Community school · Hackney

Grasmere Primary School

3–11Ages
220Pupils
PrimaryPhase
100252URN

92 Albion Road, London, N16 9PD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Apr 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

6.2per place

3.5 above Hackney median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hackney

180 applications for 29 places · 1st of 43 in Hackney

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

90%met the expected standard

Hackney 78% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 28 April 2026Published 22 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching		Strong standard
Achievement		Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years		Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Strong standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

28 April 2026
Report card · 7 Strong standard
10 March 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

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

6.2applications per place, Reception

3.5 above Hackney median (2.8) 4.0 above England median (2.2)

180 applications · 29 places offered · 28 named it first

2026 6.2; Hackney median median 2.8
2025 6.4; Hackney median median 2.7
2024 6.1; Hackney median median 2.8
2023 5.9; Hackney median median 2.9
2022 5.0; Hackney median median 2.6
2021 5.5; Hackney median median 3.0
2020 6.1; Hackney median median 2.8
2019 6.0; Hackney median median 3.0
2018 5.6; Hackney median median 3.0
2017 6.8; Hackney median median 3.0
2016 6.3; Hackney median median 3.0
2015 6.4; Hackney median median 3.2
2014 8.3; 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	29	180	6.2	28	0.97
Sep 2025	29	185	6.4	28	0.97
Sep 2024	29	176	6.1	26	0.90
Sep 2023	30	178	5.9	36	1.20
Sep 2022	30	149	5.0	26	0.87
Sep 2021	30	165	5.5	27	0.90
Sep 2020	30	183	6.1	33	1.10
Sep 2019	29	175	6.0	39	1.34
Sep 2018	30	168	5.6	32	1.07
Sep 2017	29	198	6.8	34	1.17
Sep 2016	27	170	6.3	37	1.37
Sep 2015	30	193	6.4	49	1.63
Sep 2014	28	233	8.3	59	2.11

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 90% · Writing 90% · Maths 90% → all three 90% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard90%4th of 50 in Hackney

Hackney 78% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard90%

Hackney 85% England 78%

Higher standard38%

Hackney 40% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard90%

Hackney 82% England 75%

Greater depth24%

Hackney 25% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard90%

Hackney 81% England 77%

Higher standard29%

Hackney 29% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	90%	19%	108	104
2023/24	67%	17%	103	103
2022/23	79%	25%	110	108

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

Grasmere Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

6.2applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Betty Layward Primary School
0.3 km · Hackney

Remains Good · improving2023

4.2applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
St Matthias Church of England Primary School
0.4 km · Hackney

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Newington Green Primary School
0.4 km · Islington

Outstanding2024

3.3applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Princess May Primary School
0.5 km · Hackney

Good2023

4.8applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Shacklewell Primary School
0.8 km · Hackney

Standards maintained2025

2.9applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Halley House School
0.9 km · Hackney

Good2024

2.4applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
St Joan of Arc RC Primary School
0.9 km · Islington

Remains Good2024

3.0applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
William Patten Primary School
1.0 km · Hackney

Outstanding2023

4.3applications per place 83%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 100252 · 204/2856
Capacity: 236 pupils · 220 on roll
Free school meals: 17.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: 92 Albion Road, London, N16 9PD
Local authority: Hackney

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