St Scholastica's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · London, Hackney
Last distance offered · Reception 2020
Every applicant was offered a place
From Hackney Council · offers on 16 April 2020
Reception last distance offered, 2018–2020 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
St Scholastica's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in London, Hackney for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided 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 2020 entry.
St Scholastica's Catholic 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 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 2020, every applicant was offered a place, as at 10 of the 11 other Hackney primary schools with a published Reception 2020 outcome.
- 2024/25: 61% of pupils 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.
- In 2026, Reception had 19 first-choice applications for 19 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- 68.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 51.6% across 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
- Kenninghall Road, Clapton, London, E5 8BS
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Hackney
- Pupils on roll
- 209 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 68.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 28 January 2025
Strengths
- “Parents, carers, pupils and staff all appreciate the strong sense of community this school promotes.”
- “Relationships across the school show kindness and caring.”
- “Staff members are welcoming and approachable to both pupils and their families.”
To improve
- “In some areas of the curriculum, the checks that teachers make are not as precise.”
- “This means that misconceptions persist and learning gaps emerge for some pupils.”
- “The school is at an early stage of evaluating the strategies it has put in place.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 March 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) | 61% | 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: 19 first-preference applications, 19 offers in total, 19 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.
- Benthal Primary School 0.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Nightingale Primary School 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Northwold Primary School 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Southwold Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Jubilee Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Millfields Community School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Simon Marks Jewish Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- William Patten Primary School 0.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published