London Fields Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · London, Hackney
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.179 miles
Published by Hackney Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
London Fields Primary School is a primary school in London, Hackney for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 28 January 2025. Hackney has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
London Fields 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 | 1.179 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.647 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 6.481 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.428 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.46 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.345 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.359 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.516 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 0.581 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026 had 37 first-choice applications for 56 offers: 0.7 first choices per offer, the 2nd lowest of 50 Hackney primary schools; every first-choice family was offered a place.
- Free school meal eligibility is 33.9% of pupils, against a middle figure of 53.8% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Hackney.
- The 2026 Reception last distance offered was 1.179 miles, further than in 2025, and 16th longest of the 33 Hackney primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- In 2024/25, 79% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 4th 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
- Westgate Street, Hackney, London, E8 3RL
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Hackney
- Pupils on roll
- 407 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 33.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 28 January 2025
Strengths
- “The school is warm and welcoming.”
- “Pupils feel happy and safe here.”
- “They work together well in lessons.”
To improve
- “Sometimes, however, in a few subjects, the school’s checks on pupils’ learning do not identify and address gaps in knowledge.”
- “When this happens, some pupils’ knowledge and recall of subject content is not secured.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 April 2025 (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) | 79% | 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: 37 first-preference applications, 56 offers in total, 37 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.
- St. Paul's With St. Michael's CofE Primary School 0.2 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Sebright School 0.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Gayhurst Community School 0.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St John of Jerusalem Church of England Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Queensbridge Primary School 0.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Orchard Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Lauriston School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published