Shacklewell Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · London, Hackney
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.277 miles
Published by Hackney Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
Shacklewell Primary School is a primary school in London, Hackney for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 2 April 2025. Hackney has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Shacklewell 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 | 0.277 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.322 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.434 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.268 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.354 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.245 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.254 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.377 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 1.683 mi |
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 0.277 miles away, the 3rd shortest of 33 Hackney primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- That 2026 Reception last distance was nearer the school than in 2025 and nearer than in 2018, after sharp swings between some years.
- Reception 2026 had 73 first-choice applications for 61 offers; 55 offers went to first-choice families, and 18 first-choice families (25%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 72% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 16% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Shacklewell Row, Hackney, London, E8 2EA
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Hackney
- Pupils on roll
- 461 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 37.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 2 April 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils love coming to this school and attend exceptionally well.”
- “They are friendly and they and the staff live up to their agreed values, such as being kind.”
- “Staff make learning interesting and exciting.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 May 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) | 72% | 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: 73 first-preference applications, 61 offers in total, 55 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.
- Halley House School 0.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Princess May Primary School 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- St Matthias Church of England Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Benthal Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Grasmere Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Mossbourne Parkside Academy 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Nightingale Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- St Scholastica's Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published