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Shacklewell Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Community school
Shacklewell Row, Hackney, London E8 2EA · shacklewell.hackney.sch.uk · 020 7254 1415
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Apr 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 72%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Hackney 76%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.28 mi
- 0.45 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Hackney Council
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 461
- 96% of 482 places
- Local authority
- Hackney
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 35.2%
- First language not English
- 31.7%
- 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 0.28 mi (446 m) from the school; in September 2025 it was 0.32 mi (518 m). Source: Hackney Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 73 families put the school first and 61 places were offered; 75% 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 | 61 | 73 | 1.2▲ | 75% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 54 | 0.9 | 78% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 60 | 1 | 88% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 59 | 75 | 1.3▲ | 64% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 60 | 1 | 87% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.28 mi0.45 km | |
| September 2025 | 0.32 mi0.52 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.43 mi0.70 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 72% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 16% 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 | |||
| ▲72% | 62% | ||
| ▲16% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 2 April 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Shacklewell Primary School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 1 Apr 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Mar 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 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 Jan 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Mar 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Mar 2011Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (151 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 151
- 32% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 32% who had a child bullied
based on 17 parents (11%) with SEND