Hackney New Primary School
Primary · Free schools · Ages 4–11 · London, Hackney
Last distance offered · Reception 2022
0.354 miles
Published by Hackney Council · offers on 19 April 2022
Reception last distance offered, 2018–2022 (miles)
Hackney New Primary School is a primary school in London, Hackney for ages 4–11 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 18 December 2024. Hackney has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2022 entry.
Hackney New 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 2022 | 0.354 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.357 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.236 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.3 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 0.539 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In Reception 2022 the last child offered a place lived 0.354 miles away, the shortest of 5 Hackney primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 0.67 miles).
- The Reception last distance in 2022 was about the same as in 2021 and nearer than in 2018, and it swung sharply between some years.
- Reception 2026 had 55 first-choice applications for 49 offers; 41 offers went to first-choice families, and 14 first-choice families (25%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 81% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 8% 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
- 2 Downham Road, London, N1 5FR
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Hackney
- Pupils on roll
- 344 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 37.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 18 December 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils love being part of the Hackney New Primary community.”
- “They show deep respect for their peers, treating each other with kindness.”
- “Pupils behave exceptionally well.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 January 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) | 81% | 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: 55 first-preference applications, 49 offers in total, 41 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.
- Shoreditch Park Primary School 0.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Hoxton Garden Primary 0.4 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School 0.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Queensbridge Primary School 0.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Thomas Fairchild Community School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Monica's Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published