Halley House School
Primary · Free schools · Ages 3–11 · London, Hackney
Last distance offered · Reception 2020
0.387 miles
Published by Hackney Council · offers on 16 April 2020
Reception last distance offered, 2018–2020 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Halley House School is a primary school in London, Hackney for ages 3–11 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 2 July 2024. Hackney has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2020 entry.
Halley House 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 | 0.387 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.368 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
- For Reception 2026 there were 14 first-choice applications for 20 offers, 0.7 first choices per offer, the 4th lowest of 50 Hackney primary schools.
- Every first-choice family was offered a place for Reception 2026, and 6 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 78% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 4th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Hackney.
- In 2020 the last child offered a Reception place lived 0.387 miles away, about the same as in 2019.
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
- 52-58 Arcola Street, Hackney, London, E8 2DJ
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Hackney
- Pupils on roll
- 166 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 42.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 2 July 2024
Strengths
- “Halley House is a warm and inclusive place.”
- “Relationships between staff and pupils are positive and nurturing.”
- “Pupils enjoy coming to school and are kept safe.”
To improve
- “In a few subjects, changes to the curriculum are more recent and the implementation is not as consistent.”
- “Occasionally, this means that pupils do not gain the knowledge they need to meet the intended outcomes securely.”
- “The school has focused more sharply on consistency of practice recently, but this is not fully embedded across the curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 September 2024 (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) | 78% | 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: 14 first-preference applications, 20 offers in total, 14 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.
- Shacklewell Primary School 0.1 mi Standards maintained 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
- Mossbourne Parkside Academy 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Grasmere Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Benthal Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published