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Haberdashers' Knights Academy

Mixed · ages 11–18 · with sixth formLewisham, London · Bromley BR1 5EBTrust: Haberdashers' Aske'S Federation TrustSchool website
Pupils on roll
1,098of 1,340 places
Free school meals
46.8%
Year 11 cohort 2025
193
Ofsted
School remains Good, 26 January 2023Read the Ofsted report

Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registrations: Malory School (URN 100744); Merlin Primary School (URN 100698, until 1 January 2011).

What the data says

Of the 185 pupils who finished Year 11 at Haberdashers' Knights Academy in 2023, 38% stayed on in Haberdashers' Knights Academy’s own sixth form (Lewisham average 43%), 26% went to a further education college and 2% started an apprenticeship.

Among the 139 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 65% went to university (Lewisham 60%, England 37%), and 13% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.

Sociology is unusually popular at GCSE: 25% of the year group took it, against 4% of pupils across England.

A level grades average D+, well below the England average of B-; 0% of students achieved AAB or better including two facilitating subjects (England 18%). The largest A level subjects are Psychology, Business Studies and Mathematics.

Where pupils went after Year 11

Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Lewisham and England.

This school
Lewisham
England
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureThis schoolLewishamEngland
Pupils in the cohort1852,282607,348
Any sustained destination93%93%92%
Stayed in education90%91%86%
— school sixth form38%43%34%
— sixth form college24%24%13%
— further education college26%19%37%
— other education2%4%2%
Apprenticeship2%1%3%
Employment2%1%3%
No sustained destination5%4%6%
Destination unknown2%3%3%

Where students went after sixth form

Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.

This school
Lewisham
England
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureThis schoolLewishamEngland
Students in the cohort1391,680541,441
Any sustained destination86%83%79%
University (higher education)65%60%37%
— most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students13%13%19%
Further education1%3%5%
Apprenticeship2%3%7%
Employment17%16%28%
No sustained destination7%11%16%

GCSE results 2025

MeasureThis schoolLewishamEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)42.946.746.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths35%45%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths60%63%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects39%54%41%
EBacc average point score3.944.304.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort42%38%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils38.437.934.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils46.152.150.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)
English as an additional language25%30%19%

Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.

Subjects taken at GCSE

Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
English Language194100%89%11%20%54%
English Literature193100%86%12%21%63%
Mathematics19299%88%9%22%69%
Combined Science17792%65%9%9%64%
Geography11158%41%14%25%54%
History8846%41%16%26%59%
Business Studies5327%18%13%20%74%
Sociology4925%4%20%21%67%
French4624%18%20%29%80%
Computer Science3619%13%14%30%39%
Spanish3418%19%38%27%76%
Fine Art3016%9%27%28%87%
Photography168%6%0%19%88%
Biology158%23%60%45%87%
Religious Studies147%31%21%32%57%
Physics147%23%79%46%93%
Chemistry147%23%93%47%93%
Physical Education147%11%0%24%29%
Design and Technology105%11%0%23%50%
Art and Design63%7%0%24%83%
Turkish63%0%67%71%83%
Music53%5%33%
Portuguese53%0%50%
Russian53%0%87%
Chinese21%1%75%
Urdu11%1%42%
Italian11%0%53%
Food Preparation and Nutrition11%8%21%
Polish11%1%84%
Arabic11%1%47%

Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Small Business Management50100%
Health Studies25100%
Hospitality / Catering Studies1568%
Sports Studies1568%
Music performance: Group1464%
Speech and Drama732%

A levels and other level 3 courses

MeasureThis schoolLewishamEngland
Students at the end of 16–18 study130
— of whom A level students22851261,341
Average A level gradeD+C+B-
Average points per A level entry24.9533.6235.00
Average grade, best 3 A levelsC-C+B-
AAB or better with two facilitating subjects0%12%18%
Average grade, applied general courses
Average grade, T levels

A level subjects

Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Psychology941%23%
Business Studies836%13%
Mathematics732%31%
Chemistry732%17%
Arabic0%
Biology20%
Computer Science5%
Economics13%
Physics12%
Sociology13%

Applied, technical and other level 3 courses

SubjectQualificationEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Business StudiesBTEC National Extended Diploma L3 - Band N - PPP-D*D*D*1568%
Applied SciencesBTEC National Extended Diploma L3 - Band N - PPP-D*D*D*732%
Music performance: GroupVRQ Level 3
Applied SciencesBTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D*
Health StudiesBTEC National Extended Diploma L3 - Band N - PPP-D*D*D*
MathematicsGCE AS level (All)
MathematicsGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)
Sports StudiesOCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma at Level 3
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionOCR Cambridge Technical Introductory Diploma at Level 3

Other secondary schools in Lewisham

Forest Hill School

Community school · sixth form · 1,080 pupils

90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 52.3

Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.