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79 schools in Hackney ranked on the same DfE results
as the Hackney league tables, with the best ranked schools within reach of the town centre beside them.
Read the band (top 1%, 5%, 10%, 25%) more than the exact place: most schools in the middle cannot be told apart.
Primary schools Secondary schools (GCSE) Sixth forms and colleges (A level) Private schools (A level) Primary schools Hackney's own ranking In Hackney School Expected standard Higher standard Band in England Place in England 1 Mossbourne Riverside Academy 84% 29% Top 5% 150 of 13,886 2 Grazebrook Primary School 88% 27% Top 5% 152 of 13,886 3 Southwold Primary School 90% 26% Top 5% 155 of 13,886 4 William Patten Primary School 84% 23% Top 5% 367 of 13,886 5 Gayhurst Community School 85% 22% Top 5% 397 of 13,886 6 Simon Marks Jewish Primary School 93% 18% Top 5% 406 of 13,886 7 Betty Layward Primary School 78% 24% Top 5% 466 of 13,886 8 Northwold Primary School 80% 23% Top 5% 473 of 13,886 9 Hoxton Garden Primary 86% 19% Top 5% 553 of 13,886 10 The Olive School, Hackney 84% 19% Top 5% 617 of 13,886 11 Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School 77% 22% Top 5% 632 of 13,886 12 Rushmore Primary School 77% 22% Top 5% 633 of 13,886 13 Grasmere Primary School 78% 21% Top 5% 683 of 13,886 14 Orchard Primary School 80% 20% Top 5% 694 of 13,886 15 Hackney New Primary School 84% 16% Top 10% 909 of 13,886 16 Kingsmead Primary School 82% 16% Top 10% 1,021 of 13,886 17 Jubilee Primary School 75% 17% Top 10% 1,312 of 13,886 18 Benthal Primary School 68% 20% Top 10% 1,388 of 13,886 19 Daubeney Primary School 72% 16% Top 25% 1,783 of 13,886 20 St Monica's Catholic Primary School 80% 12% Top 25% 1,839 of 13,886 21 St. Paul's With St. Michael's CofE Primary School 77% 13% Top 25% 1,916 of 13,886 22 Shacklewell Primary School 70% 16% Top 25% 1,972 of 13,886 23 Mandeville Primary School 79% 11% Top 25% 2,163 of 13,886 24 Princess May Primary School 80% 10% Top 25% 2,301 of 13,886 25 St John of Jerusalem Church of England Primary School 80% 10% Top 25% 2,302 of 13,886 26 London Fields Primary School 71% 14% Top 25% 2,353 of 13,886 27 Morningside Primary School 71% 14% Top 25% 2,354 of 13,886 28 Springfield Community Primary School 68% 15% Top 25% 2,477 of 13,886 29 Shoreditch Park Primary School 64% 16% Top 25% 2,745 of 13,886 30 St Scholastica's Catholic Primary School 70% 13% Top 25% 2,778 of 13,886 31 Lauriston School 71% 12% Top 25% 2,960 of 13,886 32 Queensbridge Primary School 73% 11% Top 25% 2,992 of 13,886 33 Sebright School 73% 11% Top 25% 2,993 of 13,886 34 St John and St James CofE Primary School 74% 10% Top 25% 3,193 of 13,886 35 Millfields Community School 70% 11% Top 25% 3,464 of 13,886 36 Harrington Hill Primary School 74% 9% Top half 3,521 of 13,886 37 Woodberry Down Community Primary School 66% 12% Top half 3,778 of 13,886 38 Thomas Fairchild Community School 72% 8% Top half 4,268 of 13,886 39 Halley House School 63% 12% Top half 4,344 of 13,886 40 Lubavitch Girls Primary School 77% 5% Top half 4,495 of 13,886 41 Mossbourne Parkside Academy 76% 5% Top half 4,702 of 13,886 42 St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School 69% 8% Top half 4,837 of 13,886 43 St Matthias Church of England Primary School 65% 7% Top half 6,231 of 13,886 44 Berger Primary School 67% 6% Top half 6,280 of 13,886 45 Nightingale Primary School 61% 8% Top half 6,633 of 13,886 46 Gainsborough Primary School 59% 8% Lower half 7,114 of 13,886 47 Holmleigh Primary School 62% 6% Lower half 7,474 of 13,886 48 Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School 64% 5% Lower half 7,515 of 13,886 49 Parkwood Primary School 59% 5% Lower half 8,736 of 13,886 50 Lubavitch Boys' Primary School 44% 0% Lower half 13,255 of 13,886
