Haberdashers' Borough Academy

Term dates

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Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

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How places are given: there's no entrance test. When there are more applicants than places, places usually go by criteria such as siblings, distance or catchment area. Check the council's or school's admissions policy for the exact rules.

For the sixth form, apply to the school directly.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 135 families put this school as their first choice, and 180 places were offered. 128 of the families who put it first got a place (95%).

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Ofsted inspection

Latest graded inspection, 5 March 2024. Overall: Good

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour and attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership and management

Outstanding

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From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Free school

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–18

Pupils

983 (capacity 1150)

Gender

Mixed

Academy trust

HABERDASHERS' ASKE'S FEDERATION TRUST

Phone

02037641321

Address

94B Southwark Bridge Road, London, SE1 0EX

Website

habsborough.org.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports