OFSTED
24 April 2025
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
16 October 2019
Graded inspection
Outstanding
Published
27 November 2019
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
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
341
332 full-time ·
9 part-time
Female pupils
170
49.9% of pupils
Male pupils
171
50.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
26.8 pts
above England
School
51.6%
Hackney
35.8%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
24.9 pts
above England
School
45.2%
Hackney
29.0%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
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
15.2%
52
Any other Black background
12.9%
44
White British
11.1%
38
African
10.9%
37
Any other Mixed background
9.4%
32
Any other ethnic group
7.0%
24
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
21.7%
74 of
341 pupils
0.9 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.8 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.9 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
91.0%
30.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
96.0%
Reading
22.2 pts above England
School
96.0%
Hackney
80.8%
London
78.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
91.0%
Writing
20.7 pts above England
School
91.0%
Hackney
78.8%
London
75.1%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
94.0%
Maths
22.0 pts above England
School
94.0%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.59%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.63 pts
lower than
England
School
5.59%
Hackney
6.32%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
18.36%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
2.54 pts
higher than
England
School
18.36%
Hackney
17.25%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.33%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.48 pts
lower than
England
School
0.33%
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
79.3%
8.9 pts
below England
Southwold Primary School
79.3%
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.