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Sebright School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Audrey Street, Goldsmiths Row, London E2 8QH · sebright.hackney.sch.uk · 020 7739 6531
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Jul 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 75%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Hackney 76%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.43 mi
- 0.70 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Hackney Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 430
- 93% of 460 places
- Local authority
- Hackney
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 44%
- First language not English
- 35.6%
- 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 0.43 mi (699 m) from the school; in September 2025 it was 0.55 mi (879 m). Source: Hackney Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 64 families put the school first and 56 places were offered; 78% 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 | 56 | 64 | 1.1▲ | 78% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 63 | 1.1▲ | 84% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 43 | 41 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 57 | 50 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 54 | 0.9 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.43 mi0.70 km | |
| September 2025 | 0.55 mi0.88 km | |
| September 2024 | All | |
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 | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 9 July 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Sebright School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 8 Jul 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, May 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2019Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Nov 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Mar 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (120 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 120
- 27% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 72% who raised concerns
based on the 35% who had a child bullied
based on 19 parents (16%) with SEND