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Schools across Hackney

Local authority · 105 schools across 5 towns

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Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Hackney (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.

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Schools in Hackney (105)

Showing 20 of 105 schools

Total Schools

105

50 primary · 17 secondary

Total Pupils

42,007

84% capacity used

Ofsted Rated

40

13 outstanding · 27 good

Capacity

50,190

8,183 spare places

Ofsted Ratings

13
27
9
55
Outstanding: 13
Good: 27
Requires Improvement: 9
Inadequate: 1
Not inspected: 55

Best Schools in Hackney

View the full league table - ranked by Ofsted, Progress 8, KS2 results and more

Area Performance (2026)

Attainment 8

42.0

GCSE Eng+Maths

50.9%

School Capacity

Primary Schools

86% full
16,648 pupils19,471 capacity

2,823 spare places

Secondary Schools

89% full
14,151 pupils15,964 capacity

1,813 spare places

Pupil Absence

Avg Overall Absence

6.3%

2024/25

Avg Persistent Absence

17.2%

2024/25

Schools Reporting

69

2024/25

Absence trend across Hackney schools

4.1%
18/19
4.1%
20/21
6.2%
21/22
6.5%
22/23
6%
23/24
6.3%
24/25

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Average across all open schools in this LA.

EHCP Timeliness

Issued Within 20 Weeks

32%

Plans Issued

420

Assessment Requests

674

Tribunal Cases

0

EHCP timeliness trend (% issued within 20 weeks)

40%
2019
42%
2020
43%
2021
47%
2022
40%
2024
32%
2025

Source: DfE EHCP timeliness statistics. Shows how quickly this LA issues Education, Health and Care Plans.

Admission Appeals

2026 admission appeals by school phase

Primary

2,466 admissions

32

Lodged

(1.3%)

29

Heard

0

Successful

(0%)

Primary (infant classes)

2,186 admissions

31

Lodged

(1.4%)

28

Heard

0

Successful

(0%)

Secondary

2,881 admissions

99

Lodged

(3.4%)

56

Heard

4

Successful

(7%)

Total

5,347 admissions

131

Lodged

(2.4%)

85

Heard

4

Successful

(5%)

Total appeals lodged per year

513
2019
598
2020
459
2021
537
2022
424
2023
363
2024
361
2025
293
2026

Source: DfE admission appeals statistics. Shows how competitive school places are in this area.

Towns in Hackney

London

98 schools

Woodberry Down

2 schools

LONDON

2 schools

Hackney

2 schools

Springfield

1 schools

Questions parents ask about schools in Hackney

How many schools are there in Hackney?

Hackney has 105 open schools: 50 state primary, 17 state secondary or all-through, 30 independent, 5 special and 3 others.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Hackney are rated Outstanding?

30 schools in Hackney were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Side By Side School, Shoreditch Park Primary School, Clapton Girls' Academy, St John and St James CofE Primary School, Mandeville Primary School and 25 more. Counting Good as well, 80% of the 97 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Side By Side SchoolShoreditch Park Primary SchoolClapton Girls' AcademySt John and St James CofE Primary SchoolMandeville Primary School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Hackney get the best GCSE results?

Of the 17 schools in Hackney with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Mossbourne Community Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 67.2 and 81% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 65.1 and 75% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Clapton Girls' Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 60.7 and 72% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Mossbourne Community AcademyMossbourne Victoria Park AcademyClapton Girls' Academy

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Hackney have the best SATs results?

Of the 50 primary schools in Hackney with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Simon Marks Jewish Primary School (100% in reading, 100% in maths); Southwold Primary School (96% in reading, 94% in maths); and Mossbourne Riverside Academy (96% in reading, 93% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Simon Marks Jewish Primary SchoolSouthwold Primary SchoolMossbourne Riverside Academy

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Hackney?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Hackney selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Hackney have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Hackney have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, Hackney allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Hackney?

Apply to Hackney through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.

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