Voluntary aided school · Hackney

St John and St James CofE Primary School

3–11Ages
218Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
132137URN

Isabella Road, Hackney, London, E9 6DX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

close to Hackney median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hackney

67 applications for 26 places · 25th of 43 in Hackney

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

69%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 · 8 May 2024Ofsted'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

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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 entry

2.6applications per place, Reception

close to Hackney median (2.8) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

67 applications · 26 places offered · 23 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

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

2026 2.6; Hackney median median 2.8
2025 2.7; Hackney median median 2.7
2024 2.6; Hackney median median 2.8
2023 2.5; Hackney median median 2.9
2022 2.2; Hackney median median 2.6
2021 2.8; Hackney median median 3.0
2020 3.4; Hackney median median 2.8
2019 3.7; Hackney median median 3.0
2018 2.9; Hackney median median 3.0
2017 3.8; Hackney median median 3.0
2016 3.7; Hackney median median 3.0
2015 4.4; Hackney median median 3.2
2014 5.5; Hackney median median 3.1

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	26	67	2.6	23	0.88
Sep 2025	28	76	2.7	25	0.89
Sep 2024	28	74	2.6	27	0.96
Sep 2023	28	71	2.5	23	0.82
Sep 2022	30	66	2.2	32	1.07
Sep 2021	28	77	2.8	27	0.96
Sep 2020	30	102	3.4	42	1.40
Sep 2019	29	106	3.7	37	1.28
Sep 2018	29	83	2.9	23	0.79
Sep 2017	29	110	3.8	41	1.41
Sep 2016	30	112	3.7	46	1.53
Sep 2015	28	123	4.4	35	1.25
Sep 2014	29	160	5.5	50	1.72

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 90% · Maths 69% → all three 69% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard69%39th of 50 in Hackney

Hackney 78% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Hackney 85% England 78%

Higher standard38%

Hackney 40% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard90%

Hackney 82% England 75%

Greater depth38%

Hackney 25% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard69%

Hackney 81% England 77%

Higher standard17%

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	69%	14%	105	104
2023/24	80%	10%	108	106
2022/23	73%	7%	107	107

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 and St James CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2024

2.6applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Morningside Primary School
0.2 km · Hackney

Remains Outstanding2023

3.2applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
The Olive School, Hackney
0.3 km · Hackney

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Berger Primary School
0.4 km · Hackney

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Orchard Primary School
0.8 km · Hackney

2025

2.4applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Rushmore Primary School
0.8 km · Hackney

Remains Good2022

3.1applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Millfields Community School
0.9 km · Hackney

Remains Good2024

3.2applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Mossbourne Parkside Academy
0.9 km · Hackney

2026

2.6applications per place 86%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

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: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 132137 · 204/3000
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 240 pupils · 218 on roll
Free school meals: 40.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2000
Replaced: Rams Episcopal Church of England Primary School (URN 100262)
Address: Isabella Road, Hackney, London, E9 6DX
Local authority: Hackney

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