Springfield Community Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · London, Hackney
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.979 miles
Published by Hackney Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2018–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Springfield Community Primary School is a primary school in London, Hackney for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 11 October 2023. Hackney has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Springfield Community 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 | 0.979 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 1.051 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 6.489 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.896 mi |
| Reception 2022 | Not published |
| Reception 2021 | 1.944 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.825 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.253 mi |
| 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
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 0.979 miles away, the 17th longest of 33 Hackney primary schools with a published last distance (this one included).
- For Reception, the 2026 last distance was about the same as in 2025 and further than in 2019, and it swung sharply between some years.
- Reception 2026 had 30 first-choice applications for 28 offers; 25 offers went to first-choice families, and 5 first-choice families (17%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 71% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, the 4th 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
- Castlewood Road, Hackney, London, N16 6DH
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Hackney
- Pupils on roll
- 216 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 41.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 11 October 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive in this nurturing and aspirational school.”
- “The school has a highly ambitious curriculum, and staff share their enthusiasm for learning with pupils.”
- “The curriculum has been designed to engage and inspire the school’s diverse community.”
To improve
- “Persistent absence is an ongoing concern.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 November 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) | 71% | 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: 30 first-preference applications, 28 offers in total, 25 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.
- Lubavitch Boys' Primary School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Lubavitch Girls Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Jubilee Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Simon Marks Jewish Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Harrington Hill Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Holmleigh Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Northwold Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Southwold Primary School 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published