St Monica's Catholic Primary School, London

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, multi-sports, dance, STEM, art and maths club.

In 2025, 87% of Year 6 pupils at St Monica's Catholic Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 87% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 84% and 82% in Hackney and 77% and 75% across England.

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

For September 2026 entry, 11 families put St Monica's Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 31 named it as one of their preferences, for 13 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Monica's Catholic Primary School are St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School (0.2 miles, Outstanding, 96% reading, 93% maths); Virginia Primary School (0.3 miles); Hoxton Garden Primary (0.4 miles, Good, 89% reading, 95% maths); and Columbia Primary School (0.5 miles, 89% reading, 93% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than St Monica's Catholic Primary School.

St Monica's Catholic Primary School is one of 10 schools run by Lux Mundi Catholic Academy Trust, an academy trust.

36% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 64% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (76%) and Mixed (11%).

St Monica's Catholic Primary School had 6 teachers in 2026, one for every 27 pupils: fewer teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Hoxton Station, about 440 metres away (roughly a 5-minute walk).

24 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Shoreditch Town Hall, 140 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Monica's Catholic Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 2302 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Hackney (1215), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, St Monica's Catholic Primary School issued 12 suspensions, 6.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to St Monica's Catholic Primary School are Central Foundation Boys' School (0.3 miles), Haggerston School (0.5 miles), Mulberry Academy Shoreditch (0.5 miles) and The Bridge Academy (0.6 miles).