Haberdashers' Crayford Academy

Haberdashers' Crayford Academy has made significant strides since its last inspection, now attaining a 'Good' overall effectiveness rating. The school fosters a strong and inclusive community, where pupils demonstrate respect, kindness, and a commitment to their education. With high expectations from leaders, pupils generally meet these expectations, actively participating in a range of extracurricular activities that enhance their leadership and personal development skills. The curriculum is ambitious and well-structured, supporting pupils' academic growth across various subjects and vocational pathways.

Strengths

• Strong and inclusive community atmosphere
• High expectations of pupils
• Effective leadership and management
• Diverse extracurricular opportunities
• Well-sequenced and ambitious curriculum
• Teachers have good subject knowledge
• Strong culture of safeguarding

Areas for Improvement

• Some teachers do not effectively secure pupils' knowledge and understanding
• Certain activities selected do not assist in embedding knowledge

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Haberdashers' Crayford Academy attended 92.2% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 22.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 6.9% of pupils at Haberdashers' Crayford Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). One pupil was permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Haberdashers' Crayford Academy had 16.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 25.4% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 15.4% of pupils at Haberdashers' Crayford Academy were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 2.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Haberdashers' Crayford Academy received £8,684 and spent £7,895 for each of its 1,081 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £812,000 (£751 per pupil).

Across all 9 schools of Haberdashers' Aske'S Federation Trust, income was £9,296 and spending £8,942 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Haberdashers' Crayford Academy is part of Haberdashers' Aske'S Federation Trust, which runs 9 schools. The nearest others:

• Haberdashers' Crayford Primary Dartford
• Haberdashers' Slade Green Primary Erith
• Haberdashers' Knights Primary Bromley
• Haberdashers' Knights Academy Bromley
• Haberdashers' Hatcham Free School London
• Haberdashers' Hatcham College London
• Haberdashers' Hatcham Primary London
• Haberdashers' Borough Academy London

What is Haberdashers' Crayford Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Haberdashers' Crayford Academy is Good, from an inspection in January 2023.

When was Haberdashers' Crayford Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Haberdashers' Crayford Academy was last inspected in January 2023.

How many pupils does Haberdashers' Crayford Academy have?

Haberdashers' Crayford Academy has 1,078 pupils on roll.

What age range does Haberdashers' Crayford Academy cover?

Haberdashers' Crayford Academy for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Haberdashers' Crayford Academy's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 43.8, and 33% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Haberdashers' Crayford Academy?

Haberdashers' Crayford Academy is at Iron Mill Lane, Crayford, Dartford, Kent, DA1 4RS.