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Schools in Hackney, London

Hackney has transformed its schools over the past two decades and now has one of the highest concentrations of Outstanding-rated primaries and secondaries in inner London. Demand for Reception and Year 7 places is high, and admission distances are short across most of the borough. The Learning Trust coordinates much of Hackney's admissions activity alongside the council.

Data last verified 15 May 2026. Sources: Ofsted, DfE GIAS, DfE Performance Tables, Metropolitan Police, MHCLG IMD. See all sources.

104

Schools in Hackney

24.0%

Outstanding Ofsted

79.8%

Good or Outstanding

Primary schools

Secondary schools

22%

Secondary appeal success (2024)

Top primary schools in Hackney

Ranked by Ofsted rating, then by latest KS2 performance. See methodology.

School	Ofsted	KS2 %
Kingsmead Primary School	Outstanding	100.0
Southwold Primary School	Outstanding	100.0
Grazebrook Primary School	Outstanding	92.0
Springfield Community Primary School	Outstanding	92.0
Mandeville Primary School	Outstanding	91.0
Gayhurst Community School	Outstanding	90.0
St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School	Outstanding	90.0

Top secondary schools in Hackney

Ranked by Ofsted rating, then by latest KS4 Attainment 8.

School	Ofsted	Att 8
Mossbourne Community Academy	Outstanding	65.1
Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy	Outstanding	64.3
Clapton Girls' Academy	Outstanding	59.4
City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park	Outstanding	54.3
Stormont House School	Outstanding	0.7
Side By Side School	Outstanding	—
The Boxing Academy AP Free School	Outstanding	—

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What the data says about Hackney

79.8% of Hackney schools are currently rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted, compared with a London average of roughly 90% for primary and 80% for secondary. The average number of applications per place across Hackney is 1.29, a useful indicator of how competitive local admissions are. The average number of recorded crime incidents within 500 metres of a school in Hackney over the most recent reporting month is 277.7, drawn from the Metropolitan Police open data API. The mean IMD (Index of Multiple Deprivation) decile of Hackney's schools is 2.82 — 1 is most deprived, 10 is least deprived. All metrics on this page are recomputed from source data on the 15th of every month. See our methodology for definitions and limitations.

All schools in Hackney

Every school in Hackney, listed alphabetically. Click any school for the full record.

