Schools in Hackney
· Hackney · 2 schools
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 4 days
Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Hackney (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
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Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Hackney (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
5
of 14 in & around Hackney rated Good or Outstanding
Schools in Hackney (2)
- Southwold Primary School
Primary · Ages 3-11 · E5 9NL
Ofsted: Outstanding (2019)KS2: 95% expected (2025) - St. Paul's With St. Michael's CofE Primary School
Primary · Ages 3-11 · E8 4PB
Ofsted: Outstanding (2017)KS2: 89% expected (2025)
By type:Primary schools in Hackney (2)
2
2 primary · 0 secondary
526
79% capacity used
0
0 outstanding · 0 good
666
140 spare places
Ofsted Ratings
Area Performance (2025)
KS2 Reading
93.5%
KS2 Maths
90.0%
School Capacity & Demand
Housing Growth Detected
92 new homes approved nearby. This could generate an estimated +23 primary and +17 secondary pupils.
Source: MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years)
Primary Schools
79% occupied · 140 spare places
Other schools near Hackney
The closest schools in neighbouring towns and villages, by distance - useful if Hackney's own schools don't cover the phase or place you need.
Stormont House School
Special · London
Mossbourne Community Academy
Secondary · London
Mossbourne Parkside Academy
Primary · London
The Olive School, Hackney
Primary · London
Nightingale Primary School
Primary · London · Good
St John and St James CofE Primary School
Primary · London · Outstanding
Clapton Girls' Academy
Secondary · London · Outstanding
The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School
Secondary · London · Good
Questions parents ask about schools in Hackney
How many schools are there in Hackney?
Hackney has 2 open schools.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
Which schools in Hackney are rated Outstanding?
2 schools in Hackney were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Southwold Primary School and St. Paul's With St. Michael's CofE Primary School. Counting Good as well, 100% of the 2 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.
Southwold Primary SchoolSt. Paul's With St. Michael's CofE Primary School
Source: Ofsted
Which primary schools in Hackney have the best SATs results?
Of the 2 primary schools in Hackney with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Southwold Primary School (96% in reading, 94% in maths); and St. Paul's With St. Michael's CofE Primary School (91% in reading, 86% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.
Southwold Primary SchoolSt. Paul's With St. Michael's CofE Primary School
Source: DfE school performance data
Do schools in Hackney have catchment areas?
Most state schools in Hackney have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, Hackney allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.
How do I apply for a school place in Hackney?
Apply to Hackney through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.