OFSTED
8 June 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
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
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
384
359 full-time ·
25 part-time
Female pupils
191
49.7% of pupils
Male pupils
193
50.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
29.6 pts
above England
School
54.4%
Hackney
35.8%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
15.4 pts
above England
School
35.7%
Hackney
29.0%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Hackney
0.2%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
African
19.8%
76
Any other White background
17.2%
66
Caribbean
12.5%
48
Any other Mixed background
11.5%
44
White British
10.2%
39
Any other Black background
7.6%
29
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
28.7%
110 of
384 pupils
7.8 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.4 pts
above
England
6.0%
6.5 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
61.0%
0.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
69.0%
Reading
4.8 pts below England
School
69.0%
Hackney
80.8%
London
78.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
76.0%
Writing
5.7 pts above England
School
76.0%
Hackney
78.8%
London
75.1%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
76.0%
Maths
4.0 pts above England
School
76.0%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.30%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.08 pts
higher than
England
School
6.30%
Hackney
6.32%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
19.75%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
3.93 pts
higher than
England
School
19.75%
Hackney
17.25%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.87%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.06 pts
higher than
England
School
2.87%
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
85.3%
2.9 pts
below England
Nightingale Primary School
85.3%
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.