Best primary schools in Hackney (2026)

Hackney has 50 ranked primary schools with published results. The top-ranked is Southwold Primary School, in the top 1% in England. The average reading, writing & maths here in 2025 was 76%, against 62% for England. 19 are in England's top 10%, and 11 are rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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Rank	School	Reading, writing & maths (2023–2025 average)	Reading, writing & maths 2025	Higher standard	Ofsted
1 Top 1% in England	Southwold Primary School Hackney	90%	91%	32%	Outstanding
2 Top 2% in England	Simon Marks Jewish Primary School Hackney · Jewish	92%	100%	10%	Good
3 Top 2% in England	Grazebrook Primary School Hackney	88%	85%	26%	Outstanding
4 Top 3% in England	Mossbourne Riverside Academy Hackney	83%	92%	33%	No rating
5 Top 3% in England	Gayhurst Community School Hackney	86%	88%	26%	Outstanding
6 Top 3% in England	Hoxton Garden Primary Hackney	86%	84%	21%	No rating
7 Top 4% in England	William Patten Primary School Hackney	84%	83%	22%	Outstanding
8 Top 5% in England	The Olive School, Hackney Hackney · Muslim	84%	87%	25%	Not judged
9 Top 5% in England	Northwold Primary School Hackney	81%	90%	31%	Not judged
10 Top 5% in England	Hackney New Primary School Hackney	84%	81%	8%	No rating
11 Top 6% in England	Kingsmead Primary School Hackney	82%	85%	15%	Outstanding
12 Top 7% in England	Orchard Primary School Hackney	80%	87%	23%	Report card
13 Top 7% in England	Betty Layward Primary School Hackney	78%	81%	28%	No rating
14 Top 7% in England	St Monica's Catholic Primary School Hackney · Roman Catholic	83%	83%	13%	No rating
15 Top 8% in England	Grasmere Primary School Hackney	79%	90%	19%	Report card
16 Top 8% in England	Rushmore Primary School Hackney	77%	79%	25%	No rating
17 Top 8% in England	Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School Hackney · Catholic	77%	68%	23%	Outstanding
18 Top 10% in England	Princess May Primary School Hackney	80%	70%	10%	Good
19 Top 10% in England	St John of Jerusalem Church of England Primary School Hackney · Church of England	81%	77%	10%	Good
20 Top 12% in England	Mandeville Primary School Hackney	79%	78%	11%	Outstanding
21 Top 14% in England	Jubilee Primary School Hackney	75%	72%	18%	Good
22 Top 14% in England	St. Paul's With St. Michael's CofE Primary School Hackney · Church of England	77%	82%	18%	No rating
23 Top 17% in England	Daubeney Primary School Hackney	73%	83%	15%	Good
24 Top 20% in England	St John and St James CofE Primary School Hackney · Church of England	74%	69%	14%	Outstanding
25 Top 20% in England	Benthal Primary School Hackney	69%	77%	15%	Good
26 Top 21% in England	Shacklewell Primary School Hackney	71%	72%	16%	No rating
27 Top 21% in England	Lubavitch Girls Primary School Hackney · Girls · Jewish	76%	80%	7%	Good
28 Top 22% in England	London Fields Primary School Hackney	71%	79%	13%	Not judged
29 Top 22% in England	Sebright School Hackney	73%	75%	11%	No rating
30 Top 22% in England	Harrington Hill Primary School Hackney	74%	66%	7%	Good
31 Top 22% in England	Mossbourne Parkside Academy Hackney	76%	86%	7%	Report card
32 Top 22% in England	Morningside Primary School Hackney	71%	70%	26%	No rating
33 Top 23% in England	Queensbridge Primary School Hackney	72%	73%	15%	Outstanding
34 Top 24% in England	Lauriston School Hackney	71%	75%	11%	Good
35 Top 26% in England	St Scholastica's Catholic Primary School Hackney · Roman Catholic	70%	61%	22%	Not judged
36 Top 27% in England	Thomas Fairchild Community School Hackney	72%	79%	0%	Good
37 Top 28% in England	Millfields Community School Hackney	70%	69%	13%	No rating
38 Top 30% in England	Springfield Community Primary School Hackney	67%	71%	19%	Outstanding
39 Top 31% in England	St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School Hackney · Church of England	70%	82%	7%	No rating
40 Top 35% in England	Shoreditch Park Primary School Hackney	64%	63%	19%	Outstanding
41 Top 37% in England	Woodberry Down Community Primary School Hackney	65%	72%	18%	Good
42 Top 39% in England	Berger Primary School Hackney	67%	69%	10%	No rating
43 Top 41% in England	St Matthias Church of England Primary School Hackney · Church of England	66%	80%	10%	No rating
44 Top 49% in England	Halley House School Hackney	61%	78%	19%	Good
45 Bottom 50% in England	Holmleigh Primary School Hackney	63%	52%	7%	Not judged
46 Bottom 48% in England	Nightingale Primary School Hackney	61%	61%	6%	Good
47 Bottom 47% in England	Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Hackney · Church of England	62%	72%	6%	Good
48 Bottom 44% in England	Gainsborough Primary School Hackney	59%	57%	0%	Good
49 Bottom 40% in England	Parkwood Primary School Hackney	59%	59%	9%	No rating
50 Bottom 9% in England	Lubavitch Boys' Primary School Hackney · Boys · Orthodox Jewish	45%	46%	0%	Not judged

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What is the best primary school in Hackney?

On exam results over the last three years, Southwold Primary School is the top-ranked primary school in Hackney, in the top 1% of schools in England.

How are the schools ranked?

By published Department for Education exam results averaged over three years: for secondary schools, Attainment 8 plus a quarter of the share getting grade 5+ in English and maths; for primary schools, the share reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths plus half the share reaching the higher standard. The order uses the three-year average, so a school can rank above one with a higher single-year result. Schools with fewer than 10 pupils taking the tests are not ranked. Exam results are only part of the picture: visit, read the Ofsted report and check admissions rules, as living nearby does not guarantee a place.