Nightingale Primary School, London
Nightingale Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in London. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2023. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 811th-highest of the 959 schools in London with published results, and 9,396th of 14,452 across England. It was 79% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2023)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Hackney (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Nightingale Primary School in detail
Nightingale Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "Thank you for choosing to learn more about Nightingale School. I hope that you've had a chance to enjoy our welcome video . At our school we develop the whole child, focusing on mastery of literacy and numeracy alongside a bespoke curriculum for the arts, sciences and humanities."
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care until 6:00pm.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils at Nightingale Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 76% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 84% and 82% in Hackney and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 60% in reading and 68% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Nightingale Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 53 families put Nightingale Primary School as their first choice and 147 named it as one of their preferences, for 58 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Nightingale Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Nightingale Primary School are St Scholastica's Catholic Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 70% reading, 70% maths); Benthal Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 85% reading, 81% maths); Millfields Community School (0.4 miles, Good, 83% reading, 78% maths); and Northwold Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 90% reading, 93% maths).
Nightingale Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.
St Scholastica's Catholic Primary SchoolBenthal Primary SchoolMillfields Community SchoolNorthwold Primary School
Who goes there
54.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 35.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are Black (40%), Mixed (13%) and Asian (12%).
In 2026, 62 pupils (16.1%) received SEN support and 48 (12.5%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Nightingale Primary School has a resourced provision for visual impairment, other difficulties or disabilities, speech, language and communication needs, autism, social, emotional and mental health needs and physical disability: 12 places, 12 pupils on roll.
Staffing
Nightingale Primary School had 24 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Rectory Road Rail Station, about 640 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).
15 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Cricketfield Road, 240 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
Nightingale Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Nightingale Primary School are Mossbourne Community Academy (0.3 miles); Clapton Girls' Academy (0.4 miles); The Excelsior Academy (0.6 miles); and The City Academy, Hackney (0.7 miles).
Mossbourne Community AcademyClapton Girls' AcademyThe Excelsior AcademyThe City Academy, Hackney
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its June 2023 inspection.
Rated Outstanding for
Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Early years.
At a Glance
54.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
Resourced provision: Vision, Other, Speech and language +3
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 60% to 69% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 68% to 76% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 72% to 76% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
21.6
Avg class size
21.0
Infant (KS1)
23.9
KS2
16
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Nightingale Primary School
Before and after school care
Nightingale Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Hackney
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Nightingale Primary School.
- ShowKids- Stormont House School350m away · Not yet graded
- FunnCamp at Benthal Primary450m away · Not yet graded
- ShowKids- Old School Rooms690m away · Not yet graded
- YH Learning Homerton800m away · Not yet graded
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Nightingale Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Nightingale Primary School is in Hackney; for families living there:
Apply to Hackney for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 110
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 18
- Children hurt
- 14
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 110 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 18 serious and 92 slight.
14 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot, 6 on a bicycle and 5 in a vehicle or otherwise.
25 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Hackney is 169 (the median across 105 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
79%
Available places
338 pupils
427 places
89 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - London
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for London
Across Hackney council
Places available
2,405
Applications
1,677
Got 1st preference
88.1%
Got preferred school
98.4%
All primary applications across Hackney council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(8)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
62
SEN Support
48
EHC Plans
28.6%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Nightingale Primary School has a resourced provision for visual impairment, other difficulties or disabilities, speech, language and communication needs, autism, social, emotional and mental health needs and physical disability: 12 places, 12 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
384
Total Pupils
193
Boys
191
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
24
Teachers
16.0:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£54,556
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£8,215
Per pupil
£3118k
Total funding
£276k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.3%
Overall absence
19.7%
Persistent absence
314
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Questions parents ask about Nightingale Primary School
What are SATs results like at Nightingale Primary School?
Of the pupils at Nightingale Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 69% reached the expected standard in reading and 76% did so in maths.
What is Nightingale Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Nightingale Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in June 2023.
What is the catchment area for Nightingale Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Nightingale Primary School is oversubscribed, Hackney allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Nightingale Primary School?
Nightingale Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 79% of its 427 places.
How big are the classes at Nightingale Primary School?
Classes at Nightingale Primary School average 21.6 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Nightingale Primary School?
Nightingale Primary School has around 384 pupils on roll. 54% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Nightingale Primary School have specialist SEN provision?
Nightingale Primary School has a resourced provision for visual impairment, other difficulties or disabilities, speech, language and communication needs, autism, social, emotional and mental health needs and physical disability: 12 places, 12 pupils on roll.
What is attendance like at Nightingale Primary School?
6.3% of sessions were missed at Nightingale Primary School in 2024/25. 19.7% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Nightingale Primary School?
Apply through Hackney's coordinated admissions process, naming Nightingale Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Nightingale Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Nightingale Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Ofsted's childcare register lists 4 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of Nightingale Primary School: ShowKids- Stormont House School (350m away, registered, not yet graded), FunnCamp at Benthal Primary (450m away, registered, not yet graded) and ShowKids- Old School Rooms (690m away, registered, not yet graded).
How many road collisions happen near Nightingale Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 110 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 18 serious and 92 slight. 14 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot, 6 on a bicycle and 5 in a vehicle or otherwise. 25 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Hackney is 169 (the median across 105 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Nightingale Primary School?
Nightingale Primary School is at Tiger Way, Hackney, London, E5 8NA.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)