William Patten Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · London, Hackney
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.466 miles
Published by Hackney Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
William Patten 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.
William Patten 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 | 0.466 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.231 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.422 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.365 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.207 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.475 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.227 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.277 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 0.206 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 the last child offered a Reception place lived 0.466 miles away, the 10th shortest of 33 Hackney primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- Reception last distances swung sharply between some years; the 2026 figure was further than in 2025 and further than in 2018.
- Reception 2026 had 69 first-choice applications for 60 offers: 56 offers went to first-choice families, and 13 first-choice families (19%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 83% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 22% 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
- Stoke Newington Church St, London, N16 0NX
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Hackney
- Pupils on roll
- 434 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 11 October 2023
Strengths
- “Leaders have very high expectations of all pupils.”
- “They encourage pupils to be kind and respectful.”
- “Pupils are highly motivated and excited to learn.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 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) | 83% | 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: 69 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 56 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.
- Simon Marks Jewish Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Grazebrook Primary School 0.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Northwold Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Benthal Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Jubilee Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Betty Layward Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- St Scholastica's Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Grasmere Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published