | 917 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Haberdashers' Borough Academy compares
Haberdashers' Borough Academy ranked 14th of 20 secondary schools in Southwark for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 68% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47.8 | 7.5% | 56.9% | 983 | — |
| Notre Dame Catholic Girls' School | 42.8 | 8.6% | 53.7% | 354 | 0.5 miles |
| London Nautical, City of London Academy | — | 6.2% | 55.5% | 510 | 0.5 miles |
| Oasis Academy South Bank | 54.6 | 5.7% | 68% | 691 | 0.6 miles |
| St Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England School | 52.7 | 7.5% | 54.8% | 620 | 0.7 miles |
| South Bank University Academy | 41.5 | 10.6% | 55.3% | 405 | 1.0 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)
- 56.92%
- English as an additional language
- 30.8%
- Overall absence
- 7.48%
- Persistent absence
- 22.89%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Notre Dame Catholic Girls' School0.5 miles
Secondary · London
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London Nautical, City of London Academy0.5 miles
Secondary · London
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Oasis Academy South Bank0.6 miles
Secondary · London
-
St Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England School0.7 miles
Secondary · London
-
South Bank University Academy1.0 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
Haberdashers' Borough Academy ranks 159th of the 258 ranked secondary schools in London.
- Acland Burghley School Secondary
- Ada Lovelace Church of England High School Secondary
- Addey and Stanhope School Secondary
- AIM Academy North London Secondary
- Alexandra Park School Secondary
- All Saints Catholic College Secondary
- All Saints Catholic High School Secondary
- Ark Acton Academy Secondary
- Ark All Saints Academy Secondary
- Ark Bolingbroke Academy Secondary
- Ark Burlington Danes Academy Secondary
- Ark Elvin Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Haberdashers' Borough Academy teach?
- Haberdashers' Borough Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Haberdashers' Borough Academy?
- The headteacher of Haberdashers' Borough Academy is Mr Thomas Howells, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Haberdashers' Borough Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Haberdashers' Borough 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' Borough Academy?
- Haberdashers' Borough Academy has 983 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Haberdashers' Borough Academy full?
- Haberdashers' Borough Academy has capacity for 1,150 pupils and 983 on roll (85%), 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' Borough Academy a faith school?
- No. Haberdashers' Borough Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Haberdashers' Borough Academy a selective school?
- No. Haberdashers' Borough Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Haberdashers' Borough Academy?
- Haberdashers' Borough 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' Borough Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 48.6 in 2023/24 and 47.8 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' Borough Academy rank locally?
- Haberdashers' Borough Academy ranked 14th of 20 secondary schools in Southwark for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 68% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% 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' Borough Academy's absence rate?
- Haberdashers' Borough Academy's overall absence rate is 7.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Haberdashers' Borough Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Haberdashers' Borough 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 10 July 2026.