Haberdashers' Borough Academy
94B Southwark Bridge Road, London, SE1 0EX
983 pupils · 85% of 1,150 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- HABERDASHERS' ASKE'S FEDERATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Southwark
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 57.3%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 5 March 2024, published 25 April 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 47.8 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 42.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 66.9% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 78.9% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.75 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 180 | 135 | 517 | 180 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 174 | 169 | 606 | 174 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 170 | 115 | 524 | 168 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 176 | 135 | 606 | 176 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 176 | 196 | 722 | 176 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 174 | 234 | 714 | 174 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 171 | 189 | 665 | 171 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Notre Dame Catholic Girls' School 0.8 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- London Nautical, City of London Academy 0.9 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- Oasis Academy South Bank 1 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- St Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England School 1.1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- South Bank University Academy 1.6 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Ark Walworth Academy 2.1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.