Haberdashers' Knights Primary
Ballamore Road, Bromley, BR1 5LW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- HABERDASHERS' ASKE'S FEDERATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Graham Gibson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Haberdashers' Livery Company
- Constituency
- Lewisham East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 207
- URN
- 147363
- Local authority
- Lewisham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02084619249
About this school
Haberdashers' Knights Primary is a primary academy in Bromley. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 207 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
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 27 | 28 | 22 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 68% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 4% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 79% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 75% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 52% | 57% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Haberdashers' Knights Primary 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 | 70% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 64.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 172 |
| 2023/24 | 177 |
| 2024/25 | 199 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Haberdashers' Knights Primary compares
Haberdashers' Knights Primary ranked 24th of 67 primary schools in Lewisham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 4.4% | 47.7% | 207 | — |
| Cooper's Lane Primary School | 62% | 4.4% | 20% | 646 | 0.4 miles |
| Launcelot Primary School and Nursery | 53% | 6.7% | 46.8% | 307 | 0.4 miles |
| Good Shepherd RC School | 67% | 6% | 30% | 201 | 0.5 miles |
| Forster Park Primary School | 68% | 6.6% | 42.7% | 269 | 0.5 miles |
| Downderry Primary School | 80% | 5.6% | 28.9% | 477 | 0.7 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)
- 47.65%
- English as an additional language
- 47.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.4%
- Persistent absence
- 8.93%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cooper's Lane Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Launcelot Primary School and Nursery0.4 miles
Primary · Bromley
-
Good Shepherd RC School0.5 miles
Primary · Bromley
-
Forster Park Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Lewisham
-
Downderry Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Bromley
Other schools in Bromley
Haberdashers' Knights Primary ranks 11th of the 20 ranked primary schools in Bromley.
- Bickley Primary School Primary
- Burnt Ash Primary School Primary
- Downderry Primary School Primary
- Good Shepherd RC School Primary
- Harris Primary Academy Shortlands Primary
- Hayes Primary School Primary
- Highfield Infants' School Primary
- Highfield Junior School Primary
- La Fontaine Academy Primary
- Launcelot Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Orion Scotts Park Primary
- Parish Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Haberdashers' Knights Primary teach?
- Haberdashers' Knights Primary teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bromley.
- Who is the headteacher of Haberdashers' Knights Primary?
- The headteacher of Haberdashers' Knights Primary is Mr Graham Gibson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Haberdashers' Knights Primary last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Haberdashers' Knights Primary, 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' Knights Primary?
- Haberdashers' Knights Primary has 207 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Haberdashers' Knights Primary full?
- Haberdashers' Knights Primary has capacity for 240 pupils and 207 on roll (86%), 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 Primary a faith school?
- No. Haberdashers' Knights Primary has no designated religious character.
- Does Haberdashers' Knights Primary have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Haberdashers' Knights Primary as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Haberdashers' Knights Primary?
- Haberdashers' Knights Primary 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 Primary's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2022/23 and 73% 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 Primary rank locally?
- Haberdashers' Knights Primary ranked 24th of 67 primary schools in Lewisham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% 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 Primary's absence rate?
- Haberdashers' Knights Primary's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Haberdashers' Knights Primary's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Haberdashers' Knights Primary'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 2 July 2026.