Voluntary aided school · Hackney

St Scholastica's Catholic Primary School

3–11Ages
209Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
100274URN

Kenninghall Road, Clapton, London, E5 8BS · 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

1.5per place

1.3 below Hackney median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hackney

28 applications for 19 places · 41st 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

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	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

28 January 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
31 October 2019
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

1.5applications per place, Reception

1.3 below Hackney median (2.8) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

28 applications · 19 places offered · 19 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.5; Hackney median median 2.8
2025 1.8; Hackney median median 2.7
2024 1.9; Hackney median median 2.8
2023 1.7; Hackney median median 2.9
2022 1.6; Hackney median median 2.6
2021 1.8; Hackney median median 3.0
2020 1.8; Hackney median median 2.8
2019 2.5; Hackney median median 3.0
2018 2.1; Hackney median median 3.0
2017 2.4; Hackney median median 3.0
2016 2.4; Hackney median median 3.0
2015 2.9; Hackney median median 3.2
2014 3.1; 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	19	28	1.5	19	1.00
Sep 2025	16	28	1.8	16	1.00
Sep 2024	20	38	1.9	20	1.00
Sep 2023	22	37	1.7	22	1.00
Sep 2022	22	34	1.6	20	0.91
Sep 2021	19	34	1.8	17	0.89
Sep 2020	23	42	1.8	17	0.74
Sep 2019	22	54	2.5	21	0.95
Sep 2018	22	47	2.1	22	1.00
Sep 2017	24	57	2.4	23	0.96
Sep 2016	30	73	2.4	35	1.17
Sep 2015	29	83	2.9	42	1.45
Sep 2014	30	92	3.1	31	1.03

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 70% · Writing 70% · Maths 70% → 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 standard70%

Hackney 85% England 78%

Higher standard57%

Hackney 40% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

Hackney 82% England 75%

Greater depth22%

Hackney 25% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard70%

Hackney 81% England 77%

Higher standard39%

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	61%	22%	107	104
2023/24	71%	14%	106	106
2022/23	77%	4%	106	104

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 Scholastica's Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

Good2023

4.4applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Nightingale Primary School
0.4 km · Hackney

Good2023

2.5applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Northwold Primary School
0.4 km · Hackney

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.4applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Southwold Primary School
0.8 km · Hackney

Standards maintained2025

2.3applications per place 91%met the SATs standard
Jubilee Primary School
0.8 km · Hackney

Good2022

2.4applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Millfields Community School
0.9 km · Hackney

Remains Good2024

3.2applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Simon Marks Jewish Primary School
0.9 km · Hackney

Good2024

1.4applications per place 100%met the SATs standard
William Patten Primary School
0.9 km · Hackney

Outstanding2023

4.3applications per place 83%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 100274 · 204/3659
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 236 pupils · 209 on roll
Free school meals: 70.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Kenninghall Road, Clapton, London, E5 8BS
Local authority: Hackney

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