Community school · Hackney

London Fields Primary School

3–11Ages
407Pupils
PrimaryPhase
100230URN

Westgate Street, Hackney, London, E8 3RL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.5per place

0.8 above Hackney median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hackney

196 applications for 56 places · 9th of 43 in Hackney

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

79%met the expected standard

Hackney 78% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 28 January 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.5applications per place, Reception

0.8 above Hackney median (2.8) 1.3 above England median (2.2)

196 applications · 56 places offered · 37 named it first

2026 3.5; Hackney median median 2.8
2025 4.2; Hackney median median 2.7
2024 3.6; Hackney median median 2.8
2023 4.1; Hackney median median 2.9
2022 4.1; Hackney median median 2.6
2021 5.0; Hackney median median 3.0
2020 4.8; Hackney median median 2.8
2019 5.4; Hackney median median 3.0
2018 5.4; Hackney median median 3.0
2017 5.1; Hackney median median 3.0
2016 5.3; Hackney median median 3.0
2015 6.4; Hackney median median 3.2
2014 5.1; Hackney median median 3.1

More applications per place than the Hackney median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Hackney median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	56	196	3.5	37	0.66
Sep 2025	60	250	4.2	58	0.97
Sep 2024	59	211	3.6	52	0.88
Sep 2023	59	240	4.1	74	1.25
Sep 2022	60	247	4.1	61	1.02
Sep 2021	59	297	5.0	77	1.31
Sep 2020	60	285	4.8	76	1.27
Sep 2019	59	320	5.4	67	1.14
Sep 2018	58	311	5.4	62	1.07
Sep 2017	60	304	5.1	57	0.95
Sep 2016	60	317	5.3	72	1.20
Sep 2015	57	362	6.4	51	0.89
Sep 2014	60	303	5.1	55	0.92

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 87% · Writing 81% · Maths 89% → all three 79% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard79%22nd of 50 in Hackney

Hackney 78% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard87%

Hackney 85% England 78%

Higher standard42%

Hackney 40% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard81%

Hackney 82% England 75%

Greater depth25%

Hackney 25% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard89%

Hackney 81% England 77%

Higher standard36%

Hackney 29% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Hackney median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	79%	13%	108	107
2023/24	60%	9%	104	104
2022/23	75%	20%	106	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

London Fields Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.5applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
St. Paul's With St. Michael's CofE Primary School
0.4 km · Hackney

Remains Outstanding2023

1.3applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Sebright School
0.6 km · Hackney

Standards maintained2025

3.1applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Mowlem Primary School
0.6 km · Tower Hamlets

Remains Outstanding2024

1.8applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Gayhurst Community School
0.6 km · Hackney

Outstanding2023

4.2applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
St John of Jerusalem Church of England Primary School
0.8 km · Hackney

Good2022

3.2applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
St Elizabeth Catholic Primary School
0.8 km · Tower Hamlets

Remains Good2022

1.9applications per place
Queensbridge Primary School
0.8 km · Hackney

Outstanding2023

3.2applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Orchard Primary School
0.9 km · Hackney

2025

2.4applications per place 87%met the SATs standard

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.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 100230 · 204/2388
Capacity: 457 pupils · 407 on roll
Free school meals: 33.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Westgate Street, Hackney, London, E8 3RL
Local authority: Hackney

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources