St Scholastica's Catholic Primary School, London

From the headteacher's welcome: "I am the Headteacher at St Scholastica’s here in Hackney. St Scholastica’s is an inclusive school where staff work hard to ensure that the needs of all our children are met in every aspect of school life."

In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils at St Scholastica's Catholic Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 70% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 84% and 82% in Hackney and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 75% in reading and 75% in maths in 2024.

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

For September 2026 entry, 19 families put St Scholastica's Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 28 named it as one of their preferences, for 19 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Scholastica's Catholic Primary School are Benthal Primary School (0.1 miles, Good, 85% reading, 81% maths); Nightingale Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 69% reading, 76% maths); Northwold Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 90% reading, 93% maths); and Southwold Primary School (0.5 miles, Outstanding, 96% reading, 94% maths).

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

25 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Scholastica's Catholic Primary School (as of September 2025): 88% would recommend the school, 92% say their child is happy there and 63% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school has high expectations for their child (92%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (63%).

68.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 52.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (59%) and Mixed (8%).

In 2026, 53 pupils (25.4%) received SEN support and 15 (7.2%) 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.

St Scholastica's Catholic Primary School had 13 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Rectory Road Rail Station, about 400 metres away (roughly a 5-minute walk).

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Muir Road (->e), 30 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Scholastica'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 2024/25, St Scholastica's Catholic Primary School issued 3 suspensions, 1.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to St Scholastica's Catholic Primary School are Mossbourne Community Academy (0.5 miles), Clapton Girls' Academy (0.5 miles) and The Excelsior Academy (0.6 miles).