Haberdashers' Crayford Primary

Haberdashers’ Crayford Primary is performing well, achieving a 'Good' rating across all domains following its first inspection. The school provides a nurturing and supportive environment where pupils thrive academically and emotionally. Staff are dedicated to understanding and responding to the needs of each pupil, contributing to a positive and friendly atmosphere that fosters both learning and personal development. The leadership team, having high expectations for all students, has implemented an ambitious curriculum that is both engaging and educationally rich.

Strengths

• Pupils achieve well across a range of subjects, including those with SEND.
• Strong relationships between staff and pupils contribute to a nurturing environment.
• High expectations for learning and behaviour are set by leaders.
• Effective teaching of reading from early years, leading to improved outcomes.
• Well-planned early years provision that promotes language and creativity.

Areas for Improvement

• In some foundation subjects, the curriculum is not securely implemented.
• Significant increase in suspensions due to a small number of pupils not meeting behaviour expectations.
• Need for improved engagement with parents to enhance confidence in the school's work.

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 Primary attended 93.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 21.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

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, 2.9% of pupils at Haberdashers' Crayford Primary were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were 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 Primary had 21.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 8.9% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

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, 15.6% of pupils at Haberdashers' Crayford Primary were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 7.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 7 pupils.

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 primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Haberdashers' Crayford Primary received £8,416 and spent £9,106 for each of its 236 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £177,000 (£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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All schools in Bexley · Bexley local authority: places and applications

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

• Haberdashers' Crayford Academy 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 Primary's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Haberdashers' Crayford Primary is Good, from an inspection in May 2024.

When was Haberdashers' Crayford Primary last inspected by Ofsted?

Haberdashers' Crayford Primary was last inspected in May 2024.

How many pupils does Haberdashers' Crayford Primary have?

Haberdashers' Crayford Primary has 243 pupils on roll.

What age range does Haberdashers' Crayford Primary cover?

Haberdashers' Crayford Primary for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Haberdashers' Crayford Primary's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 68% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Haberdashers' Crayford Primary?

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