Best Primary Schools in Hackney

We checked all 68 primary schools in Hackney and list every one: 50 ranked, then 18 without a rank.

Schools checked: 68
Ranked: 50
Without a rank: 18

Ranks combine 2024/25 SATs results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Hackney. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Hackney also has 27 secondary schools, ranked on GCSE results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Hackney. Primary schools are also ranked across all of London.

Ranked primary schools in Hackney

Rank 1
Southwold Primary School
Local authority maintained, 341 pupils, inspected October 2019
Ofsted: Outstanding
Expected standard
91%
Higher standard
32%
Rank 2
Mossbourne Riverside Academy
Academy, 602 pupils, inspected April 2018
Ofsted: Outstanding
Expected standard
92%
Higher standard
33%
Rank 3
Northwold Primary School
Academy, 316 pupils, inspected December 2024
Ofsted judgements: Outstanding
Expected standard
90%
Higher standard
31%
Rank 4
William Patten Primary School
Local authority maintained, 434 pupils, inspected October 2023
Ofsted: Outstanding
Expected standard
83%
Higher standard
22%
Rank 5
The Olive School, Hackney
Free school, 629 pupils, inspected May 2025
Ofsted judgements: Outstanding
Expected standard
87%
Higher standard
25%
Rank 6
Gayhurst Community School
Local authority maintained, 524 pupils, inspected February 2023
Ofsted: Outstanding
Expected standard
88%
Higher standard
26%
Rank 7
Grazebrook Primary School
Local authority maintained, 463 pupils, inspected November 2023
Ofsted: Outstanding
Expected standard
85%
Higher standard
26%
Rank 8
St. Paul's With St. Michael's CofE Primary School
Local authority maintained, 185 pupils, inspected January 2017
Ofsted: Outstanding
Expected standard
82%
Higher standard
18%
Rank 9
Kingsmead Primary School
Local authority maintained, 233 pupils, inspected November 2023
Ofsted: Outstanding
Expected standard
85%
Higher standard
15%
Rank 10
Orchard Primary School
Local authority maintained, 518 pupils, inspected November 2025
Report card: Strong standard
Expected standard
87%
Higher standard
23%
Rank 11
Queensbridge Primary School
Local authority maintained, 398 pupils, inspected December 2023
Ofsted: Outstanding
Expected standard
73%
Higher standard
15%
Rank 12
Sebright School
Local authority maintained, 430 pupils, inspected May 2019
Ofsted: Outstanding
Expected standard
75%
Higher standard
11%
Rank 13
Hackney New Primary School
Free school, 344 pupils, inspected May 2018
Ofsted: Outstanding
Expected standard
81%
Higher standard
8%
Rank 14
Grasmere Primary School
Local authority maintained, 220 pupils, inspected April 2026
Report card: Strong standard
Expected standard
90%
Higher standard
19%
Rank 14
Morningside Primary School
Local authority maintained, 428 pupils, inspected June 2017
Ofsted: Outstanding
Expected standard
70%
Higher standard
26%
Rank 14
Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School
Local authority maintained, 204 pupils, inspected October 2023
Ofsted: Outstanding
Expected standard
68%
Higher standard
23%
Rank 17
St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School
Local authority maintained, 239 pupils, inspected October 2017
Ofsted: Outstanding
Expected standard
82%
Higher standard
7%
Rank 18
Springfield Community Primary School
Local authority maintained, 216 pupils, inspected October 2023
Ofsted: Outstanding
Expected standard
71%
Higher standard
19%
Rank 19
Betty Layward Primary School
Local authority maintained, 450 pupils, inspected July 2014
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
81%
Higher standard
28%
Rank 20
Hoxton Garden Primary
Local authority maintained, 344 pupils, inspected February 2016
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
84%
Higher standard
21%
Rank 21
London Fields Primary School
Local authority maintained, 407 pupils, inspected January 2025
Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding
Expected standard
79%
Higher standard
13%
Rank 22
Mandeville Primary School
Local authority maintained, 266 pupils, inspected February 2024
Ofsted: Outstanding
Expected standard
78%
Higher standard
11%
Rank 23
Rushmore Primary School
Local authority maintained, 455 pupils, inspected December 2012
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
79%
Higher standard
25%
Rank 24
Shacklewell Primary School
Local authority maintained, 461 pupils, inspected March 2019
Ofsted: Outstanding
Expected standard
72%
Higher standard
16%
Rank 25
Simon Marks Jewish Primary School
Local authority maintained, 121 pupils, inspected February 2024
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
100%
Higher standard
10%
Rank 26
Daubeney Primary School
Local authority maintained, 382 pupils, inspected October 2023
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
83%
Higher standard
15%
Rank 27
Shoreditch Park Primary School
Local authority maintained, 441 pupils, inspected June 2024
Ofsted: Outstanding
Expected standard
63%
Higher standard
19%
Rank 28
St John and St James CofE Primary School
Local authority maintained, 218 pupils, inspected May 2024
Ofsted: Outstanding
Expected standard
69%
Higher standard
14%
Rank 29
St Monica's Catholic Primary School
Academy, 172 pupils, inspected April 2013
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
83%
Higher standard
13%
Rank 30
Halley House School
Free school, 166 pupils, inspected July 2024
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
78%
Higher standard
19%
Rank 31
Benthal Primary School
Local authority maintained, 252 pupils, inspected June 2023
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
77%
Higher standard
15%
Rank 31
Jubilee Primary School
Local authority maintained, 445 pupils, inspected June 2022
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
72%
Higher standard
18%
Rank 33
St Matthias Church of England Primary School
Local authority maintained, 191 pupils, inspected September 2013
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
80%
Higher standard
10%
Rank 34
Mossbourne Parkside Academy
Academy, 327 pupils, inspected June 2026
Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
Expected standard
86%
Higher standard
7%
Rank 35
Lauriston School
Local authority maintained, 440 pupils, inspected July 2023
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
75%
Higher standard
11%
Rank 36
Millfields Community School
Local authority maintained, 634 pupils, inspected November 2012
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
69%
Higher standard
13%
Rank 37
Woodberry Down Community Primary School
Local authority maintained, 661 pupils, inspected December 2023
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
72%
Higher standard
18%
Rank 38
St John of Jerusalem Church of England Primary School
Local authority maintained, 140 pupils, inspected November 2022
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
77%
Higher standard
10%
Rank 39
St Scholastica's Catholic Primary School
Local authority maintained, 209 pupils, inspected January 2025
Ofsted judgements: Good
Expected standard
61%
Higher standard
22%
Rank 40
Princess May Primary School
Local authority maintained, 198 pupils, inspected April 2023
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
70%
Higher standard
10%
Rank 41
Lubavitch Girls Primary School
Academy, 101 pupils, inspected December 2023
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
80%
Higher standard
7%
Rank 42
Berger Primary School
Local authority maintained, 414 pupils, inspected January 2016
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
69%
Higher standard
10%
Rank 43
Thomas Fairchild Community School
Local authority maintained, 210 pupils, inspected September 2023
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
79%
Higher standard
0%
Rank 44
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School
Local authority maintained, 240 pupils, inspected March 2020
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
72%
Higher standard
6%
Rank 45
Harrington Hill Primary School
Local authority maintained, 203 pupils, inspected November 2023
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
66%
Higher standard
7%
Rank 45
Parkwood Primary School
Local authority maintained, 190 pupils, inspected April 2015
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
59%
Higher standard
9%
Rank 47
Nightingale Primary School
Local authority maintained, 384 pupils, inspected June 2023
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
61%
Higher standard
6%
Rank 48
Holmleigh Primary School
Local authority maintained, 381 pupils, inspected January 2025
Ofsted judgements: Good
Expected standard
52%
Higher standard
7%
Rank 49
Lubavitch Boys' Primary School
Academy, 113 pupils, inspected March 2025
Ofsted judgements: Good
Expected standard
46%
Higher standard
0%
Rank 50
Gainsborough Primary School
Local authority maintained, 308 pupils, inspected June 2023
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
57%
Higher standard
0%

