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London Fields Primary School

Primary · Community school · Mixed · Hackney

Westgate Street, London, E8 3RL

Website 02072544330

60

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Not judged

Graded 28/01/2025

Application demand

88%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

94.7%

12.6% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

407

Capacity used

Has space

89%

457 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

88%

1st preference success rate

51 of 58 families who put it first got an offer

60

Places offered

250

Total applications

4.2

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference5851● 88%
2nd preference878● 9%
3rd preference421● 2%
Later preferences (4th–6th)630● 0%
Total2506024%

1st preference success by year

75%
2020
75%
2021
80%
2022
74%
2023
100%
2024
88%
2025

Hackney lets families list 6 preferences. 26 applications came from outside the council area (4 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Sharon Taylor
Address
Westgate Street, Hackney, London, E8 3RL
Phone
02072544330
Local authority
Hackney
Ward / constituency
London Fields · Hackney South and Shoreditch
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
100230

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals33%——
English as additional language48%——
SEN support19%——
51% boys (207)49% girls (200)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

407 pupils · 457 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 25

    28 January 2025

    Full graded inspection

    Not judged overall effectiveness
    Early yearsOutstanding
    Personal developmentOutstanding
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
    Leadership and managementGood
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 350 pupils

Attendance

94.7%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

5.3%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

12.6%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.6%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.7%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

7%
20/21
6%
21/22
12%
22/23
11%
23/24
13%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths60%——
Higher standard9%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard79%
+17% vs England
Higher standard13%
+5% vs England

Reading

Expected standard87%
+12% vs England
Higher standard42%
+9% vs England
Average score108
+2 vs England

Writing

Expected standard81%
+9% vs England
Greater depth25%
+12% vs England

Maths

Expected standard89%
+15% vs England
Higher standard36%
+10% vs England
Average score107
+2 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard91%
+18% vs England
Higher standard40%
+10% vs England
Average score108
+3 vs England

Science

Expected standard85%
+3% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

742019752023602024792025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)79%61%
Higher standard13%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Hackney council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.