Grasmere Primary School, London

Ofsted's report card from its 28 April 2026 inspection grades Grasmere Primary School on 7 areas: 7 strong standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Strong standard. "Pupils achieve highly across the school, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities."

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Leaders and staff routinely promote the importance of high attendance."

Curriculum and teaching - Strong standard. "Leaders have implemented a curriculum that is rigorous and of high quality."

Early years - Strong standard. "Leaders have successfully implemented a high-quality curriculum in the early years."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Leaders foster a culture of high expectations for all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and those who are disadvantaged."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Leaders are ambitious for the school and the community it serves."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "The personal development offer is a priority for the school."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should continue their insightful oversight of the school's work to sustain highly effective provision for all pupils, including disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities".

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include cricket, gymnastics, dance, drama, orchestra, chess, coding, robotics, cooking and forest school.

The school runs a breakfast club from 8:00am and after-school care.

In 2025, 90% of Year 6 pupils at Grasmere Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 90% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 84% and 82% in Hackney and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 71% in reading and 71% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 28 families put Grasmere Primary School as their first choice and 180 named it as one of their preferences, for 29 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 8 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Grasmere Primary School are Betty Layward Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 88% reading, 90% maths); St Matthias Church of England Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 95% reading, 80% maths); Newington Green Primary School (0.3 miles, Outstanding, 82% reading, 85% maths); and Princess May Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 73% reading, 83% maths).

Grasmere Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

33.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (38%), Mixed (17%) and other ethnic groups (9%).

Grasmere Primary School had 17 teachers in 2026, one for every 11 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Canonbury Station, about 910 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Clissold Crescent, 150 metres away.

In 2024/25, Grasmere Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Grasmere Primary School are Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form (0.2 miles), The Excelsior Academy (0.6 miles), City of London Academy Highbury Grove (0.7 miles) and Highbury Fields School (0.8 miles).