Primary schools in Hackney without a rank

Al-Falah Primary School
Independent, 105 pupils, inspected July 2024
Ofsted: Good
Beis Aharon School
Independent, Selective, 280 pupils, inspected June 2025
Ofsted: Good
Beis Rochel D'satmar School
Independent, 611 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Beis Ruchel D'Satmar London
Independent, 1,108 pupils, inspected June 2025
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Beis Yaakov Girls School
Independent, 100 pupils, inspected September 2024
Ofsted: Good
Bobov Primary Boys School
Independent, 219 pupils, inspected June 2024
Ofsted: Inadequate
Clockhouse Primary School
Independent, 0 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Ohr Emes
Independent, 162 pupils, inspected July 2025
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Rosemary Works School
Independent, 52 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
T T T Y Y School
Independent, 144 pupils, inspected June 2025
Ofsted: Inadequate
Talmud Torah Chaim Meirim Wiznitz School
Independent, 234 pupils, inspected July 2024
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Talmud Torah Machzikei Hadass School
Independent, 508 pupils, inspected July 2024
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Talmud Torah Yetev Lev
Independent, 776 pupils, inspected January 2026
Report card: Urgent improvement to expected standard
The Lyceum
Independent, 126 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
TTD Gur School
Independent, 130 pupils, inspected May 2024
Ofsted: Inadequate
Wiznitz Cheder School
Independent, 61 pupils, inspected March 2026
Report card: Urgent improvement to expected standard
Yeshuos Moshe School
Independent
No Ofsted inspection
Yesodey Hatorah Girls School
Independent, 488 pupils, inspected June 2025
Ofsted: Good