Community school · Hackney

Nightingale Primary School

3–11Ages
384Pupils
PrimaryPhase
100254URN

Tiger Way, Hackney, London, E5 8NA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

0.2 below Hackney median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hackney

147 applications for 58 places · 27th of 43 in Hackney

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

61%met the expected standard

Hackney 78% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 8 June 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision		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

2.5applications per place, Reception

0.2 below Hackney median (2.8) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

147 applications · 58 places offered · 53 named it first

2026 2.5; Hackney median median 2.8
2025 2.2; Hackney median median 2.7
2024 2.7; Hackney median median 2.8
2023 5.0; Hackney median median 2.9
2022 3.5; Hackney median median 2.6
2021 4.1; Hackney median median 3.0
2020 5.7; Hackney median median 2.8
2019 3.8; Hackney median median 3.0
2018 4.9; Hackney median median 3.0
2017 5.2; Hackney median median 3.0
2016 5.3; Hackney median median 3.0
2015 4.6; Hackney median median 3.2
2014 4.5; Hackney median median 3.1

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	58	147	2.5	53	0.91
Sep 2025	55	121	2.2	44	0.80
Sep 2024	39	106	2.7	33	0.85
Sep 2023	26	130	5.0	30	1.15
Sep 2022	30	105	3.5	27	0.90
Sep 2021	27	110	4.1	30	1.11
Sep 2020	29	166	5.7	51	1.76
Sep 2019	30	115	3.8	24	0.80
Sep 2018	23	112	4.9	16	0.70
Sep 2017	20	103	5.2	17	0.85
Sep 2016	28	148	5.3	31	1.11
Sep 2015	30	138	4.6	29	0.97
Sep 2014	29	131	4.5	28	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 69% · Writing 76% · Maths 76% → all three 61% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard61%45th of 50 in Hackney

Hackney 78% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard69%

Hackney 85% England 78%

Higher standard29%

Hackney 40% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

Hackney 82% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Hackney 25% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard76%

Hackney 81% England 77%

Higher standard16%

Hackney 29% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	61%	6%	103	102
2023/24	52%	4%	103	101
2022/23	70%	15%	105	106

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

Nightingale Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.5applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
St Scholastica's Catholic Primary School
0.4 km · Hackney

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Benthal Primary School
0.5 km · Hackney

Good2023

4.4applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Millfields Community School
0.6 km · Hackney

Remains Good2024

3.2applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Northwold Primary School
0.8 km · Hackney

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.4applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Mossbourne Parkside Academy
0.8 km · Hackney

2026

2.6applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
The Olive School, Hackney
0.8 km · Hackney

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Rushmore Primary School
0.9 km · Hackney

Remains Good2022

3.1applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Shacklewell Primary School
0.9 km · Hackney

Standards maintained2025

2.9applications per place 72%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: 100254 · 204/2860
Capacity: 450 pupils · 384 on roll
Free school meals: 57.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Replaced: Baden-Powell School (URN 100255)
Address: Tiger Way, Hackney, London, E5 8NA
Local authority: Hackney

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