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Yesodey Hatorah Senior Girls School

Ofsted: Good · May 2024State secondary · 11 to 16GirlsJewish380 pupils
Egerton Road, Stamford Hill, London, N16 6UB · Hackney
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Summary

The key facts, in one place
GCSE (key stage 4) The league rank: the school's place among its council's schools of the same phase on the newest year's DfE results, the same rank as on the Schools map. England: the same figure across England. Band: Top 25%.
4thof 16 in Hackney
Top 14%in England
Top 25%band
See the Hackney league table →
Inspection
Good, May 2024
Results
+0.92 progress 8; 55.8 attainment 8
Size
380 pupils; 79 places a year; classes of 17
Faith
Jewish
Run by
Hackney council
Type
Voluntary aided school
Ages
11 to 16 · Girls
Ofsted, May 2024The judgements from the school's latest inspection. Reports from November 2025 use Ofsted's new report card, with different headings; we show whichever the latest report uses.Read the report ↗
Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Leadership and managementGood
Strengths, and things to check
  • Progress 8: +0.92, against +0.55 in Hackney.
  • English and maths, grade 5+: 70%, against 58% in Hackney.
  • A faith school: read its admission policy for any priority by faith.
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At a glance

Against Hackney and England
This schoolHackneyEnglandHover or tap a bar for the figures
Academic
Progress 8How far pupils progressed between the end of primary school and GCSEs, against pupils across England who started at the same level. 0 is average; +0.5 means half a grade better in each subject.
+0.92
Better than Hackney
Attainment 8The average GCSE score across eight subjects, including English and maths counted twice. A grade 5 in all eight would score 50.
55.8
In line with Hackney
English and maths, grade 5+The share of pupils with grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE (a strong pass).
70%
Better than Hackney
Attendance and behaviour
Sessions missedHalf-day sessions missed, authorised or not, as a share of all sessions in the school year (DfE pupil absence). Lower is better.
5.8%
Better than Hackney
Persistently absentPupils who missed one session in ten or more. Lower is better.
11.0%
Better than Hackney
Suspensions per 100 pupilsSuspensions in the school year for every 100 pupils on roll. Lower is better; one or two incidents move a small school a lot.
5.7
Better than Hackney
Pupils and classes
Average class sizeAverage pupils per class, from the school census. Shown for context, not as a score.
17.3
Context
Free school mealsPupils eligible for free school meals. Context for reading the results, not a measure of the school.
4%
Context
Pupils for each teacherPupils on roll for each full-time teacher, from the school workforce census. Shown for context.
9.9
Context
Demand for places
First choices per placeFamilies who put this school first, for each Year 7 place in 2026 (DfE applications and offers). Above 1 means more first choices than places.
1.0
More sought after than Hackney
Hackney and England: DfE's own averages for results. For the rest, the middle state secondary school of the same phase, from every school we hold, since DfE publishes no council figure we hold.Guide: what these measures mean →

Overview

Getting in

  • A Jewish school: its admissions policy may give priority by faith. DfE, Get Information about Schools
  • 79 families put it first for 79 places; every one of them got in DfE, school applications and offers · Year 7 2026
  • We hold no catchment map for this school, so we can't say which addresses are inside it.

Quality

  • Good Ofsted · inspected 8 May 2024
  • Progress 8: +0.92 (England +0.01) (county +0.55) DfE school performance tables · 2023/2024
  • Attainment 8: 55.8 (England 47.4) (county 53.2) DfE school performance tables · 2025/2026
  • English and maths grade 5 or above: 70% (England 48%) (county 58%) DfE school performance tables · 2025/2026
  • Progress, set against pupils who started with the same results: well above average DfE school performance tables · 2023/2024

Daily life

  • Absence: 5.8% of sessions missed; 11% of pupils miss 1 in 10 or more. Schools with a similar intake: 5.4% and 13% DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level · 2024/25
  • Suspensions: 6 per 100 pupils (schools with a similar intake: 3); 0 permanent exclusions DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level · 2024/25
  • Classes average 17.3 pupils; 0.0% of classes have more than 30 DfE, school workforce and pupil census · 2025/26
  • 9.9 pupils for each teacher DfE, school workforce · November 2025
  • Nearest stops, in a straight line: bus 82 m, rail 586 m DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes) · within 800 m
  • 254 police-reported road collisions within 500 m (2 fatal, 45 serious) DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years · 2021 to 2025
  • Air: nitrogen dioxide 20.6 µg/m³, PM2.5 9.4 (1 km square, background level) DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps · 2024

Who runs it

  • Voluntary aided school is run by its local council (Hackney), not by an academy trust. DfE, Get Information about Schools

Getting in

How far offers reached

How far away the last child offered a place under the distance rule lived, as the council measures it. It changes every year with who applies: a record, not a promise. Children with a higher priority can be offered places from further away.

