Haberdashers' Hatcham College
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–18 · London, Lewisham
Last distance offered · Year 7 2021
0.49 miles
Published by Lewisham Council · offers on 1 March 2021
2019 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Haberdashers' Hatcham College is a secondary school in London, Lewisham for ages 11–18 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Improved significantly, from the inspection on 20 November 2024. Lewisham has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2019 to 2021 entry.
Haberdashers' Hatcham College catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2021 | 0.49 mi |
| Year 7 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The latest published Year 7 last distance is for 2021, when the last child offered a place lived 0.49 miles away, about the same as in 2019.
- For Year 7 entry in 2026 there were 210 first-choice applications for 218 offers; 175 offers went to first-choice families, and 35 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 54% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths, 3rd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Lewisham.
- Ofsted's latest outcome, on 20 November 2024, was Improved significantly.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Lewisham schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Pepys Road, New Cross, London, SE14 5SF
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Lewisham
- Pupils on roll
- 1,375 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 31.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Improved significantly Inspected 20 November 2024
Strengths
- “This is a highly ambitious school.”
- “Staff share a belief that pupils can achieve excellent outcomes, whatever their starting point.”
- “Pupils rightly say that this encourages them to strive for high standards themselves.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 December 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 54% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 50.5 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C+ | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 210 first-preference applications, 218 offers in total, 175 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Lewisham.
- Deptford Green School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Addey and Stanhope School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Prendergast School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Sydenham School 2.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Forest Hill School 2.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Conisborough College 2.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Sedgehill Academy 3.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Bonus Pastor Catholic College 3.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published