Yesodey Hatorah Senior Girls School
Secondary · Voluntary aided school · Girls · Hackney
Egerton Road, London, N16 6UB
75
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 08/05/2024
Application demand
95%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
94.2%
11.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
380
Capacity used
Nearly full95%
400 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
95%
1st preference success rate
78 of 82 families who put it first got an offer
78
Places offered
85
Total applications
1.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 82 | 78 | ● 95% |
| 2nd preference | 1 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 0 | 0 | — |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 2 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 85 | 78 | 92% |
1st preference success by year
Hackney lets families list 6 preferences. 33 applications came from outside the council area (29 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
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- Jewish
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Sonia Mossberg
- Address
- Egerton Road, Stamford Hill, London, N16 6UB
- Phone
- 02088265500
- Local authority
- Hackney
- Ward / constituency
- Springfield · Hackney North and Stoke Newington
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 133599
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 4% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 7% | — | — |
| SEN support | 8% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
380 pupils · 400 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
08 May 2024
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 382 pupils
Attendance
94.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
5.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
11.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
0.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.4%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 52.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.92 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 60% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 78% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.24 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 59 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 70.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 90.2% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 19.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.59 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 82 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 82 | 52% | 85% | 96% | |
| English Language | 82 | 21% | 70% | 85% | |
| English Literature | 82 | 18% | 71% | 89% | |
| Geography | 81 | 44% | 79% | 91% | |
| Chemistry | 79 | 35% | 75% | 94% | |
| Biblical Hebrew | 68 | 76% | 91% | 97% | |
| History | 66 | 35% | 89% | 94% | |
| Business | 35 | 26% | 77% | 97% | |
| Art and Design | 34 | 26% | 71% | 85% | |
| Physics | 26 | 85% | 100% | 100% | |
| Computer Science | 20 | 70% | 90% | 95% | |
| Hebrew Language | 9 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
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.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
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.