Haberdashers' Crayford Academy

Academy sponsor led·Secondary school Dartford, Bexley·DA1 4RS
Composite score
56.5
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#1,680
National rank
#347
In London
#9
In Bexley
Top 53%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
45.2
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
—
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
40%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
65%
% EBacc grade 5+
9%
EBacc average points score
3.80

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Sixth form provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
85%
168 first choices, 180 places
First choices per place
0.93
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
570
any preference, for 180 places
Applications from another council area
12%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.13
00.511.5
1 per place
1.0220220.7520231.0220241.0620250.932026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Bexley does not publish how far from the school the last child offered a Year 7 place lived, so there is no cut-off distance to show for Haberdashers' Crayford Academy. Ask the school or the council how places were allocated this year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
11–18
Pupils on roll
1,078
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Admissions
Non-Selective

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
36.1%
Typical secondary: 27.5%
% EAL
15.1%
Typical secondary: 12.0%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
14.7%
Typical secondary: 13.7%
% with an EHC plan
1.7%
Typical secondary: 2.9%

Attendance

Overall absence
9.9%
Typical secondary: 8.9%
Persistently absent
27.0%
Typical secondary: 25.7%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
15.5
Typical secondary: 16.7
Spend per pupil
£7,363
Typical secondary: £7,815

“Typical” = the median secondary school in England. What this means

What pupils do next

The share of this school's Year 11 leavers in education, training or employment for at least two terms afterwards.

In education, training or work
91%
171 pupils tracked
Stayed in education
85%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
2%

DfE, KS4 destination measures.

Nearby secondary schools

Location

Haberdashers' Crayford Academy at a glance

Located in Dartford, Bexley, Haberdashers' Crayford Academy is a secondary school, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. The school educates roughly 1,078 pupils aged 11 to 18. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 45.2 — broadly in line with the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has risen by 0.9 points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it around the middle of secondary schools nationally.

40% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, below the national average of about 45%. 65% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. 85% of the families who made Haberdashers' Crayford Academy their first choice were offered a Year 7 place for September 2026, even though the school made at least as many offers as it had first choices - the rest withdrew, moved or fell outside a priority group. After Year 11, 91% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 9.9%. There are about 15.5 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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