Community school · Hackney

Gayhurst Community School

3–11Ages
524Pupils
PrimaryPhase
130303URN

Gayhurst Road, Hackney, London, E8 3EN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.2per place

1.4 above Hackney median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hackney

242 applications for 58 places · 5th of 43 in Hackney

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

88%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 · 28 February 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

Inspection history

28 February 2023
Graded inspection: Outstanding
4 December 2019
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)

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

4.2applications per place, Reception

1.4 above Hackney median (2.8) 2.0 above England median (2.2)

242 applications · 58 places offered · 82 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 4.2; Hackney median median 2.8
2025 3.7; Hackney median median 2.7
2024 3.4; Hackney median median 2.8
2023 3.5; Hackney median median 2.9
2022 3.2; Hackney median median 2.6
2021 3.0; Hackney median median 3.0
2020 3.5; Hackney median median 2.8
2019 3.2; Hackney median median 3.0
2018 3.3; Hackney median median 3.0
2017 3.6; Hackney median median 3.0
2016 3.6; Hackney median median 3.0
2015 3.8; Hackney median median 3.2
2014 3.5; Hackney median median 3.1

More applications per place than the Hackney median in 12 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	58	242	4.2	82	1.41
Sep 2025	60	224	3.7	97	1.62
Sep 2024	60	206	3.4	73	1.22
Sep 2023	59	209	3.5	81	1.37
Sep 2022	60	189	3.2	81	1.35
Sep 2021	74	223	3.0	84	1.14
Sep 2020	75	264	3.5	106	1.41
Sep 2019	75	240	3.2	80	1.07
Sep 2018	74	245	3.3	99	1.34
Sep 2017	75	267	3.6	91	1.21
Sep 2016	75	270	3.6	90	1.20
Sep 2015	72	272	3.8	88	1.22
Sep 2014	73	256	3.5	88	1.21

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 88% · Writing 91% · Maths 92% → all three 88% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard88%6th of 50 in Hackney

Hackney 78% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard88%

Hackney 85% England 78%

Higher standard49%

Hackney 40% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard91%

Hackney 82% England 75%

Greater depth38%

Hackney 25% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard92%

Hackney 81% England 77%

Higher standard35%

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	88%	26%	108	107
2023/24	85%	22%	108	107
2022/23	84%	16%	108	105

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

Gayhurst Community SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

4.2applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
St. Paul's With St. Michael's CofE Primary School
0.6 km · Hackney

Remains Outstanding2023

1.3applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
London Fields Primary School
0.6 km · Hackney

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.5applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Mossbourne Parkside Academy
0.7 km · Hackney

2026

2.6applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Queensbridge Primary School
0.7 km · Hackney

Outstanding2023

3.2applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School
0.8 km · Hackney

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St John of Jerusalem Church of England Primary School
0.9 km · Hackney

Good2022

3.2applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Orchard Primary School
1.0 km · Hackney

2025

2.4applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Sebright School
1.0 km · Hackney

Standards maintained2025

3.1applications per place 75%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: 130303 · 204/2534
Capacity: 570 pupils · 524 on roll
Free school meals: 22.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 1995
Address: Gayhurst Road, Hackney, London, E8 3EN
Local authority: Hackney

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