Schools in Hackney
73 state-funded schools, 31,928 pupils. 100% of those carrying an Ofsted grade are Good or Outstanding, including 28 rated Outstanding.
Ofsted Management Information, Feb 2026. Grades are the current published rating, which may pre-date the school’s most recent visit.
Ofsted grades
1 school has been inspected under Ofsted's post-September-2024 report-card framework, which replaces the single 1–4 grade with separate judgments. Those are excluded from the percentages above rather than mapped onto the old scale, because the two scales have no clean equivalence.
Quick answers
How many schools are there in Hackney?
Hackney has 73 state-funded schools teaching 31,928 pupils. 50 primary, 16 secondary, 3 special.
What percentage of schools in Hackney are Good or Outstanding?
100% of the 72 schools carrying an Ofsted grade in Hackney are rated Good or Outstanding: 28 Outstanding and 44 Good. 0 require improvement and 0 are rated Inadequate.
Which schools in Hackney are rated Outstanding?
28 schools are currently rated Outstanding by Ofsted in Hackney: Mossbourne Community Academy, Clapton Girls' Academy, City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park, Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy, The Olive School, Hackney, Mossbourne Riverside Academy, and 22 more listed below.
Rated Outstanding
Ofsted’s highest grade. Largest first; a grade can be several years old, so the year is shown.
- Mossbourne Community AcademySecondary1,441Outstanding 2021
- Clapton Girls' AcademySecondary1,185Outstanding 2024
- City of London Academy, Shoreditch ParkSecondary861Outstanding 2025
- Mossbourne Victoria Park AcademySecondary833Outstanding 2023
- The Olive School, HackneyPrimary624Outstanding 2025
- Mossbourne Riverside AcademyPrimary602Outstanding 2018
- Gayhurst Community SchoolPrimary535Outstanding 2023
- Shacklewell Primary SchoolPrimary472Outstanding 2019
- Grazebrook Primary SchoolPrimary471Outstanding 2023
- Sebright SchoolPrimary441Outstanding 2019
- William Patten Primary SchoolPrimary441Outstanding 2023
- Shoreditch Park Primary SchoolPrimary438Outstanding 2024
- Morningside Primary SchoolPrimary437Outstanding 2023
- Queensbridge Primary SchoolPrimary424Outstanding 2023
- Southwold Primary SchoolPrimary360Outstanding 2019
- Hackney New Primary SchoolPrimary337Outstanding 2018
- Mandeville Primary SchoolPrimary275Outstanding 2024
- St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary256Outstanding 2023
- Kingsmead Primary SchoolPrimary226Outstanding 2023
- St John and St James CofE Primary SchoolPrimary223Outstanding 2024
- Springfield Community Primary SchoolPrimary213Outstanding 2023
- Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary201Outstanding 2023
- The Garden SchoolSpecial199Outstanding 2023
- St. Paul's With St. Michael's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary188Outstanding 2023
- Stormont House SchoolSpecial139Outstanding 2024
- Comet Nursery School and Children's CentreNursery115Outstanding 2024
- Wentworth Nursery School and Children's CentreNursery77Outstanding 2023
- The Boxing Academy AP Free SchoolAlternative provision17Outstanding 2025
By phase
| Phase | Schools | Graded | Good or better |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 50 | 49 | 100% |
| Secondary | 16 | 16 | 100% |
| Special | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| Alternative provision | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Nursery | 2 | 2 | 100% |
Every school in Hackney
Showing 20 of 73 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
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Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form | Secondary | 1,647 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Mossbourne Community Academy | Secondary | 1,441 | Outstanding2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Clapton Girls' Academy | Secondary | 1,185 | Outstanding2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The City Academy, Hackney | Secondary | 1,152 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Bridge Academy | Secondary | 1,099 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Cardinal Pole Catholic School | Secondary | 1,052 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Haggerston School Grade inherited from previous URN 100277 | Secondary | 1,007 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Excelsior Academy | Secondary | 992 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Skinners' Academy | Secondary | 987 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park | Secondary | 861 | Outstanding2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy | Secondary | 833 | Outstanding2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School | Secondary | 803 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Woodberry Down Community Primary School | Primary | 691 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Millfields Community School | Primary | 635 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Olive School, Hackney | Primary | 624 | Outstanding2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Mossbourne Riverside Academy | Primary | 602 | Outstanding2018 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Gayhurst Community School | Primary | 535 | Outstanding2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Orchard Primary School | Primary | 531 | Good2021 | OfstedWebsite | |
All Saints Catholic High School | Secondary | 499 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Shacklewell Primary School | Primary | 472 | Outstanding2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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