SCHOOL PROFILE

Gainsborough Primary School

Primary Community school URN 100225
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 320 Published school capacity
Capacity used 96.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 0 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

14 June 2023
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Hackney
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 308 272 full-time · 36 part-time
Female pupils 142 46.1% of pupils
Male pupils 166 53.9% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

54.2%
29.4 pts above England
School 54.2%
Hackney 35.8%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

34.1%
13.8 pts above England
School 34.1%
Hackney 29.0%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Hackney 0.2%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Traveller of Irish heritage
19.5%
60
White British
15.9%
49
Any other White background
12.7%
39
African
9.4%
29
Caribbean
8.4%
26
Bangladeshi
8.1%
25
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 31.8% 98 of 308 pupils
11.0 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 31.8%
Hackney 22.8%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 17.5% 54 pupils
England 14.8% 2.7 pts above
EHC plans 14.3% 44 pupils
England 6.0% 8.3 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 54
Social, emotional & mental health 21
Autistic spectrum disorder 8
Moderate learning difficulty 5
No specialist assessment yet 3
Hearing impairment 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

57.0% 3.4 pts below England
School 57.0%
Hackney 73.3%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

74.0%

0.2 pts above England

School 74.0%
Hackney 80.8%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

78.0%

7.7 pts above England

School 78.0%
Hackney 78.8%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

70.0%

2.0 pts below England

School 70.0%
Hackney 79.0%
London 77.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

10.86%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

4.65 pts higher than England
School 10.86%
Hackney 6.32%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

38.04%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

22.23 pts higher than England
School 38.04%
Hackney 17.25%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.09%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.72 pts lower than England
School 1.09%
Hackney 1.36%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

96.3% 8.1 pts above England
Gainsborough Primary School
96.3%
Hackney
84.3%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information