Year 7. Distance of the last child offered a place on offer day. How places are offered →

Offer day, year by year

EntryYearPlacesApplicationsOfferedRefusedLast distance (miles)
Year 72026808280——
Year 72025808780——
Year 72024808580——
Year 72023808780——

Source: Council offer-day figures: London Borough of Hackney, 2023 to 2026. A dash is a figure the council does not publish, not nought. Distances are straight lines from the school.

Applications and offers, DfE

EntryYearPlacesFirst choicesAny choiceFirst choices offered
Year 7202679798079
Year 7202578828578
Year 7202479828479
Year 7202378818378
Year 7201864646664
Year 7201760606260
Year 7201653535353
Year 7201553535553
Year 7201466666766

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school level, Open Government Licence), 2014 to 2026. Families name up to three schools, so most applications are somebody's second or third choice.

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Results

Results

MeasureThis schoolEnglandCouncilYear
Progress 8+0.92+0.01+0.552023/2024
Attainment 855.847.453.22025/2026
English and maths grade 5 or above70%48%58%2025/2026

Source: DfE school performance tables, 2023/2024, 2025/2026.

League table place

TableBandEnglandCouncil
GCSE (key stage 4)Top 25%442 of 3,2234 of 16

Source: DfE school performance tables: the newest year's results, place among the council's schools of the same phase.

Inspections

DateKindOutcome
8 May 2024Graded inspectionGood

Source: Ofsted, 2024.

Where leavers go

StageLeavers inPupilsIn a sustained placeOf which
After GCSEs2023/246897%In education 96%; Apprenticeship 0.0%; Employment 1.5%
After GCSEs2022/236381%In education 79%; Apprenticeship 0.0%; Employment 1.6%
After GCSEs2021/226682%In education 76%; Apprenticeship 0.0%; Employment 6.1%

Source: DfE, destination measures. A figure DfE hides for a small group is left out, not shown as nought. The newest year may be provisional.

Hackney league tableEvery school of this phase in the council on these results.See the table →

Daily life

Absence

YearSessions missedAuthorisedUnauthorisedPupils missing 1 in 10Pupils missing 1 in 2
2024/255.8%5.3%0.4%11%0.3%
2023/245.9%5.5%0.4%15%0.3%
2022/236.1%5.5%0.7%19%0.3%
Schools with a similar intake5.4%13%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level, 2024-25. Similar intake: state schools of the same phase with free school meals in the same band (under 10%), the median of 246 schools.

Suspensions and exclusions

YearSuspensions per 100 pupilsPupils suspendedSuspensionsPermanent exclusions
2024/255.74.2%220
2023/241.31.3%50
2022/234.54.5%160
Schools with a similar intake2.5

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level, 2024-25.

Class sizes and staff

MeasureFigureYear
Average class size17.32025/26
Classes over 30 pupils0.0%2025/26
Pupils for each teacher9.9November 2025

Source: DfE, school workforce; school census, 2025/26.

Stops nearby

KindNearest (metres, straight line)
bus82
rail586

Source: DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes), current. A stop across a railway or main road may be a long walk. Bus frequency is not held.

Road collisions within 500 m

YearCollisions
202545
202442
202356
202262
202149

Source: DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years, 2021 to 2025. 45 serious and 2 fatal in all; 65 involved a pedestrian, 56 a cyclist. Only collisions with an injury reported to police are counted.

Air quality

PollutantAnnual mean (µg/m³)Year
NO220.62024
PM1015.62024
PM259.42024

Source: DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps. A 1 km background figure: not the air at the school gate beside a busy road.

Pupils

Who goes there

MeasureShare of pupilsYear
Eligible for free school meals3.9%2025/26
First language other than English8.2%2025/26
SEN support6.1%2025/26
Education, health and care plan2.1%2025/26
Girls100%2025/26

Source: DfE, schools, pupils and their characteristics; special educational needs, 2025/26.

Who runs it

Who runs it

  • Voluntary aided school is run by its local council (Hackney), not by an academy trust. DfE, Get Information about Schools

Area

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Sources

  • Council offer-day figures: London Borough of Hackney
  • DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps
  • DfE school performance tables
  • DfE school performance tables: the newest year's results, place among the council's schools of the same phase
  • DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school level, Open Government Licence)
  • DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level
  • DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level
  • DfE, destination measures
  • DfE, school workforce; school census
  • DfE, schools, pupils and their characteristics; special educational needs
  • DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes)
  • DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years
  • Ofsted
  • School register: DfE Get Information about Schools (this school)
  • How we check these figures: How we know

More in schools in London and the Hackney league table. School register: DfE Get Information about Schools, updated 17 October 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources are named beside each figure. All sources.