Education in Hackney
London boroughNorth east London. 266,241 people in 19 square kilometres, the 3rd most densely populated council in the UK.
2 layers about education for Hackney, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.
Schools by council
Worked out by Open Index · 2026
Under 25250 or more
Hackney had 108 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.
Number of schools
CouncilGreat Britain only108
Worked out by Open Index · 2026
Hackney had 108 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.
Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.
Schools
Exact pointGreat Britain onlyPublished as points, so there is no single figure for Hackney. The map shows each one.
Schools in Hackney
Hackney has 108 open schools: 2 nursery, 50 primary, 16 secondary, 7 special, 1 sixth form and further education, 30 independent and 2 pupil referral and alternative provision.
- Outstanding
- 13
- Good
- 22
- Requires improvement
- 0
- Inadequate
- 0
35 of the 73 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between October 2019 and July 2024.
7 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.
9 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.
Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.
Schools rated Outstanding in Hackney
13 schools had Outstanding as the overall grade at their latest graded inspection, which is the date given. A later ungraded inspection, shown in the table, may say more.
Gayhurst Community School (February 2023), Grazebrook Primary School (November 2023), Kingsmead Primary School (November 2023), Mandeville Primary School (February 2024), Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School (October 2023), Queensbridge Primary School (December 2023), Shoreditch Park Primary School (June 2024), Southwold Primary School (October 2019), Springfield Community Primary School (October 2023), St John and St James CofE Primary School (May 2024), William Patten Primary School (October 2023), Clapton Girls' Academy (May 2024), Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy (January 2023).
Nursery (2)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comet Nursery School and Children's Centre | Local authority nursery school | 2 to 5 | 129 | School remains Outstanding, June 2024 |
| Wentworth Nursery School and Children's Centre | Local authority nursery school | 2 to 5 | 92 | School remains Outstanding, April 2023 |
Primary (50)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benthal Primary School | Community school | 3 to 11 | 252 | Good (overall), June 2023 |
| Berger Primary School | Community school | 2 to 11 | 414 | Standards maintained, March 2025 |
| Betty Layward Primary School | Community school | 3 to 11 | 450 | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, October 2023 |
| Daubeney Primary School | Community school | 2 to 11 | 382 | Good (overall), October 2023 |
| Gainsborough Primary School | Community school | 0 to 11 | 308 | Good (overall), June 2023 |
| Gayhurst Community School | Community school | 3 to 11 | 524 | Outstanding (overall), February 2023 |
| Grasmere Primary School | Community school | 3 to 11 | 220 | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met |
| Grazebrook Primary School | Community school | 3 to 11 | 463 | Outstanding (overall), November 2023 |
| Hackney New Primary School | Free schools | 4 to 11 | 344 | Standards maintained, December 2024 |
| Halley House School | Free schools | 3 to 11 | 166 | Good (overall), July 2024 |
| Harrington Hill Primary School | Community school | 3 to 11 | 203 | Good (overall), November 2023 |
| Holmleigh Primary School | Community school | 3 to 11 | 381 | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School | Voluntary aided school | 3 to 11 | 240 | Standards maintained, July 2025Good (overall), March 2020 |
| Hoxton Garden Primary | Community school | 3 to 11 | 344 | Improved significantly, July 2025 |
| Jubilee Primary School | Community school | 3 to 11 | 445 | Good (overall), June 2022 |
| Kingsmead Primary School | Community school | 2 to 11 | 233 | Outstanding (overall), November 2023 |
| Lauriston School | Community school | 3 to 11 | 440 | Good (overall), July 2023 |
| London Fields Primary School | Community school | 3 to 11 | 407 | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade |
| Lubavitch Boys' Primary School | Academy sponsor led | 5 to 11 | 113 | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade |
| Lubavitch Girls Primary School | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 101 | Good (overall), December 2023 |
| Mandeville Primary School | Community school | 2 to 11 | 266 | Outstanding (overall), February 2024 |
| Millfields Community School | Community school | 3 to 11 | 634 | School remains Good, February 2024 |
| Morningside Primary School | Community school | 2 to 11 | 428 | School remains Outstanding, September 2023 |
| Mossbourne Parkside Academy | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 327 | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met |
