Side by side
Haberdashers' Hatcham Free School and Turnham Academy
The published facts for both schools, each with its source. Where a school or the government has not published something, the cell says so. We do not name a winner.
What differs
- Haberdashers' Hatcham Free School takes ages 4 to 11; Turnham Academy takes ages 3 to 11.
- Haberdashers' Hatcham Free School has 410 pupils; Turnham Academy has 168.
- The two schools are 0.6 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Haberdashers' Hatcham Free School | Turnham Academy |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Free school DfE register | State-funded: Academy sponsor led DfE register |
| Ages | 4 to 11 DfE register | 3 to 11 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 410 DfE register | 168 DfE register |
| Borough | Lewisham DfE register | Lewisham DfE register |
| Boarding | Not published | No DfE register |
| Admissions for 2027 | ||
| Next deadline to apply or register | 15 January 2027 (open) school or council page | 15 January 2027 (open) school or council page |
| Applications and places, last round | 83 first preferences for 60 places DfE, September 2026 entry | 19 first preferences for 20 places DfE, September 2026 entry |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | No tuition fees (state-funded) | No tuition fees (state-funded) |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted graded inspection, 3 June 2025 Ofsted | Ofsted graded inspection, 11 October 2022: Good at that inspection Ofsted |
| Results | ||
| Key stage 2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 90% (2024/25) DfE | 88% (2024/25) DfE |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 8% DfE register | 53% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 10.3% school census 2024/25 | 31% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 13.1% school census 2024/25 | 13.4% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 19.2 DfE workforce census | 15.2 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 3.4% DfE, 2024/25 | 5.2% DfE, 2024/25 |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 7 October 2026. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.
Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.
Other comparisons
- Haberdashers' Hatcham Free School and John Stainer Community Primary School0.3 miles apart
- Haberdashers' Hatcham Free School and Edmund Waller Primary School0.3 miles apart
- Haberdashers' Hatcham Free School and Hollydale Primary School0.4 miles apart
- Haberdashers' Hatcham Free School and St James's Hatcham Church of England Primary School0.5 miles apart