Schools and Education in Hackney

There are 85 schools in Hackney (excluding independent schools), including 58 primary schools, 16 secondary schools, and 2 serving sixth-form education. Hackney has 1 school with Pupil Referral Unit places, and none with places for teen mothers. There are no schools in Hackney under Special Measures.

Primary Schools Secondary Schools Sixth Forms Pupils Referral Units

Hackney Education Profile

The median school in Hackney has 41% of its pupils entitled to free schools meals, the 2nd highest figure in London. This represents about 14,000 pupils, or approximately 1 in 2 of Hackney's pupils. Looking at the number of pupils per teacher, the median ratio for Hackney is 15.28 school children per full-time equivalent teacher. This is the lowest ratio in London, and the lowest pupil/teacher ratio in the London region of the UK.

The 1 schools in Hackney operating with pupil referral units offer 200 PRU places to the local area.

Primaries

58

36% Outstanding • 59% Good

Secondaries

16

19% Outstanding • 75% Good

Sixth Forms

2

0% Outstanding • 100% Good

Primary Schools in Hackney

Most of Hackney's primary schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 34 schools or 59% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between very high and low - about 19% and 17% of primary schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 28% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Hackney's primary schools most commonly have a very low ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted KS2 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Baden-Powell School 3–11 yrs 240
Good
Very low
Good
Benthal Primary School 3–11 yrs 414
Good
Very low
Very low
Berger Primary School 3–11 yrs 480
Good
Very high
Low
Betty Layward Primary School 3–11 yrs 450
Good
Low
Good
Colvestone Primary School 3–11 yrs 245
Good
Good
Low
Daubeney Primary School 3–11 yrs 519
Requires improvement
Very low
Very low
De Beauvoir Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Gainsborough Primary School 0–11 yrs 320
Good
Gayhurst Community School 3–11 yrs 570
Outstanding
Grasmere Primary School 3–11 yrs 240
Good
Low
Low
Grazebrook Primary School 3–11 yrs 480
Outstanding
High
Low
Hackney New Primary School 4–11 yrs 350
Outstanding
Very low
Halley House School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Very low
Harrington Hill Primary School 3–11 yrs 300
Good
Low
Very low
Holmleigh Primary School 3–11 yrs 240
Outstanding
Very high
Low
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School 3–11 yrs 330
Good
Very low
Very low
Church of England
Hoxton Garden Primary 3–11 yrs 450
Good
Jubilee Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Very high
Low
Kingsmead Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Outstanding
Very high
Very low
Lauriston School 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
Low
London Fields Primary School 3–11 yrs 457
Outstanding
Good
Very low
Lubavitch Boys' Primary School 5–11 yrs 210
Requires improvement
Very low
Lubavitch Girls Primary School 4–11 yrs 195
Good
High
Jewish
Mandeville Primary School 2–11 yrs 420
Good
Millfields Community School 3–11 yrs 680
Good
High
Good
Morningside Primary School 2–11 yrs 504
Outstanding
Mossbourne Parkside Academy 3–11 yrs 450
Good
Low
Very low
Mossbourne Riverside Academy 3–11 yrs 630
Outstanding
Low
Nightingale Primary School 3–11 yrs 240
Good
Very low
Good
Northwold Primary School 2–11 yrs 470
Good
Low
Good
Oldhill Community School 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
Very low
Orchard Primary School 3–11 yrs 630
Good
High
Very low
Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Outstanding
Very high
High
Catholic
Parkwood Primary School 3–11 yrs 240
Good
Good
Low
Princess May Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
Very low
Queensbridge Primary School 3–11 yrs 455
Outstanding
Good
Low
Randal Cremer Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Good
High
Very low
Rushmore Primary School 3–11 yrs 470
Good
Very high
Low
Sebright School 3–11 yrs 460
Outstanding
High
Good
Shacklewell Primary School 2–11 yrs 482
Outstanding
Shoreditch Park Primary School 3–11 yrs 445
Outstanding
Very high
Low
Simon Marks Jewish Primary School 3–11 yrs 240
Good
Very high
Very low
Jewish
Sir Thomas Abney School 3–11 yrs 446
Good
High
Very low
Southwold Primary School 3–11 yrs 430
Outstanding
Springfield Community Primary School 3–11 yrs 260
Outstanding
St John and St James CofE Primary School 3–11 yrs 275
Outstanding
Church of England
St John of Jerusalem Church of England Primary School 3–11 yrs 215
Good
Low
Very low
Church of England
St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School 3–11 yrs 456
Outstanding
Church of England
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Newington 3–11 yrs 236
Good
High
Very low
Church of England
St Matthias Church of England Primary School 3–11 yrs 240
Good
Church of England
St Monica's Roman Catholic Primary School 2–11 yrs 240
Good
Very high
Low
Roman Catholic
St Scholastica's Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 236
Good
Very high
Very low
Roman Catholic
St. Dominic's Catholic Primary School 5–11 yrs 445
Good
High
Low
Roman Catholic
St. Paul's With St. Michael's CofE Primary School 3–11 yrs 236
Outstanding
Good
Low
Church of England
The Olive School Hackney 4–11 yrs 630
Outstanding
Very low
Low
Muslim
Thomas Fairchild Community School 3–11 yrs 356
Requires improvement
Low
High
William Patten Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Outstanding
Very high
Low
Woodberry Down Community Primary School 2–11 yrs 726
Outstanding

Hackney Secondary Schools

Most of Hackney's secondary schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 12 schools or 75% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between very high and high - about 44% and 25% of secondary schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 13% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Hackney's secondary schools most commonly have a very low ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Cardinal Pole Catholic School 11–19 yrs 1,050
Good
Very high
Very low
Roman Catholic
City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park 11–19 yrs 1,140
Good
Very low
Clapton Girls' Academy 11–19 yrs 1,200
Outstanding
Very high
Very low
Haggerston School 11–19 yrs 1,100
Good
Good
Very low
Lubavitch House School (Senior Girls) 11–18 yrs 180
Good
Very high
Jewish
Mossbourne Community Academy 11–18 yrs 1,400
Outstanding
Very high
Very low
Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy 11–18 yrs 800
Outstanding
Very high
Very low
Our Lady's Catholic High School 11–18 yrs 756
Good
High
Very low
Roman Catholic
Skinners' Academy 11–19 yrs 1,150
Good
High
Very low
Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form 11–19 yrs 1,670
Good
High
Very low
The Bridge Academy 11–19 yrs 1,150
Good
Very high
Very low
The City Academy, Hackney 11–19 yrs 1,170
Good
High
Very low
The Petchey Academy 11–18 yrs 1,080
Good
Low
Very low
The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School 11–19 yrs 1,050
Good
Good
Very low
Church of England
Waterside Academy 11–16 yrs 500
Good
Very low
Yesodey Hatorah Senior Girls School 11–16 yrs 400
Requires improvement
Very high
Very low
Jewish

Sixth Form Schools in Hackney

Most of Hackney's sixth form schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 2 schools or 100% of the total.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
The Brooke House Sixth Form College 14–45 yrs
Good
Workers' Educational Association 16–99 yrs
Good

Hackney Pupil Referral Units

Most of Hackney's pupil referral units have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 1 school or 100% of the total. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Hackney's pupil referral units most commonly have a very low ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
New Regent's College 5–16 yrs 200
Good
Very low
Last updated: 14 Aug 2023