SCHOOL PROFILE

Shoreditch Park Primary School

Primary Community school URN 100245
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 445 Published school capacity
Capacity used 99.1% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

4 June 2024
Latest published outcome Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Hackney
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 441 430 full-time · 11 part-time
Female pupils 220 49.9% of pupils
Male pupils 221 50.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

59.4%
34.6 pts above England
School 59.4%
Hackney 35.8%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

27.4%
7.1 pts above England
School 27.4%
Hackney 29.0%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Hackney 0.2%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Any other White background
29.5%
130
African
15.2%
67
Any other Black background
9.5%
42
White British
9.5%
42
Any other Mixed background
9.3%
41
Caribbean
7.0%
31
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 28.6% 126 of 441 pupils
7.7 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 28.6%
Hackney 22.8%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 16.6% 73 pupils
England 14.8% 1.8 pts above
EHC plans 12.0% 53 pupils
England 6.0% 6.0 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 62
Autistic spectrum disorder 46
Social, emotional & mental health 7
Specific learning difficulty 4
Other difficulty or disability 3
Physical disability 3

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

63.0% 2.6 pts above England
School 63.0%
Hackney 73.3%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

74.0%

0.2 pts above England

School 74.0%
Hackney 80.8%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

63.0%

7.3 pts below England

School 63.0%
Hackney 78.8%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

70.0%

2.0 pts below England

School 70.0%
Hackney 79.0%
London 77.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.31%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.09 pts higher than England
School 6.31%
Hackney 6.32%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

19.51%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

3.69 pts higher than England
School 19.51%
Hackney 17.25%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.10%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.70 pts lower than England
School 1.10%
Hackney 1.36%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

99.1% 10.9 pts above England
Shoreditch Park Primary School
99.1%
Hackney
84.3%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information