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Lauriston School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Rutland Road, London E9 7JS · lauriston.hackney.sch.uk · 020 8985 6331
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 75%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Hackney 76%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.46 mi
- 0.75 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Hackney Council
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 440
- 20 over 420 places · 105%
- Local authority
- Hackney
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 24.3%
- First language not English
- 16.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.46 mi (745 m) from the school; in September 2025 it was 0.78 mi (1.25 km). Source: Hackney Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 71 families put the school first and 58 places were offered; 73% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 58 | 71 | 1.2▲ | 73% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 64 | 1.1▲ | 83% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 59 | 63 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 59 | 58 | 1 | 88% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 52 | 43 | 0.8 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.46 mi0.75 km | |
| September 2025 | 0.78 mi1.25 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.75 mi1.21 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 75% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 11% the higher standard. Across Hackney it was 76%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲75% | 62% | ||
| ▲11% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Lauriston School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 11 July 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 11 Jul 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Mar 2009Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (96 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 96
- 24% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 72% who raised concerns
based on the 30% who had a child bullied
based on 16 parents (17%) with SEND