Gainsborough Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 0–11 · London, Hackney
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
3.31 miles
Published by Hackney Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2018–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Gainsborough Primary School is a primary school in London, Hackney for ages 0–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 14 June 2023. Hackney has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Gainsborough 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 | 3.31 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 8.332 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 1.576 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 3.518 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
- For Reception 2026, the last child offered a place lived 3.31 miles away, the 8th longest of 33 Hackney primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 0.98 miles).
- Reception 2026 had 27 first-choice applications for 30 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- For Reception 2026, 24 of the 67 applications (36%) came from families living outside Hackney, and 11 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 57% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the lowest 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
- Berkshire Road, London, E9 5ND
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 0–11
- Council
- Hackney
- Pupils on roll
- 308 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 54.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 14 June 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils recognise and celebrate the diverse and rich community at Gainsborough Primary School.”
- “They enjoy warm and respectful relationships with staff and are polite and friendly to visitors.”
- “Pupils feel listened to and are kept safe.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, curriculum design is not as precise.”
- “The key ideas leaders expect pupils to understand have not been as well defined.”
- “In these instances, teachers do not focus as consistently on the most important concepts.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 September 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) | 57% | 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: 27 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 27 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.
- Mossbourne Riverside Academy 0.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Kingsmead Primary School 0.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Daubeney Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Berger Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Mandeville Primary School 1.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St John and St James CofE Primary School 1.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Morningside Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Orchard Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published