| Mossbourne Riverside Academy | Academy sponsor led | 3 to 11 | 602 | Standards maintained, November 2024 |
| Nightingale Primary School | Community school | 3 to 11 | 384 | Good (overall), June 2023 |
| Northwold Primary School | Academy converter | 2 to 11 | 316 | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade |
| Orchard Primary School | Community school | 3 to 11 | 518 | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met |
| Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 204 | Outstanding (overall), October 2023 |
| Parkwood Primary School | Community school | 2 to 11 | 190 | School remains Good, July 2024 |
| Princess May Primary School | Community school | 3 to 11 | 198 | Good (overall), April 2023 |
| Queensbridge Primary School | Community school | 4 to 11 | 398 | Outstanding (overall), December 2023 |
| Rushmore Primary School | Community school | 3 to 11 | 455 | School remains Good, September 2022 |
| Sebright School | Community school | 3 to 11 | 430 | Standards maintained, July 2025 |
| Shacklewell Primary School | Community school | 2 to 11 | 461 | Standards maintained, April 2025 |
| Shoreditch Park Primary School | Community school | 3 to 11 | 441 | Outstanding (overall), June 2024 |
| Simon Marks Jewish Primary School | Voluntary aided school | 3 to 11 | 121 | Good (overall), February 2024 |
| Southwold Primary School | Community school | 3 to 11 | 341 | Standards maintained, April 2025Outstanding (overall), October 2019 |
| Springfield Community Primary School | Community school | 3 to 11 | 216 | Outstanding (overall), October 2023 |
| St John and St James CofE Primary School | Voluntary aided school | 3 to 11 | 218 | Outstanding (overall), May 2024 |
| St John of Jerusalem Church of England Primary School | Voluntary aided school | 3 to 11 | 140 | Good (overall), November 2022 |
| St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School | Voluntary aided school | 2 to 11 | 239 | School remains Outstanding, November 2023 |
| St Matthias Church of England Primary School | Voluntary aided school | 3 to 11 | 191 | School remains Good, June 2023 |
| St Monica's Catholic Primary School | Academy converter | 2 to 11 | 172 | School remains Good, February 2022 |
| St Scholastica's Catholic Primary School | Voluntary aided school | 3 to 11 | 209 | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade |
| St. Paul's With St. Michael's CofE Primary School | Voluntary aided school | 3 to 11 | 185 | School remains Outstanding, March 2023 |
| The Olive School, Hackney | Free schools | 4 to 11 | 629 | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade |
| Thomas Fairchild Community School | Community school | 3 to 11 | 210 | Good (overall), September 2023 |
| William Patten Primary School | Community school | 3 to 11 | 434 | Outstanding (overall), October 2023 |
| Woodberry Down Community Primary School | Community school | 2 to 11 | 661 | Good (overall), December 2023 |
Secondary (16)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Saints Catholic High School | Voluntary aided school | 11 to 18 | 473 | Good (overall), June 2023 |
| Cardinal Pole Catholic School | Academy converter | 11 to 19 | 980 | School remains Good, March 2022 |
| City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park | Free schools | 11 to 19 | 914 | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade |
| Clapton Girls' Academy | Academy converter | 11 to 19 | 1,169 | Outstanding (overall), May 2024 |
| Haggerston School | Academy converter | 11 to 19 | 939 | Good (overall), December 2022, before the school changed |
| Lubavitch House School (Senior Girls) | Academy converter | 11 to 18 | 100 | Good (overall), September 2022 |
| Mossbourne Community Academy | Academy sponsor led | 11 to 18 | 1,432 | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met |
| Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy | Academy sponsor led | 11 to 18 | 838 | Outstanding (overall), January 2023 |
| Skinners' Academy | Academy sponsor led | 11 to 19 | 939 | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met |
| Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form | Community school | 11 to 19 | 1,665 | School remains Good, July 2022 |
| The Bridge Academy | Academy sponsor led | 11 to 19 | 1,070 | School remains Good, February 2023 |
| The City Academy, Hackney | Academy sponsor led | 11 to 19 | 1,149 | Good (overall), March 2023 |
| The Excelsior Academy | Academy sponsor led | 11 to 18 | 983 | Good (overall), February 2024 |
| The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School | Voluntary aided school | 11 to 19 | 752 | Good (overall), December 2023 |
| Waterside Academy | Free schools | 11 to 16 | 351 | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met |
| Yesodey Hatorah Senior Girls School | Voluntary aided school | 11 to 16 | 380 | Good (overall), May 2024 |
Special (7)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blossom Rose School | Other independent special school | 5 to 11 | 0 | No outcome in Ofsted's file |
