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Schools in Hackney

  • 73State-funded schools
  • 50Primary
  • 16Secondary
  • 3Special
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Applications per placeCircle size: applications
First choice · secondary 2026
75%
9 pts below England (84%)
2,029 families applied
First choice · primary 2026
88%
4 pts below England (92%)
1,677 families applied
Applications per place · secondary
3.0
0.8 above England median (2.2)
Median school
New Ofsted report cards
7of 73 schools
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How hard is it to get a place here?

DfE · families living in Hackney
Secondary (Year 7) · Sept 2026
75%got their first choice
9 pts below England (84%)

2,029 applicants · 4.2% offered none of the schools they named

  1. 2026 75%; England 84%
  2. 2025 77%; England 84%
  3. 2024 74%; England 83%
  4. 2023 70%; England 83%
  5. 2022 67%; England 83%
  6. 2021 64%; England 81%
  7. 2020 65%; England 82%
  8. 2019 64%; England 81%
  9. 2018 63%; England 82%
  10. 2017 64%; England 83%
  11. 2016 67%; England 84%
  12. 2015 65%; England 84%
  13. 2014 67%; England 85%
  • Hackney
  • England
Every year as a table
EntryApplicantsFirst choiceOne of first threeNone they named
Sep 20262,02974.6%93.2%4.2%
Sep 20252,03577.2%94.5%2.7%
Sep 20242,21674.0%94.3%3.1%
Sep 20232,30069.8%91.0%5.3%
Sep 20222,35366.9%89.3%6.6%
Sep 20212,41163.7%87.1%7.6%
Sep 20202,38265.4%88.2%6.1%
Sep 20192,46663.7%86.8%6.7%
Sep 20182,57163.4%88.6%5.6%
Sep 20172,54064.3%86.4%6.9%
Sep 20162,48367.5%90.4%4.7%
Sep 20152,40965.0%87.5%7.0%
Sep 20142,39367.2%90.5%4.7%
Primary (Reception) · Sept 2026
88%got their first choice
4 pts below England (92%)

1,677 applicants · 1.6% offered none of the schools they named

  1. 2026 88%; England 92%
  2. 2025 85%; England 93%
  3. 2024 93%; England 93%
  4. 2023 89%; England 92%
  5. 2022 89%; England 92%
  6. 2021 91%; England 92%
  7. 2020 84%; England 90%
  8. 2019 87%; England 91%
  9. 2018 88%; England 91%
  10. 2017 86%; England 90%
  11. 2016 84%; England 88%
  12. 2015 81%; England 88%
  13. 2014 78%; England 88%
  • Hackney
  • England
Every year as a table
EntryApplicantsFirst choiceOne of first threeNone they named
Sep 20261,67788.1%97.1%1.6%
Sep 20251,81785.0%96.3%1.9%
Sep 20241,85193.5%98.2%1.2%
Sep 20231,92689.0%97.9%1.1%
Sep 20222,09488.5%97.0%1.8%
Sep 20212,12191.0%97.3%1.8%
Sep 20202,44084.2%95.2%3.0%
Sep 20192,34186.8%96.5%2.0%
Sep 20182,49987.6%96.8%2.4%
Sep 20172,55286.3%96.3%2.2%
Sep 20162,71284.4%95.1%3.4%
Sep 20152,72280.7%92.8%4.6%
Sep 20142,84978.0%89.6%6.7%

What has Ofsted found here?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report cards 7 schools of 73 · since November 2025

  • Inclusion
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Achievement
  • Attendance and behaviour
  • Personal development and wellbeing
  • Early years (3)
  • Post-16 provision (2)
  • Leadership and governance

One dot per school.

Overall grade from Ofsted's previous framework 57 schools · graded 2012 to 2024

  • Outstanding23
  • Good34
  • Requires improvement0
  • Inadequate0

Includes grades confirmed by a later ungraded inspection. Not comparable with report cards.

Graded 2024/25, no overall grade 9 schools

Key judgementOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of education45––
Behaviour and attitudes54––
Personal development54––
Leadership and management45––

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Secondary schools in Hackney

16 schools · Year 7 entry 2026

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Sorted by applications per place for September 2026 entry, highest first.

Sorted by Attainment 8, highest first.

Sorted by the date of the latest Ofsted inspection, newest first.

Sorted by name.

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS4 results, Ofsted.
SchoolLatest OfstedApplications per placeAttainment 8FSM
Mossbourne Community Academy 2026 5.3 applications per place 67.2 51%
Haggerston School Good2022 4.6 applications per place 53.4 46%
The City Academy, Hackney Good2023 4.5 applications per place 53.2 59%
City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park Graded · no overall grade2025 4.2 applications per place 50.9 58%
Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy Outstanding2023 4.1 applications per place 65.1 48%
The Bridge Academy Remains Good2023 3.7 applications per place 51.6 61%
Clapton Girls' Academy Outstanding2024 3.3 applications per place 60.7 38%
Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form Remains Good2022 3.1 applications per place 52.2 41%
The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School Faith Good2023 3.0 applications per place 41.7 71%
Waterside Academy 2026 2.6small intake applications per place 45.5 66%
All Saints Catholic High School Faith Good2023 2.5 applications per place 48.1 55%
Skinners' Academy 2026 2.4 applications per place 50.9 64%
Cardinal Pole Catholic School Faith Remains Good2022 2.0 applications per place 46.1 68%
The Excelsior Academy Good2024 1.8 applications per place 46.6 65%
Lubavitch House School (Senior Girls) Faith Good2022 1.6small intake applications per place 48.2 6%
Yesodey Hatorah Senior Girls School Faith Good2024 1.0 applications per place 55.8 4%

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS4 results, Ofsted. FSM: free school meals.

