Free schools · Hackney

The Olive School, Hackney

4–11Ages
629Pupils
PrimaryPhase
MuslimReligious character
139814URN

32 St Johns Church Road, Hackney, London, E9 6EJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 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

126 applications for 85 places · 40th of 43 in Hackney

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

87%met the expected standard

Hackney 78% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 7 May 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	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

1.5applications per place, Reception

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

126 applications · 85 places offered · 78 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 2.0; Hackney median median 2.8
2023 1.8; Hackney median median 2.9
2022 1.8; Hackney median median 2.6
2021 1.9; Hackney median median 3.0
2020 2.0; Hackney median median 2.8
2019 2.0; Hackney median median 3.0
2018 2.1; Hackney median median 3.0
2017 1.9; Hackney median median 3.0
2016 2.0; Hackney median median 3.0
2015 2.2; Hackney median median 3.2
2014 2.0; 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	85	126	1.5	78	0.92
Sep 2025	90	158	1.8	100	1.11
Sep 2024	88	172	2.0	116	1.32
Sep 2023	87	154	1.8	103	1.18
Sep 2022	89	160	1.8	112	1.26
Sep 2021	91	168	1.9	115	1.26
Sep 2020	90	178	2.0	135	1.50
Sep 2019	89	182	2.0	134	1.51
Sep 2018	89	186	2.1	123	1.38
Sep 2017	89	165	1.9	111	1.25
Sep 2016	88	176	2.0	122	1.39
Sep 2015	87	189	2.2	146	1.68
Sep 2014	90	183	2.0	133	1.48

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 92% · Writing 92% · Maths 94% → all three 87% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard87%7th of 50 in Hackney

Hackney 78% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard92%

Hackney 85% England 78%

Higher standard47%

Hackney 40% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard92%

Hackney 82% England 75%

Greater depth37%

Hackney 25% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard94%

Hackney 81% England 77%

Higher standard44%

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	87%	25%	108	108
2023/24	87%	17%	107	107
2022/23	78%	14%	106	106

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

The Olive School, HackneyThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
St John and St James CofE Primary School
0.3 km · Hackney

Outstanding2024

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

Remains Outstanding2023

3.2applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Millfields Community School
0.7 km · Hackney

Remains Good2024

3.2applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Berger Primary School
0.7 km · Hackney

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Mossbourne Parkside Academy
0.7 km · Hackney

2026

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

Remains Good2022

3.1applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Nightingale Primary School
0.8 km · Hackney

Good2023

2.5applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Orchard Primary School
1.0 km · Hackney

2025

2.4applications per place 87%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
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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: Free schools
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139814 · 204/2001
Trust: Star Academies
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Muslim
Capacity: 630 pupils · 629 on roll
Free school meals: 54.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 3 September 2013
Address: 32 St Johns Church Road, Hackney, London, E9 6EJ
Local authority: Hackney

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