Best ranked within 3 miles School Town From the centre Expected standard Higher standard Band in England Place in England Abacus Belsize Primary School London 3.0 miles 89% 37% Top 1% 25 of 13,886 Riverley Primary School London 2.3 miles 93% 30% Top 1% 68 of 13,886 Willow Brook Primary School Academy London 2.1 miles 90% 31% Top 1% 74 of 13,886 St Mary Magdalene Academy London 1.9 miles 82% 34% Top 1% 85 of 13,886 Blue Gate Fields Junior School London 2.8 miles 81% 28% Top 5% 208 of 13,886 South Harringay Junior School London 2.5 miles 80% 28% Top 5% 231 of 13,886 Old Palace Primary School London 2.7 miles 81% 26% Top 5% 290 of 13,886 St Saviour's Church of England Primary School London 2.2 miles 89% 21% Top 5% 349 of 13,886 Sybourn Primary School London 2.1 miles 78% 26% Top 5% 356 of 13,886 St Agnes RC Primary School London 2.6 miles 80% 25% Top 5% 358 of 13,886
Ranked on reading, writing and maths at the expected standard (50% of the score), reading, writing and maths at the higher standard (50% of the score), three-year average to 2024/25. England: reading, writing and maths at the expected standard 62%; reading, writing and maths at the higher standard 8%. A dash: no figure published for that school
(DfE hides figures for small groups). Source: DfE, key stage 2 school performance tables, latest year 2024/25; the ranking is
kinplace's league table, built 16 October 2026
(how it is worked out ). Distances are as the crow flies.
Secondary schools (GCSE) Hackney's own ranking In Hackney School Progress 8 Attainment 8 Grade 5+ English and maths Band in England Place in England 1 Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy +1.54 64.9 75% Top 5% 57 of 3,292 2 Mossbourne Community Academy +1.47 65.4 75% Top 5% 66 of 3,292 3 Yesodey Hatorah Senior Girls School +0.92 55.9 67% Top 10% 258 of 3,292 4 Clapton Girls' Academy +0.84 59.3 66% Top 10% 261 of 3,292 5 City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park +0.68 53.8 60% Top 25% 433 of 3,292 6 Waterside Academy +1.04 46.2 48% Top 25% 465 of 3,292 7 The Bridge Academy +0.51 54.6 59% Top 25% 537 of 3,292 8 The City Academy, Hackney +0.56 51.8 56% Top 25% 593 of 3,292 9 Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form +0.28 50.9 52% Top half 926 of 3,292 10 The Excelsior Academy +0.46 46.9 45% Top half 969 of 3,292 11 Haggerston School +0.16 51.1 50% Top half 1,089 of 3,292 12 Skinners' Academy +0.16 47.7 46% Top half 1,286 of 3,292 13 All Saints Catholic High School +0.27 44.6 42% Top half 1,331 of 3,292 14 Lubavitch House School (Senior Girls) +0.02 44.0 51% Top half 1,529 of 3,292 15 Cardinal Pole Catholic School +0.15 44.9 38% Top half 1,591 of 3,292 16 The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School -0.26 40.0 29% Lower half 2,542 of 3,292
Best ranked within 6 miles School Town From the centre Progress 8 Attainment 8 Grade 5+ English and maths Band in England Place in England The Henrietta Barnett School (grammar)London 5.7 miles +1.09 86.9 100% Top 1% 8 of 3,292 Woodford County High School (grammar)Woodford Green 5.3 miles +0.79 79.9 99% Top 5% 50 of 3,292 The Latymer School (grammar)London 5.2 miles +0.74 80.7 99% Top 5% 52 of 3,292 The St Thomas the Apostle College London 5.6 miles +1.45 61.3 73% Top 5% 91 of 3,292 The Grey Coat Hospital London 4.8 miles +1.04 65.3 81% Top 5% 116 of 3,292 Sacred Heart Catholic School London 5.4 miles +1.24 57.8 71% Top 5% 150 of 3,292 Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest London 3.1 miles +0.94 61.8 73% Top 10% 177 of 3,292 Wren Academy Finchley London 6.1 miles +0.85 61.9 76% Top 10% 184 of 3,292 Forest Gate Community School London 3.8 miles +1.05 58.1 70% Top 10% 186 of 3,292 Alexandra Park School London 4.7 miles +0.81 61.5 78% Top 10% 194 of 3,292
Ranked on Progress 8 (50% of the score), Attainment 8 (25% of the score), grade 5 or above in English and maths (25% of the score), 2023/24 to 2025/26, weighted by cohort. England: Progress 8 +0.01; Attainment 8 47.4; grade 5 or above in English and maths 48%. A dash: no figure published for that school
(DfE hides figures for small groups). Source: DfE, key stage 4 school performance tables, latest year 2025/26; the ranking is
kinplace's league table, built 16 October 2026
(how it is worked out ). Distances are as the crow flies.
