SCHOOL PROFILE

London Fields Primary School

Primary Community school URN 100230
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 457 Published school capacity
Capacity used 89.1% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

28 January 2025
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
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 407 402 full-time · 5 part-time
Female pupils 200 49.1% of pupils
Male pupils 207 50.9% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

33.9%
9.1 pts above England
School 33.9%
Hackney 35.8%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

36.9%
16.6 pts above England
School 36.9%
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.

Any other White background
28.7%
117
White British
20.4%
83
African
10.8%
44
Any other Mixed background
7.4%
30
Bangladeshi
6.1%
25
Caribbean
5.4%
22
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 24.1% 98 of 407 pupils
3.3 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 24.1%
Hackney 22.8%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 19.2% 78 pupils
England 14.8% 4.4 pts above
EHC plans 4.9% 20 pupils
England 6.0% 1.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 61
Social, emotional & mental health 19
Autistic spectrum disorder 13
Vision impairment 2
Moderate learning difficulty 1
No specialist assessment yet 1

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

79.0% 18.6 pts above England
School 79.0%
Hackney 73.3%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

87.0%

13.2 pts above England

School 87.0%
Hackney 80.8%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

81.0%

10.7 pts above England

School 81.0%
Hackney 78.8%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

89.0%

17.0 pts above England

School 89.0%
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

5.33%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.89 pts lower than England
School 5.33%
Hackney 6.32%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

12.57%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

3.24 pts lower than England
School 12.57%
Hackney 17.25%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.57%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.23 pts lower than England
School 0.57%
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

89.1% 0.9 pts above England
London Fields Primary School
89.1%
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