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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 23 February 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 30 January 2013Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry652 applications · 175 places offered · 128 named it first
- 2026 3.7; Hackney median median 3.0
- 2025 3.9; Hackney median median 2.9
- 2024 4.2; Hackney median median 3.2
- 2023 3.8; Hackney median median 2.6
- 2022 4.4; Hackney median median 3.2
- 2021 4.3; Hackney median median 3.6
- 2020 4.2; Hackney median median 4.0
- 2019 4.1; Hackney median median 3.9
- 2018 3.9; Hackney median median 3.4
- 2017 4.1; Hackney median median 4.1
- 2016 4.2; Hackney median median 4.0
- 2015 4.1; Hackney median median 3.8
- 2014 4.1; Hackney median median 3.7
- This school
- Hackney median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, 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 | 175 | 652 | 3.7 | 128 | 0.73 |
| Sep 2025 | 150 | 583 | 3.9 | 103 | 0.69 |
| Sep 2024 | 161 | 671 | 4.2 | 100 | 0.62 |
| Sep 2023 | 171 | 648 | 3.8 | 100 | 0.58 |
| Sep 2022 | 177 | 772 | 4.4 | 119 | 0.67 |
| Sep 2021 | 167 | 717 | 4.3 | 110 | 0.66 |
| Sep 2020 | 184 | 767 | 4.2 | 106 | 0.58 |
| Sep 2019 | 183 | 744 | 4.1 | 144 | 0.79 |
| Sep 2018 | 176 | 690 | 3.9 | 128 | 0.73 |
| Sep 2017 | 178 | 730 | 4.1 | 138 | 0.78 |
| Sep 2016 | 174 | 729 | 4.2 | 141 | 0.81 |
| Sep 2015 | 171 | 696 | 4.1 | 170 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2014 | 168 | 684 | 4.1 | 151 | 0.90 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 175 | 51.6 | 51% | 71% | – |
| 2024/25 | 173 | 56.9 | 62% | 80% | – |
| 2023/24 | 172 | 55.3 | 65% | 80% | +0.51 |
| 2022/23 | 176 | 52.7 | 58% | 77% | +0.48 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- The Bridge AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20233.7applications per place 51.6Attainment 8
- 0.4 km · HackneyGood20224.6applications per place 53.4Attainment 8
- 0.4 km · Hackney20262.6applications per place 45.5Attainment 8
- 0.5 km · HackneyGraded · no overall grade20254.2applications per place 50.9Attainment 8
- 0.9 km · Tower HamletsGood20222.6applications per place 46.5Attainment 8
- 1.1 km · Tower Hamlets20262.7applications per place 47.9Attainment 8
- 1.5 km · IslingtonGraded · no overall grade20253.2applications per place 55.5Attainment 8
- 1.6 km · HackneyGood20233.0applications per place 41.7Attainment 8
- 1.7 km · IslingtonStandards maintained20253.4applications per place 46.1Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 131609 · 204/6907
- Trust
- The Bridge Academy, Hackney
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,150 pupils · 1,070 on roll
- Free school meals
- 61.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 6 September 2007
- Address
- Laburnum Street, Hackney, London, E2 8BA
- Local authority
- Hackney
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources