Haberdashers' Hatcham College

Term dates

Academies can set their own term dates. Many follow Lewisham council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.

• Term
• Holiday
• INSET day
• Exeat

See Lewisham's full dates

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, 210 families put this school as their first choice, and 218 places were offered. 175 of the families who put it first got a place (83%).

How many families applied: Reception

For September 2019, 63 families put this school as their first choice, and 60 places were offered. 54 of the families who put it first got a place (86%). More families put it first than there were places.

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

Short (ungraded) inspection, 20 November 2024: Improved significantly.

Read the Ofsted reports

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

Academy

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–18

Pupils

1375 (capacity 1440)

Gender

Mixed

Academy trust

HABERDASHERS' ASKE'S FEDERATION TRUST

Phone

02076529510

Address

Pepys Road, London, SE14 5SF

Website

habshatcham.org.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports