Academy converter · Hackney

Northwold Primary School

2–11Ages
316Pupils
PrimaryPhase
141576URN

Northwold Road, Clapton, London, E5 8RN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2024 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

3.4per place

0.6 above Hackney median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hackney

91 applications for 27 places · 10th of 43 in Hackney

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

90%met the expected standard

Hackney 78% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 10 December 2024Ofsted'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

Inspection history

10 December 2024
Graded inspection, no overall grade
21 April 2023
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

3.4applications per place, Reception

0.6 above Hackney median (2.8) 1.2 above England median (2.2)

91 applications · 27 places offered · 24 named it first

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

2026 3.4; Hackney median median 2.8
2025 2.9; Hackney median median 2.7
2024 2.7; Hackney median median 2.8
2023 2.9; Hackney median median 2.9
2022 3.1; Hackney median median 2.6
2021 3.7; Hackney median median 3.0
2020 3.1; Hackney median median 2.8
2019 3.1; Hackney median median 3.0
2018 3.4; Hackney median median 3.0
2017 2.8; Hackney median median 3.0
2016 3.4; Hackney median median 3.0
2015 3.5; Hackney median median 3.2; as the previous school
2014 4.0; Hackney median median 3.1; as the previous school

This school
Hackney median

Dashed bars: as Northwold Primary School (URN 100233), the previous school.

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	27	91	3.4	24	0.89
Sep 2025	29	84	2.9	25	0.86
Sep 2024	27	74	2.7	25	0.93
Sep 2023	28	81	2.9	26	0.93
Sep 2022	32	100	3.1	29	0.91
Sep 2021	33	121	3.7	30	0.91
Sep 2020	45	141	3.1	40	0.89
Sep 2019	49	153	3.1	45	0.92
Sep 2018	59	199	3.4	52	0.88
Sep 2017	60	168	2.8	57	0.95
Sep 2016	60	206	3.4	63	1.05
Sep 2015 *	59	208	3.5	54	0.92
Sep 2014 *	57	227	4.0	64	1.12

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 90% · Writing 93% · Maths 93% → all three 90% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard90%4th of 50 in Hackney

Hackney 78% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard90%

Hackney 85% England 78%

Higher standard45%

Hackney 40% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard93%

Hackney 82% England 75%

Greater depth40%

Hackney 25% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard93%

Hackney 81% England 77%

Higher standard48%

Hackney 29% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (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	90%	31%	108	109
2023/24	88%	28%	110	108
2022/23	65%	12%	106	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

Northwold Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.4applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
St Scholastica's Catholic Primary School
0.4 km · Hackney

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Jubilee Primary School
0.4 km · Hackney

Good2022

2.4applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Benthal Primary School
0.5 km · Hackney

Good2023

4.4applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Simon Marks Jewish Primary School
0.5 km · Hackney

Good2024

1.4applications per place 100%met the SATs standard
Southwold Primary School
0.7 km · Hackney

Standards maintained2025

2.3applications per place 91%met the SATs standard
William Patten Primary School
0.8 km · Hackney

Outstanding2023

4.3applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Nightingale Primary School
0.8 km · Hackney

Good2023

2.5applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Harrington Hill Primary School
0.9 km · Hackney

Good2023

3.0applications per place 66%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 141576 · 204/2444
Trust: Arbor Academy Trust
Capacity: 470 pupils · 316 on roll
Free school meals: 53.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2015
Replaced: Northwold Primary School (URN 100233)
Address: Northwold Road, Clapton, London, E5 8RN
Local authority: Hackney

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