Princess May Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · London, Hackney
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
5.127 miles
Published by Hackney Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2018–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Princess May Primary School is a primary school in London, Hackney for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 25 April 2023. Hackney has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Princess May 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 | 5.127 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 350.975 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.823 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 1.502 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 5.127 miles away, the 6th longest of 33 Hackney primary schools with a published last distance.
- The 2026 Reception last distance was nearer the school than in 2025 and further than in 2023, having swung sharply between some years.
- In 2026, Reception had 11 first-choice applications for 16 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 5 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 2024/25: 70% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 2nd 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
- Princess May Road, London, N16 8DF
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Hackney
- Pupils on roll
- 198 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 45.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 25 April 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils at this school are happy, safe and feel valued.”
- “They are keen to learn and achieve well.”
- “Pupils described the school as being one where everyone cares for each other.”
To improve
- “Sometimes, teaching does not revisit key knowledge effectively.”
- “This means pupils are not fully ready for future content.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 June 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) | 70% | 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: 11 first-preference applications, 16 offers in total, 11 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 Matthias Church of England Primary School 0.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Shacklewell Primary School 0.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Halley House School 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Grasmere Primary School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Betty Layward Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- William Patten Primary School 0.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published