School	Phase	Ofsted
Al-Falah Primary School	Primary	Good
All Saints Catholic High School	Secondary	Good
Beis Aharon School	Primary	Good
Beis Chinuch Lebonos Girls School	All-through	Requires improvement
Beis Malka Girls' School	All-through	Requires improvement
Beis Rochel d'Satmar Girls' School	All-through	Requires improvement
Beis Rochel D'satmar School	Primary	Good
Beis Ruchel D'Satmar London	Primary	Requires improvement
Beis Trana Girls' School	All-through	Requires improvement
Beis Yaakov Girls School	Primary	Good
Benthal Primary School	Primary	Good
Berger Primary School	Primary	Good
Betty Layward Primary School	Primary	Good
Bnei Zion Community School	Nursery	Inadequate
Bnois Jerusalem Girls School	All-through	Requires improvement
Bnos Zion of Bobov	All-through	Requires improvement
Bobov Primary Boys School	Primary	Inadequate
Cardinal Pole Catholic School	Secondary	Good
City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park	Secondary	Outstanding
Clapton Girls' Academy	Secondary	Outstanding
Clockhouse Primary School	Primary	—
Comet Nursery School and Children's Centre	Nursery	Outstanding
Daubeney Primary School	Primary	Good
Gainsborough Primary School	Primary	Good
Gayhurst Community School	Primary	Outstanding
Grasmere Primary School	Primary	Good
Grazebrook Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Hackney New Primary School	Primary	Good
Haggerston School	Secondary	Good
Halley House School	Primary	Good
Harrington Hill Primary School	Primary	Good
Holmleigh Primary School	Primary	Good
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School	Primary	Good
Hoxton Garden Primary	Primary	Good
Ickburgh School	All-through	Good
Jubilee Primary School	Primary	Good
Kingsmead Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Lauriston School	Primary	Good
Leaways School	All-through	Good
London Fields Primary School	Primary	Good
Lubavitch Boys' Primary School	Primary	Good
Lubavitch Girls Primary School	Primary	Good
Lubavitch House School (Senior Girls)	Secondary	Good
Mandeville Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Millfields Community School	Primary	Good
Morningside Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Mossbourne Community Academy	Secondary	Outstanding
Mossbourne Parkside Academy	Primary	Good
Mossbourne Riverside Academy	Primary	Good
Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy	Secondary	Outstanding
New Regent's College	All-through	Good
Nightingale Primary School	Primary	Good
Northwold Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Ohr Emes	Primary	Requires improvement
Orchard Primary School	Primary	Good
Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Parkwood Primary School	Primary	Good
Princess May Primary School	Primary	Good
Queensbridge Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Rosemary Works School	Primary	—
Rushmore Primary School	Primary	Good
Sebright School	Primary	Good
Shacklewell Primary School	Primary	Good
Shoreditch Park Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Side By Side School	All-through	Outstanding
Simon Marks Jewish Primary School	Primary	Good
Skinners' Academy	Secondary	Good
Southwold Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Springfield Community Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
St John and St James CofE Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
St John of Jerusalem Church of England Primary School	Primary	Good
St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
St Matthias Church of England Primary School	Primary	Good
St Monica's Catholic Primary School	Primary	Good
St Scholastica's Catholic Primary School	Primary	Good
St. Paul's With St. Michael's CofE Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form	Secondary	Good
Stormont House School	Secondary	Outstanding
T T T Y Y School	Primary	Inadequate
Talmud Torah Chaim Meirim Wiznitz School	Primary	Requires improvement
Talmud Torah London	All-through	Good
Talmud Torah Machzikei Hadass School	Primary	Requires improvement
Talmud Torah Yetev Lev	Primary	Inadequate
Tawhid Boys School, Tawhid Educational Trust	Secondary	Good
Tayyibah Girls' School	All-through	Good
The Boxing Academy AP Free School	Secondary	Outstanding
The Bridge Academy	Secondary	Good
The City Academy, Hackney	Secondary	Good
The Excelsior Academy	Secondary	Good
The Garden School	All-through	Good
The Lyceum	Primary	—
The Olive School, Hackney	Primary	Outstanding
The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School	Secondary	Good
Thomas Fairchild Community School	Primary	Good
TTD Gur School	—	Inadequate
Vishnitz Girls School	All-through	Requires improvement
Waterside Academy	Secondary	Good
Wentworth Nursery School and Children's Centre	Nursery	Outstanding
William Patten Primary School	Primary	Outstanding
Wiznitz Cheder School	Primary	Inadequate
Woodberry Down Community Primary School	Primary	Good
Yesodey Hatorah Girls School	Primary	Good
Yesodey Hatorah School	All-through	Requires improvement
Yesodey Hatorah Senior Girls School	Secondary	Good

Frequently asked

How many schools are there in Hackney?

Hackney has 104 schools in our directory, drawn from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Of these, 81 are primary, 34 are secondary, and the remainder are special, all-through, or post-16.

What proportion of Hackney schools are Outstanding?

As of the latest Ofsted Management Information release, 25 schools in Hackney (24.0%) are rated Outstanding, and 79.8% are rated Good or Outstanding. Ratings are refreshed monthly from the Ofsted MI publication.

When do I apply for a Reception or Year 7 place in Hackney?

Reception applications in England close on 15 January each year for the September intake. Year 7 (secondary transfer) applications close on 31 October. Hackney's applications are coordinated by the local authority through the eAdmissions system. See our full Reception timeline guide.

How does the school appeals process work in Hackney?

If you are refused your preferred school place, you have a statutory right of appeal. Hackney appeals are typically heard in May (Reception) and June–July (secondary). See our appeals tracker for Hackney-level success rates by year.

How can I tell which Hackney schools are over-subscribed?

Each school listing on this site shows the number of applications per place from the DfE's published admissions data. Apps-per-place above 2 typically indicates strong over-subscription. We refresh this data annually when the DfE publishes its admissions and offers release.

Sources

School list and phase from DfE Get Information About Schools (refreshed monthly). Ofsted ratings from Ofsted Management Information (refreshed monthly). Performance data from DfE Explore Education Statistics. Crime data within 500m from the Metropolitan Police open data API. Deprivation deciles from MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2019. Read our full methodology for how each metric is calculated.