Best primary schools in Hackney
50 of 63 primary schools ranked by Met expected standard (RWM) · all Hackney schools · secondary schools
Ranked on Met expected standard (RWM), 2024/25 — the most recent year each school has published. Official data, not our opinion — but the ranking is only as good as the measure, and a single number never describes a school.
- 48 of 63 rated Good or Outstanding
- 6 oversubscribed on first preference
- 10 Good or better and undersubscribed — the overlooked ones
- Median Met expected standard (RWM): 78.0% (best 100.0%)
| # | School | Met expected standard (RWM) | Ofsted | Places | Catchment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simon Marks Jewish Primary School London | 100.0% | Good | about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 2 | Mossbourne Riverside Academy London | 92.0% | Outstanding | oversubscribed 1.8 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 3 | Southwold Primary School Hackney | 91.0% | Outstanding improving | about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 4 | Grasmere Primary School London | 90.0% | Good | about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 5 | Northwold Primary School London | 90.0% | Not judged | about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 6 | Gayhurst Community School London | 88.0% | Outstanding improving | oversubscribed 1.41 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 7 | Orchard Primary School London | 87.0% | Good | about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 8 | The Olive School, Hackney London | 87.0% | Not judged | about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 9 | Mossbourne Parkside Academy London | 86.0% | Good | about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 10 | Grazebrook Primary School London | 85.0% | Outstanding improving | about even 1.1 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 11 | Kingsmead Primary School London | 85.0% | Outstanding improving | about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 12 | Hoxton Garden Primary London hidden gem | 84.0% | Good improving | undersubscribed 0.83 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 13 | Daubeney Primary School London | 83.0% | Good improving | about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 14 | St Monica's Catholic Primary School London | 83.0% | Good | undersubscribed 0.85 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 15 | William Patten Primary School London | 83.0% | Outstanding improving | about even 1.15 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 16 | St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School London | 82.0% | Outstanding improving | about even 0.85 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 17 | St. Paul's With St. Michael's CofE Primary School Hackney | 82.0% | Outstanding improving | about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 18 | Betty Layward Primary School London | 81.0% | Good | oversubscribed 1.53 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 19 | Hackney New Primary School London | 81.0% | Outstanding | about even 1.12 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 20 | Lubavitch Girls Primary School London | 80.0% | Good | about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 21 | St Matthias Church of England Primary School London hidden gem | 80.0% | Good | undersubscribed 0.82 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 22 | London Fields Primary School London | 79.0% | Not judged improving | undersubscribed 0.66 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 23 | Rushmore Primary School London | 79.0% | Good | oversubscribed 1.32 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 24 | Thomas Fairchild Community School London | 79.0% | Good | about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 25 | Halley House School London hidden gem | 78.0% | Good | undersubscribed 0.7 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 26 | Mandeville Primary School London | 78.0% | Outstanding improving | about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 27 | Benthal Primary School London | 77.0% | Good | about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 28 | St John of Jerusalem Church of England Primary School London hidden gem | 77.0% | Good | undersubscribed 0.83 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 29 | Lauriston School London | 75.0% | Good | oversubscribed 1.22 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 30 | Sebright School London | 75.0% | Outstanding improving | about even 1.14 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 31 | Queensbridge Primary School London hidden gem | 73.0% | Outstanding improving | undersubscribed 0.83 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 32 | Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School London hidden gem | 72.0% | Good | undersubscribed 0.8 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 33 | Jubilee Primary School London | 72.0% | Good declining | about even 0.91 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 34 | Shacklewell Primary School London | 72.0% | Outstanding improving | oversubscribed 1.2 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 35 | Woodberry Down Community Primary School London hidden gem | 72.0% | Good declining | undersubscribed 0.84 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 36 | Springfield Community Primary School London | 71.0% | Outstanding improving | about even 1.07 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 37 | Morningside Primary School London | 70.0% | Outstanding improving | about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 38 | Princess May Primary School London hidden gem | 70.0% | Good | undersubscribed 0.69 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 39 | Berger Primary School London | 69.0% | Good | about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 40 | Millfields Community School London hidden gem | 69.0% | Good declining | undersubscribed 0.76 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 41 | St John and St James CofE Primary School London | 69.0% | Outstanding | about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 42 | Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School London | 68.0% | Outstanding improving | about even 1.07 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 43 | Harrington Hill Primary School London | 66.0% | Good | about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 44 | Shoreditch Park Primary School London | 63.0% | Outstanding | about even 1.09 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 45 | Nightingale Primary School London | 61.0% | Good improving | about even 0.91 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 46 | St Scholastica's Catholic Primary School London | 61.0% | Not judged | about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 47 | Parkwood Primary School LONDON hidden gem | 59.0% | Good declining | undersubscribed 0.55 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 48 | Gainsborough Primary School London | 57.0% | Good | about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 49 | Holmleigh Primary School London | 52.0% | Not judged | undersubscribed 0.76 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
| 50 | Lubavitch Boys' Primary School London | 46.0% | Not judged | about even 0.91 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | approximate |
Also in Hackney
13 further primary schools with no published Met expected standard (RWM) for the latest year — usually too small a cohort to report, newly opened, or a special school. Listed because leaving them out would make this a misleading picture of Hackney, not a fairer one.
- Al-Falah Primary School Ofsted: Good
- Beis Rochel D'satmar School Ofsted: Good
- Beis Ruchel D'Satmar London Ofsted: Requires improvement
- Beis Yaakov Girls School Ofsted: Good
- Bnei Zion Community School Ofsted: Inadequate
- Clockhouse Primary School
- Ohr Emes Ofsted: Requires improvement
- Rosemary Works School
- TTD Gur School Ofsted: Inadequate
- Talmud Torah Machzikei Hadass School Ofsted: Requires improvement
- The Lyceum
- Wiznitz Cheder School Ofsted: Inadequate
- Yesodey Hatorah Girls School Ofsted: Good
Applying in Hackney
Knowing which school is best is only half of it — these are the deadlines that decide whether you can apply at all.
- Secondary application deadline 2026-10-31 · 2027 entry Secondary Common Application Form (CAF) deadline for September 2027 entry (Year 7). National statutory deadline 31 October 2026; apply via your home local authority. Selective/grammar registration, if any, is a separate earlier deadline.
- Primary (Reception) application deadline 2027-01-15 · 2027 entry Primary (Reception) application deadline for September 2027 entry. National statutory deadline 15 January 2027; apply via your home local authority.
- Secondary National Offer Day 2027-03-01 · 2027 entry Secondary National Offer Day for September 2027 entry — state school Year 7 place offers (1 March).
- Primary National Offer Day 2027-04-16 · 2027 entry Primary National Offer Day for September 2027 entry — Reception place offers (16 April).
- Secondary application deadline 2027-10-31 · 2028 entry Secondary Common Application Form (CAF) deadline for September 2028 entry (Year 7). National statutory deadline 31 October 2027; apply via your home local authority. Selective/grammar registration, if any, is a separate earlier deadline.
- Primary (Reception) application deadline 2028-01-15 · 2028 entry Primary (Reception) application deadline for September 2028 entry. National statutory deadline 15 January 2028; apply via your home local authority.
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