OFSTED
18 December 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Hackney
Trust
THE COMPASS PARTNERSHIP OF SCHOOLS
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
344
344 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
175
50.9% of pupils
Male pupils
169
49.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
12.7 pts
above England
School
37.5%
Hackney
35.8%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
20.1 pts
above England
School
40.4%
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.
Any other White background
21.2%
73
White British
18.3%
63
African
13.1%
45
Unclassified
12.2%
42
Any other Mixed background
8.4%
29
Any other ethnic group
5.8%
20
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
20.1%
69 of
344 pupils
0.8 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.2 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.0 pts
below
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
81.0%
20.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
85.0%
Reading
11.2 pts above England
School
85.0%
Hackney
80.8%
London
78.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
81.0%
Writing
10.7 pts above England
School
81.0%
Hackney
78.8%
London
75.1%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
81.0%
Maths
9.0 pts above England
School
81.0%
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
4.27%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.95 pts
lower than
England
School
4.27%
Hackney
6.32%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
12.18%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
3.64 pts
lower than
England
School
12.18%
Hackney
17.25%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.85%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.04 pts
higher than
England
School
3.85%
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
98.3%
10.1 pts
above England
Hackney New Primary School
98.3%
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.