SCHOOL PROFILE

Gayhurst Community School

Primary Community school URN 130303
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 570 Published school capacity
Capacity used 91.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

28 February 2023
Latest published outcome Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

4 December 2019
Ungraded inspection School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Published 21 January 2020
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 524 524 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 260 49.6% of pupils
Male pupils 264 50.4% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

22.1%
2.7 pts below England
School 22.1%
Hackney 35.8%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

26.5%
6.2 pts above England
School 26.5%
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.

White British
36.5%
191
Any other White background
25.2%
132
Any other Mixed background
9.7%
51
Caribbean
5.9%
31
African
4.6%
24
Any other ethnic group
4.2%
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 23.9% 125 of 524 pupils
3.0 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 23.9%
Hackney 22.8%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 20.0% 105 pupils
England 14.8% 5.3 pts above
EHC plans 3.8% 20 pupils
England 6.0% 2.2 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 47
Speech, language & communication 28
Autistic spectrum disorder 15
Moderate learning difficulty 14
No specialist assessment yet 9
Other difficulty or disability 5

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

88.0% 27.6 pts above England
School 88.0%
Hackney 73.3%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

88.0%

14.2 pts above England

School 88.0%
Hackney 80.8%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

91.0%

20.7 pts above England

School 91.0%
Hackney 78.8%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

92.0%

20.0 pts above England

School 92.0%
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

3.62%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.59 pts lower than England
School 3.62%
Hackney 6.32%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

6.62%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

9.20 pts lower than England
School 6.62%
Hackney 17.25%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
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

91.9% 3.7 pts above England
Gayhurst Community School
91.9%
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