Haberdashers' Knights Academy
1 live vacancyBromley · Lewisham
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Haberdashers' Knights Academy is a secondary academy in Bromley, Lewisham. View current jobs, teaching vacancies and school support roles posted by the school.
HABERDASHERS' ASKE'S FEDERATION TRUST is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 9 member schools: 5 primary schools, 4 secondary schools. Local authorities: Bexley | Lewisham | Southwark. Regions: London. — from the HABERDASHERS' ASKE'S FEDERATION TRUST public record.
Haberdashers' Knights Academy is a secondary academy in Bromley, Lewisham, part of HABERDASHERS' ASKE'S FEDERATION TRUST. It is currently hiring, with 1 live vacancy on SchoolJobs.
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School information
- Official name
- Haberdashers' Knights Academy
- Address
- Launcelot Road
- Postcode
- BR1 5EB
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Lewisham
- Parliamentary constituency
- Lewisham East
- URN (official identifier)
- 135070
- Establishment number
- 6906
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Number of pupils
- 1098
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 1340
- School type
- Academy (sponsor led)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- HABERDASHERS' ASKE'S FEDERATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Lewisham
- Headteacher
- Mr James Hadley
- Ofsted inspection
- School remains Good · Inspected 26 Jan 2023Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.habsknights.org.uk
- Telephone
- 02084619240
- Date opened
- 1 Sep 2005
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at Haberdashers' Knights Academy
| 2025/26 | This school | Lewisham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 1,098 | 36,915 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 45.4% | 29.5% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 15.0% | 15.0% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 2.0% | 6.7% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 34.5% | 33.4% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
8 published inspections for Haberdashers' Knights Academy, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools
Read report- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
- School remains Good
Report published 20 Mar 2023
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Outcomes for pupils
- Good
- Early years provision
- Outstanding
- 16 to 19 study programmes
- Good
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Good
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Good
Report published 21 Jul 2017
· S5 Serious Weaknesses Re-Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Requires improvement
- Sixth form provision
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Requires improvement
Report published 30 Jun 2015
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Inadequate
- Category
- SWK
- Pupils' achievement
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Inadequate
Report published 11 Mar 2014
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Sixth form provision
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 6 May 2011
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Merlin Primary School (URN 100698)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Satisfactory
Report published 8 Nov 2010
· Academy First Section 5
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Sixth form provision
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 9 Jun 2008
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Merlin Primary School (URN 100698)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Satisfactory
Report published 3 Mar 2008
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at Haberdashers' Knights Academy
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Lewisham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 6.2% | 6.4% | 8.0% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 14.3% | 17.2% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded secondary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at Haberdashers' Knights Academy
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £531,300 for 483 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Lewisham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 50.8% | 31.8% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £559 | £427 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at Haberdashers' Knights Academy
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Secondary · 1,130 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | Lewisham average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £11,551,000 £10,222 per pupil | £10,187 | £8,283 |
| Total spending | £9,966,000 £8,819 per pupil | £9,692 | £7,843 |
| Teaching staff | £5,708,000 £5,051 per pupil · 57.3% | £5,598 · 57.8% | £4,419 · 56.3% |
| Education support staff | £536,000 £474 per pupil · 5.4% | £656 · 6.8% | £788 · 10.0% |
| Supply and agency staff | £0 £0 per pupil · 0.0% | £81 · 0.8% | £161 · 2.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £0 £0 per pupil · 0.0% | £81 · 0.8% | £132 · 1.7% |
| In-year balance | £1,585,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £0 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £9,085 per pupil, supply and agency £196 per pupil — spending down £265 per pupil on 2023/24.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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