The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School, London

From the headteacher's welcome: "At the Urswick , we truly believe that every single child matters and that we hold a professional responsibility to help every child realise their talents in order to give them the very best opportunities to maximise their potential as adults."

In 2026, pupils at The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 41.7, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 52.3 in Hackney and 47 across England.

35% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 57% in Hackney and 47% in England.

That is up from 39.2 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.26: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 40.5, against 45.8 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 5.3 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 19 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and History.

For September 2026 entry, 67 families put The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School as their first choice and 256 named it as one of their preferences, for 85 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 secondary schools to The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School are Cardinal Pole Catholic School (0.3 miles, Attainment 8 46.1); The City Academy, Hackney (0.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 53.2); Mossbourne Community Academy (0.6 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 67.2); and Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy (0.6 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 65.1).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School.

Of the 147 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 89% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 61% to a further education college and 1% into work.

Of the 44 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 73% went on to university or other higher education, 2% to apprenticeships and 11% into work. 17% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

70.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 29.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (43%), Mixed (13%) and Asian (12%).

In 2026, 219 pupils (29.1%) received SEN support and 37 (4.9%) 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 a moderate learning difficulty.

The nearest railway station is Hackney Central Station, about 300 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Hackney Town Hall, 120 metres away.

In 2024/25, The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School issued 208 suspensions, 25.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 5 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School are Morningside Primary School (0.2 miles), St John and St James CofE Primary School (0.3 miles), Orchard Primary School (0.3 miles) and St John of Jerusalem Church of England Primary School (0.3 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.