Community school · Hackney

William Patten Primary School

3–11Ages
434Pupils
PrimaryPhase
130932URN

Stoke Newington Church St, London, N16 0NX · 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

4.3per place

1.5 above Hackney median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hackney

256 applications for 60 places · 3rd of 43 in Hackney

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

83%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 · 11 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

4.3applications per place, Reception

1.5 above Hackney median (2.8) 2.1 above England median (2.2)

256 applications · 60 places offered · 69 named it first

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

2026 4.3; Hackney median median 2.8
2025 5.5; Hackney median median 2.7
2024 4.1; Hackney median median 2.8
2023 4.6; Hackney median median 2.9
2022 4.9; Hackney median median 2.6
2021 4.8; Hackney median median 3.0
2020 5.4; Hackney median median 2.8
2019 5.6; Hackney median median 3.0
2018 5.7; Hackney median median 3.0
2017 5.7; Hackney median median 3.0
2016 6.5; Hackney median median 3.0
2015 6.6; Hackney median median 3.2
2014 6.5; Hackney median median 3.1

More applications per place than the Hackney median in 13 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	60	256	4.3	69	1.15
Sep 2025	59	322	5.5	111	1.88
Sep 2024	60	243	4.1	75	1.25
Sep 2023	59	271	4.6	76	1.29
Sep 2022	60	295	4.9	96	1.60
Sep 2021	60	289	4.8	75	1.25
Sep 2020	58	312	5.4	87	1.50
Sep 2019	59	329	5.6	91	1.54
Sep 2018	61	350	5.7	103	1.69
Sep 2017	61	346	5.7	89	1.46
Sep 2016	60	391	6.5	104	1.73
Sep 2015	59	391	6.6	101	1.71
Sep 2014	59	385	6.5	109	1.85

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 88% · Writing 85% · Maths 90% → all three 83% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard83%13th of 50 in Hackney

Hackney 78% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard88%

Hackney 85% England 78%

Higher standard65%

Hackney 40% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard85%

Hackney 82% England 75%

Greater depth25%

Hackney 25% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard90%

Hackney 81% England 77%

Higher standard43%

Hackney 29% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	83%	22%	110	108
2023/24	85%	19%	109	106
2022/23	83%	28%	111	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

William Patten Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

4.3applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Simon Marks Jewish Primary School
0.6 km · Hackney

Good2024

1.4applications per place 100%met the SATs standard
Grazebrook Primary School
0.6 km · Hackney

Outstanding2023

3.8applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Northwold Primary School
0.8 km · Hackney

Graded · no overall grade2024

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

Good2023

4.4applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Jubilee Primary School
0.8 km · Hackney

Good2022

2.4applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Betty Layward Primary School
0.8 km · Hackney

Remains Good · improving2023

4.2applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
St Scholastica's Catholic Primary School
0.9 km · Hackney

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Grasmere Primary School
1.0 km · Hackney

2026

6.2applications per place 90%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: 130932 · 204/2897
Capacity: 420 pupils · 434 on roll
Free school meals: 15.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 1996
Address: Stoke Newington Church St, London, N16 0NX
Local authority: Hackney

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