| Ickburgh School | Community special school | 3 to 19 | 184 | School remains Good, June 2023 |
| Leaways School | Other independent special school | 7 to 18 | 72 | No outcome in Ofsted's file |
| Side By Side School | Other independent special school | 2 to 20 | 110 | No outcome in Ofsted's file |
| Stormont House School | Community special school | 11 to 17 | 131 | School remains Outstanding, April 2024 |
| The Garden School | Community special school | 4 to 18 | 204 | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade |
| The Yews School | Other independent special school | 11 to 18 | No outcome in Ofsted's file |
Sixth form and further education (1)
| School | Type | Ages | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Workers' Educational Association | Further education | 16 to 99 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
Independent (30)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Falah Primary School | Other independent school | 5 to 11 | 105 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| Beis Aharon School | Other independent school | 3 to 13 | 280 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| Beis Chinuch Lebonos Girls School | Other independent school | 2 to 16 | 761 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| Beis Malka Girls' School | Other independent school | 2 to 16 | 611 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| Beis Rochel d'Satmar Girls' School | Other independent school | 2 to 19 | 1,354 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| Beis Rochel D'satmar School | Other independent school | 2 to 11 | 611 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| Beis Ruchel D'Satmar London | Other independent school | 2 to 11 | 1,108 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| Beis Trana Girls' School | Other independent school | 3 to 16 | 271 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| Beis Yaakov Girls School | Other independent school | 3 to 11 | 100 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| Bnei Zion Community School | Other independent school | 3 to 5 | 168 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| Bnois Jerusalem Girls School | Other independent school | 2 to 16 | 562 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| Bnos Zion of Bobov | Other independent school | 2 to 16 | 299 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| Bobov Primary Boys School | Other independent school | 2 to 13 | 219 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| Clockhouse Primary School | Other independent school | 3 to 11 | 0 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| Ohr Emes | Other independent school | 3 to 11 | 162 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| Rosemary Works School | Other independent school | 3 to 11 | 52 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| T T T Y Y School | Other independent school | 2 to 13 | 144 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| Talmud Torah Chaim Meirim Wiznitz School | Other independent school | 5 to 13 | 234 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| Talmud Torah London | Other independent school | 5 to 14 | 120 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| Talmud Torah Machzikei Hadass School | Other independent school | 3 to 11 | 508 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| Talmud Torah Yetev Lev | Other independent school | 2 to 12 | 776 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| Tawhid Boys School, Tawhid Educational Trust | Other independent school | 11 to 16 | 94 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| Tayyibah Girls' School | Other independent school | 4 to 18 | 157 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| The Lyceum | Other independent school | 3 to 11 | 126 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| TTD Gur School | Other independent school | 5 to 7 | 130 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| Vishnitz Girls School | Other independent school | 2 to 16 | 504 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| Wiznitz Cheder School | Other independent school | 3 to 11 | 61 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| Yeshuos Moshe School | Other independent school | 2 to 11 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | |
| Yesodey Hatorah Girls School | Other independent school | 4 to 11 | 488 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| Yesodey Hatorah School | Other independent school | 4 to 16 | 202 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
Pupil referral and alternative provision (2)
| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Regent's College | Pupil referral unit | 5 to 16 | 79 | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met |
| The Boxing Academy AP Free School | Free schools alternative provision | 12 to 16 | 17 | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade |
Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.
Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.