Daubeney Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · London, Hackney
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
5.829 miles
Published by Hackney Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2018–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Daubeney Primary School is a primary school in London, Hackney for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 18 October 2023. Hackney has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Daubeney Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 5.829 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 6.599 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 1.037 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.671 mi |
| Reception 2022 | Not published |
| Reception 2021 | Not published |
| Reception 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2019 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2018 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 the last child offered a Reception place lived 5.829 miles away, the 5th longest of 33 Hackney primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 0.98 miles).
- The 2026 Reception last distance was nearer the school than in 2025 and further than in 2023, and it swung sharply between some years.
- In Reception 2026 there were 35 first-choice applications for 40 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 5 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 83% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 3rd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Hackney.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Hackney schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Daubeney Road, Clapton, London, E5 0EG
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Hackney
- Pupils on roll
- 382 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 50% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 18 October 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending this friendly and welcoming school.”
- “Pupils know the ‘golden expectations’ and show kindness and respect to one another.”
- “Parents and carers say they feel part of a strong community.”
To improve
- “In some lessons, however, the teaching activities chosen are not as tightly matched to the intended learning as they could be.”
- “Sometimes, in phonics sessions, the focus is not as tight as it could be and pupils’ attention wanders.”
- “This means that the progress of some pupils is slower.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 November 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 83% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 35 first-preference applications, 40 offers in total, 35 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hackney.
- Kingsmead Primary School 0.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Mandeville Primary School 0.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Rushmore Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Berger Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Millfields Community School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St John and St James CofE Primary School 0.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- The Olive School, Hackney 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Morningside Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published