Voluntary aided school · Hackney

St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School

2–11Ages
239Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
100266URN

Crondall Street, London, N1 6JG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded OutstandingOct 2017

School remains OutstandingUngraded inspection · Nov 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

1.4 below Hackney median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hackney

28 applications for 20 places · 42nd of 43 in Hackney

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

82%met the expected standard

Hackney 78% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded OutstandingOct 2017

School remains OutstandingUngraded inspection · Nov 2023

Inspection history

9 November 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding
3 October 2017
Graded inspection: 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

1.4applications per place, Reception

1.4 below Hackney median (2.8) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

28 applications · 20 places offered · 17 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.4; Hackney median median 2.8
2025 2.2; Hackney median median 2.7
2024 2.3; Hackney median median 2.8
2023 1.7; Hackney median median 2.9
2022 1.7; Hackney median median 2.6
2021 2.3; Hackney median median 3.0
2020 1.8; Hackney median median 2.8
2019 2.1; Hackney median median 3.0
2018 2.0; Hackney median median 3.0
2017 1.7; Hackney median median 3.0
2016 2.1; Hackney median median 3.0
2015 2.0; Hackney median median 3.2
2014 1.8; Hackney median median 3.1

More applications per place than the Hackney median in 0 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	20	28	1.4	17	0.85
Sep 2025	18	39	2.2	18	1.00
Sep 2024	26	60	2.3	25	0.96
Sep 2023	22	38	1.7	21	0.95
Sep 2022	39	67	1.7	31	0.79
Sep 2021	26	59	2.3	25	0.96
Sep 2020	32	59	1.8	29	0.91
Sep 2019	39	81	2.1	34	0.87
Sep 2018	34	69	2.0	28	0.82
Sep 2017	40	68	1.7	34	0.85
Sep 2016	42	86	2.1	38	0.90
Sep 2015	42	82	2.0	39	0.93
Sep 2014	41	75	1.8	31	0.76

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 96% · Writing 82% · Maths 93% → all three 82% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard82%16th of 50 in Hackney

Hackney 78% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard96%

Hackney 85% England 78%

Higher standard29%

Hackney 40% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard82%

Hackney 82% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Hackney 25% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard93%

Hackney 81% England 77%

Higher standard25%

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	82%	7%	107	107
2023/24	59%	5%	104	102
2022/23	69%	12%	104	103

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

St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Outstanding2023

1.4applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
St Monica's Catholic Primary School
0.4 km · Hackney

Remains Good2022

2.4applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Hoxton Garden Primary
0.4 km · Hackney

Improved significantly2025

2.8applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
Shoreditch Park Primary School
0.5 km · Hackney

Outstanding2024

2.9applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Thomas Fairchild Community School
0.6 km · Hackney

Good2023

2.3applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
St Luke's CofE Primary School
0.7 km · Islington

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Virginia Primary School
0.8 km · Tower Hamlets

Remains Outstanding2021

2.3applications per place
Hackney New Primary School
0.9 km · Hackney

Standards maintained2024

3.7applications per place 81%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: 100266 · 204/3458
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 451 pupils · 239 on roll
Free school meals: 62.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Crondall Street, London, N1 6JG
Local authority: Hackney

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