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Primary schools in Hackney

50 schools · Reception entry 2026

Sorted by applications per place for September 2026 entry, highest first.

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS2 results, Ofsted.
SchoolLatest OfstedApplications per placeSATs standardFSM
Grasmere Primary School 2026 6.2 applications per place 90% 18%
Princess May Primary School Good2023 4.8 applications per place 70% 48%
Benthal Primary School Good2023 4.4small intake applications per place 77% 67%
William Patten Primary School Outstanding2023 4.3 applications per place 83% 16%
Betty Layward Primary School Remains Good · improving2023 4.2 applications per place 81% 17%
Gayhurst Community School Outstanding2023 4.2 applications per place 88% 22%
Grazebrook Primary School Outstanding2023 3.8 applications per place 85% 28%
Hackney New Primary School Standards maintained2024 3.7 applications per place 81% 38%
Mossbourne Riverside Academy Standards maintained2024 3.6 applications per place 92% 20%
London Fields Primary School Graded · no overall grade2025 3.5 applications per place 79% 33%
Northwold Primary School Graded · no overall grade2024 3.4 applications per place 90% 53%
Queensbridge Primary School Outstanding2023 3.2 applications per place 73% 46%
Millfields Community School Remains Good2024 3.2 applications per place 69% 27%
St John of Jerusalem Church of England Primary School Faith Good2022 3.2small intake applications per place 77% 59%
Morningside Primary School Remains Outstanding2023 3.2 applications per place 70% 62%
Lauriston School Good2023 3.1 applications per place 75% 24%
Rushmore Primary School Remains Good2022 3.1 applications per place 79% 23%
Sebright School Standards maintained2025 3.1 applications per place 75% 44%
Harrington Hill Primary School Good2023 3.0small intake applications per place 66% 55%
Mandeville Primary School Outstanding2024 3.0 applications per place 78% 54%
Parkwood Primary School Remains Good2024 3.0 applications per place 59% 52%
Shoreditch Park Primary School Outstanding2024 2.9 applications per place 63% 59%
Shacklewell Primary School Standards maintained2025 2.9 applications per place 72% 35%
Kingsmead Primary School Outstanding2023 2.9 applications per place 85% 53%
Hoxton Garden Primary Improved significantly2025 2.8 applications per place 84% 65%
Daubeney Primary School Good2023 2.8 applications per place 83% 50%
Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School Faith Outstanding2023 2.6 applications per place 68% 25%
St John and St James CofE Primary School Faith Outstanding2024 2.6 applications per place 69% 41%
Mossbourne Parkside Academy 2026 2.6 applications per place 86% 60%
Nightingale Primary School Good2023 2.5 applications per place 61% 58%
Springfield Community Primary School Outstanding2023 2.5 applications per place 71% 42%
Jubilee Primary School Good2022 2.4 applications per place 72% 34%
Halley House School Good2024 2.4 applications per place 78% 44%
Orchard Primary School 2025 2.4 applications per place 87% 61%
St Monica's Catholic Primary School Faith Remains Good2022 2.4small intake applications per place 83% 38%
Thomas Fairchild Community School Good2023 2.3 applications per place 79% 70%
Southwold Primary School Standards maintained2025 2.3 applications per place 91% 53%
Gainsborough Primary School Good2023 2.2 applications per place 57% 49%
Holmleigh Primary School Graded · no overall grade2025 2.1 applications per place 52% 49%
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Faith Standards maintained2025 2.0 applications per place 72% 55%
Berger Primary School Standards maintained2025 1.9 applications per place 69% 59%
Woodberry Down Community Primary School Good2023 1.7 applications per place 72% 58%
St Matthias Church of England Primary School Faith Remains Good2023 1.6 applications per place 80% 68%
Lubavitch Girls Primary School Faith Good2023 1.5small intake applications per place 80% 12%
The Olive School, Hackney Faith Graded · no overall grade2025 1.5 applications per place 87% 54%
St Scholastica's Catholic Primary School Faith Graded · no overall grade2025 1.5 applications per place 61% 70%
Simon Marks Jewish Primary School Faith Good2024 1.4small intake applications per place 100% 27%
St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School Faith Remains Outstanding2023 1.4 applications per place 82% 62%
St. Paul's With St. Michael's CofE Primary School Faith Remains Outstanding2023 1.3 applications per place 82% 63%
Lubavitch Boys' Primary School Faith Graded · no overall grade2025 1.1small intake applications per place 46% 13%

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS2 results, Ofsted. FSM: free school meals.

Special schools and other provision

7 schools