Sixth forms and colleges (A level) Hackney's own ranking In Hackney School Value added Points per A level entry Band in England Place in England 1 The Excelsior Academy +0.46 34.6 Top 5% 63 of 2,007 2 Mossbourne Community Academy -0.05 43.8 Top 25% 284 of 2,007 3 The City Academy, Hackney +0.15 36.0 Top 25% 348 of 2,007 4 City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park +0.00 40.6 Top 25% 370 of 2,007 5 The Bridge Academy +0.21 33.5 Top 25% 377 of 2,007 6 Clapton Girls' Academy -0.02 38.4 Top half 549 of 2,007 7 The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School +0.28 28.1 Top half 561 of 2,007 8 Haggerston School +0.09 33.5 Top half 631 of 2,007 9 Skinners' Academy +0.18 30.2 Top half 645 of 2,007 10 Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form +0.01 33.6 Top half 798 of 2,007 11 Lubavitch House School (Senior Girls) -0.28 41.8 Top half 901 of 2,007 12 Cardinal Pole Catholic School -0.14 32.3 Lower half 1,183 of 2,007 13 All Saints Catholic High School -0.17 29.2 Lower half 1,364 of 2,007
Best ranked within 6 miles School Town From the centre Value added Points per A level entry Band in England Place in England Imperial College London Mathematics School London 6.1 miles +0.89 55.3 Top 1% 1 of 2,007 King's College London Maths School London 4.3 miles +0.72 55.2 Top 1% 2 of 2,007 City of London Academy, Highgate Hill London 3.0 miles +0.78 45.8 Top 1% 4 of 2,007 Brampton Manor Academy London 5.0 miles +0.31 49.8 Top 1% 9 of 2,007 Newham Collegiate Sixth Form Centre, City of London Academy London 5.4 miles +0.14 49.9 Top 5% 21 of 2,007 London Academy of Excellence London 2.9 miles +0.18 48.4 Top 5% 22 of 2,007 London Academy of Excellence Tottenham London 3.7 miles +0.25 44.4 Top 5% 37 of 2,007 Ark Globe Academy London 4.0 miles +0.37 38.2 Top 5% 55 of 2,007 Woodhouse College London 6.1 miles +0.20 43.8 Top 5% 58 of 2,007 The Camden School for Girls London 3.0 miles +0.13 44.2 Top 5% 88 of 2,007
Ranked on A level value added (60% of the score), average A level points per entry (40% of the score), 2022/23 to 2024/25, weighted by cohort. England: A level value added -0.03; average A level points per entry 35.0. A dash: no figure published for that school
(DfE hides figures for small groups). Source: DfE, 16 to 18 school and college performance tables, latest year 2024/25; the ranking is
kinplace's league table, built 16 October 2026
(how it is worked out ). Distances are as the crow flies.
Private schools (A level) None in Hackney itself is ranked.
Best ranked within 12 miles Ranked on average A level points per entry (100% of the score), 2022/23 to 2024/25, weighted by cohort. A level value added is shown beside it, not counted. England (private schools): average A level points per entry 43.0. A dash: no figure published for that school
(DfE hides figures for small groups). Source: DfE, 16 to 18 school and college performance tables, latest year 2024/25; the ranking is
kinplace's league table, built 16 October 2026
(how it is worked out ). Distances are as the crow flies.
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