SCHOOL PROFILE

Halley House School

Primary Free schools URN 141750
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 79.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

2 July 2024
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 Free schools
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Hackney
Trust BELLEVUE PLACE EDUCATION TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 166 163 full-time · 3 part-time
Female pupils 88 53.0% of pupils
Male pupils 78 47.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

42.8%
18.0 pts above England
School 42.8%
Hackney 35.8%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

32.5%
12.2 pts above England
School 32.5%
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.

African
23.5%
39
Caribbean
16.9%
28
Any other Mixed background
10.2%
17
Any other ethnic group
9.0%
15
Any other White background
7.8%
13
White British
7.8%
13
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 18.7% 31 of 166 pupils
2.2 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 18.7%
Hackney 22.8%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 15.7% 26 pupils
England 14.8% 0.9 pts above
EHC plans 3.0% 5 pupils
England 6.0% 3.0 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 14
Autistic spectrum disorder 10
Social, emotional & mental health 5
Other difficulty or disability 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

78.0% 17.6 pts above England
School 78.0%
Hackney 73.3%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

89.0%

15.2 pts above England

School 89.0%
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

78.0%

6.0 pts above England

School 78.0%
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

6.01%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.20 pts lower than England
School 6.01%
Hackney 6.32%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

18.75%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

2.93 pts higher than England
School 18.75%
Hackney 17.25%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

3.41%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.61 pts higher than England
School 3.41%
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

79.0% 9.1 pts below England
Halley House School
79.0%
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