About Shears Academy
Shears Academy is a specialist hairdressing and barbering training provider based in Catford, south‑east London, delivering government‑funded apprenticeships and private courses. The academy focuses on vocational, work‑based learning, with apprentices typically employed in a salon or barber shop for at least 30 hours per week while attending the academy one day a week to fulfil their off‑the‑job t...
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Key Facts
- Active Learners:
- 40
- Standards:
- 2
- Locations:
- 4
Official Sources
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| Advanced And Creative Hair Professional | L3 | £5,000 | N/A | -- |
| Hairdressing professional | L2 | £11,000 | N/A | -- |
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Ofsted
Inspected April 2026Graded under Ofsted's renewed framework. Achievement, curriculum and participation are the judgements for this provider's apprenticeship provision; inclusion and leadership apply across the whole provider. The renewed framework does not award a single overall grade, and Ofsted states these do not map onto the previous Outstanding to Inadequate scale.
Read the full Ofsted reportSource: Ofsted further education and skills inspection outcomes, published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0. We publish Ofsted's judgement as given and do not grade providers ourselves.
Performance Data
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N/AActive Learners
40
Official achievement data by course
DfE-published rates for 2024/25. Achievement counts everyone who left the programme; pass rate counts only those who reached end-point assessment.
| Course | Achievement | Pass rate | Retention | Learners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced and Creative Hair Professional | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Hairdressing Professional | 63.6% | 100% | 63.6% | 10 |
Ofsted Rating
Ofsted inspection data coming soon.
Data sourced from Skills England, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), and the National Achievement Rate Tables. View on Find Apprenticeship Training