Haggerston School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Hackney
Weymouth Terrace, London, E2 8LS
69
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 06/12/2022
Application demand
90%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
93.5%
17.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
939
Capacity used
Has space85%
1,100 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
90%
1st preference success rate
116 of 129 families who put it first got an offer
171
Places offered
669
Total applications
3.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 129 | 116 | ● 90% |
| 2nd preference | 161 | 38 | ● 24% |
| 3rd preference | 160 | 10 | ● 6% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 219 | 7 | ● 3% |
| Total | 669 | 171 | 26% |
1st preference success by year
Hackney lets families list 6 preferences. 158 applications came from outside the council area (39 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
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Saad Anjum
- Address
- Weymouth Terrace, Hackney, London, E2 8LS
- Phone
- 02077397324
- Local authority
- Hackney
- Ward / constituency
- Haggerston · Hackney South and Shoreditch
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 149901
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 46% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 30% | — | — |
| SEN support | 20% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: COMMUNITY SCHOOLS TRUST
939 pupils · 1,100 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
06 December 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 905 pupils
Attendance
93.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
17.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.8%
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 | 48.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.16 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 47% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 71% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.47 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 35.14 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 52.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 46.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 72.5% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 74.7% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.98 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 182 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 30.03 | 35 |
| Average grade | C | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 4.3% | 17% |
| A-level students | 59 | — |
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 | 181 | 20% | 49% | 76% | |
| English Language | 181 | 31% | 65% | 80% | |
| English Literature | 160 | 38% | 79% | 93% | |
| Combined Science | 140 | 14% | 51% | 72% | |
| Spanish | 136 | 30% | 63% | 79% | |
| Geography | 96 | 29% | 50% | 61% | |
| History | 88 | 41% | 73% | 76% | |
| Art and Design | 51 | 35% | 73% | 88% | |
| Business | 49 | 16% | 55% | 73% | |
| Computer Science | 37 | 43% | 70% | 92% | |
| Biology | 35 | 83% | 100% | 100% | |
| Physics | 35 | 86% | 100% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 22 | 0% | 14% | 32% | |
| Sociology | 19 | 0% | 11% | 53% | |
| Psychology | 16 | 0% | 6% | 44% | |
| Religious Studies | 13 | 0% | 0% | 23% | |
| Biology | 11 | 0% | 9% | 27% | |
| Economics | 11 | 0% | 9% | 45% | |
| Computer Science | 10 | 0% | 0% | 20% | |
| English Literature | 9 | 0% | 0% | 56% | |
| Physics | 8 | 0% | 13% | 13% | |
| Chemistry | 8 | 0% | 0% | 50% | |
| Physical Education / Sports Studies | 8 | 0% | 0% | 13% | |
| Spanish | 6 | 17% | 33% | 67% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 15627: Haggerston School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 70% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 2% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 74% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
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.