Voluntary aided school · Hackney

Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School

4–11Ages
204Pupils
PrimaryPhase
CatholicReligious character
100264URN

Buckingham Road, Hackney, London, N1 4JB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

close to Hackney median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hackney

79 applications for 30 places · 24th of 43 in Hackney

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

68%met the expected standard

Hackney 78% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 17 October 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
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

2.6applications per place, Reception

close to Hackney median (2.8) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

79 applications · 30 places offered · 32 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.6; Hackney median median 2.8
2025 2.6; Hackney median median 2.7
2024 2.3; Hackney median median 2.8
2023 2.3; Hackney median median 2.9
2022 2.6; Hackney median median 2.6
2021 3.1; Hackney median median 3.0
2020 2.1; Hackney median median 2.8
2019 2.5; Hackney median median 3.0
2018 2.4; Hackney median median 3.0
2017 3.0; Hackney median median 3.0
2016 3.5; Hackney median median 3.0
2015 3.3; Hackney median median 3.2
2014 3.9; 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	30	79	2.6	32	1.07
Sep 2025	29	75	2.6	23	0.79
Sep 2024	30	69	2.3	30	1.00
Sep 2023	30	69	2.3	29	0.97
Sep 2022	30	77	2.6	25	0.83
Sep 2021	23	71	3.1	19	0.83
Sep 2020	30	64	2.1	29	0.97
Sep 2019	29	73	2.5	29	1.00
Sep 2018	30	72	2.4	36	1.20
Sep 2017	30	90	3.0	48	1.60
Sep 2016	28	98	3.5	43	1.54
Sep 2015	30	99	3.3	37	1.23
Sep 2014	30	118	3.9	46	1.53

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 68% · Writing 71% · Maths 77% → all three 68% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard68%42nd of 50 in Hackney

Hackney 78% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard68%

Hackney 85% England 78%

Higher standard42%

Hackney 40% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Hackney 82% England 75%

Greater depth29%

Hackney 25% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard77%

Hackney 81% England 77%

Higher standard42%

Hackney 29% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	68%	23%	106	106
2023/24	83%	13%	108	108
2022/23	79%	31%	110	109

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

Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

2.6applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School
0.5 km · Hackney

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Hackney New Primary School
0.7 km · Hackney

Standards maintained2024

3.7applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Newington Green Primary School
0.7 km · Islington

Outstanding2024

3.3applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Queensbridge Primary School
0.9 km · Hackney

Outstanding2023

3.2applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
St Matthias Church of England Primary School
0.9 km · Hackney

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Princess May Primary School
0.9 km · Hackney

Good2023

4.8applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Halley House School
0.9 km · Hackney

Good2024

2.4applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Rotherfield Primary School
1.0 km · Islington

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 74%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 100264 · 204/3371
Religious character: Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 204 on roll
Free school meals: 25.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Buckingham Road, Hackney, London, N1 4JB
Local authority: Hackney

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