Schools in Hackney
Hackney at a glance
- Schools
- 95 50 state primary, 16 state secondary and 29 private. DfE Get Information about Schools, 17 October 2026.
- Good or Outstanding
- 100% 54 of the 54 state schools whose latest Ofsted inspection gave a grade. 6 more have the new report card, which gives no single grade. Ofsted, latest inspections.
- Oversubscribed in 2026
- 17 Of 66 state schools with DfE figures for 2026: more first preferences than places at entry (Reception or Year 7). DfE, school applications and offers, 2026.
- Offer distances held
- 24% How far the last place reached on offer day: held for 16 of 66 state schools that take an intake. Hackney's published offer-day figures.
The best schools in Hackney
Primary
| Place in Hackney | School | Town | Band in England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mossbourne Riverside Academy | London | Top 5% |
| 2 | Grazebrook Primary School | London | Top 5% |
| 3 | Southwold Primary School | Hackney | Top 5% |
| 4 | William Patten Primary School | London | Top 5% |
| 5 | Gayhurst Community School | London | Top 5% |
| 6 | Simon Marks Jewish Primary School | London | Top 5% |
| 7 | Betty Layward Primary School | London | Top 5% |
| 8 | Northwold Primary School | London | Top 5% |
| 9 | Hoxton Garden Primary | London | Top 5% |
| 10 | The Olive School, Hackney | London | Top 5% |
Ranked on three years of results, progress first, the same measures as the full Hackney primary table (method). Source: DfE, key stage 2 school performance tables; table built 16 October 2026.
Secondary (GCSE)
| Place in Hackney | School | Town | Band in England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy | London | Top 5% |
| 2 | Mossbourne Community Academy | London | Top 5% |
| 3 | Yesodey Hatorah Senior Girls School | London | Top 10% |
| 4 | Clapton Girls' Academy | London | Top 10% |
| 5 | City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park | London | Top 25% |
| 6 | Waterside Academy | London | Top 25% |
| 7 | The Bridge Academy | London | Top 25% |
| 8 | The City Academy, Hackney | London | Top 25% |
| 9 | Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form | London | Top half |
| 10 | The Excelsior Academy | London | Top half |
Ranked on three years of results, progress first, the same measures as the full Hackney secondary table (method). Source: DfE, key stage 4 school performance tables; table built 16 October 2026.
Towns
- Hackney 9 schools · best schools
- London 86 schools · best schools
Getting in
Starting Reception in September 2027
| Date | What | What to do | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 September 2026 | Reception applications open | The council's application form opens. Look at your schools' admission rules and open days now. | Hackney council |
| 15 January 2027 | Primary applications close | Apply to your home council (where you live), listing your schools in order of preference. A late application is looked at after every on-time one. | Hackney council |
| 16 April 2027 | Primary offer day | Offers arrive by email from your home council. Check which school you were offered. | Hackney council |
Starting secondary school (Year 7) in September 2027
| Date | What | What to do | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 October 2026 | Secondary applications close | Apply to your home council (where you live), listing your schools in order of preference. A late application is looked at after every on-time one. | Hackney council |
| 1 March 2027 | Secondary offer day | Offers arrive by email from your home council. Check which school you were offered. | Hackney council |
Every Hackney admission date · After offer day in Hackney: replies, waiting lists and appeals
We hold no catchment maps for Hackney. Many schools here admit by distance; the catchment finder says which maps cover a postcode.
Offer-day distances (how far the last place reached) are held for 16 of 66 state schools (24%). Could we get in? sets your distance beside them.
Private schools, fees and childcare
Private school fees in Hackney: we hold checked fees for 1 of 29 private schools.
Childcare costs, town by town: 111 nurseries and pre-schools in Hackney, with fees held for 15. Nurseries in Hackney by Ofsted rating.
Every school in Hackney, A to Z by town
Hackney
- Beis Aharon School
- Beis Rochel D'satmar School
- Bnos Zion of Bobov
- Bobov Primary Boys School
- Ohr Emes
- Southwold Primary School
- St. Paul's With St. Michael's CofE Primary School
- Vishnitz Girls School
- Yesodey Hatorah Girls School
London
- Al-Falah Primary School
- All Saints Catholic High School
- Beis Chinuch Lebonos Girls School
- Beis Malka Girls' School
- Beis Rochel d'Satmar Girls' School
- Beis Ruchel D'Satmar London
- Beis Trana Girls' School
- Beis Yaakov Girls School
- Benthal Primary School
- Berger Primary School
- Betty Layward Primary School
- Bnei Zion Community School
- Bnois Jerusalem Girls School
- Cardinal Pole Catholic School
- City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park
- Clapton Girls' Academy
- Clockhouse Primary School
- Daubeney Primary School
- Gainsborough Primary School
- Gayhurst Community School
- Grasmere Primary School
- Grazebrook Primary School
- Hackney New Primary School
- Haggerston School
- Halley House School
- Harrington Hill Primary School
- Holmleigh Primary School
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School
- Hoxton Garden Primary
- Jubilee Primary School
- Kingsmead Primary School
- Lauriston School
- London Fields Primary School
- Lubavitch Boys' Primary School
- Lubavitch Girls Primary School
- Lubavitch House School (Senior Girls)
- Mandeville Primary School
- Millfields Community School
- Morningside Primary School
- Mossbourne Community Academy
- Mossbourne Parkside Academy
- Mossbourne Riverside Academy
- Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy
- Nightingale Primary School
- Northwold Primary School
- Orchard Primary School
- Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School
- Parkwood Primary School
- Princess May Primary School
- Queensbridge Primary School
- Rosemary Works School
- Rushmore Primary School
- Sebright School
- Shacklewell Primary School
- Shoreditch Park Primary School
- Simon Marks Jewish Primary School
- Skinners' Academy
- Springfield Community Primary School
- St John and St James CofE Primary School
- St John of Jerusalem Church of England Primary School
- St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School
- St Matthias Church of England Primary School
- St Monica's Catholic Primary School
- St Scholastica's Catholic Primary School
- Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form
- T T T Y Y School
- TTD Gur School
- Talmud Torah Chaim Meirim Wiznitz School
- Talmud Torah London
- Talmud Torah Machzikei Hadass School
- Talmud Torah Yetev Lev
- Tawhid Boys School, Tawhid Educational Trust
- Tayyibah Girls' School
- The Bridge Academy
- The City Academy, Hackney
- The Excelsior Academy
- The Lyceum
- The Olive School, Hackney
- The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School
- Thomas Fairchild Community School
- Waterside Academy
- William Patten Primary School
- Wiznitz Cheder School
- Woodberry Down Community Primary School
- Yeshuos Moshe School
- Yesodey Hatorah Senior Girls School
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