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The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Voluntary aided

Paragon Road, Hackney, London E9 6NR · theurswickschool.co.uk · 020 8985 2430

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Dec 2023
GCSEs, 2024/25
39.2
average Attainment 8 score. Hackney 50.5, England 46
Last distance offered
No limit
Year 7, September 2025 entry · Hackney Council
Demand for places
0.8
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
752
72% of 1,050 places
Local authority
Hackney
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
70.5%
First language not English
29.3%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2025, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Hackney Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 67 families put the school first and 85 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 79 (Places 176)79September 2023: 90 (Places 140)90September 2024: 68 (Places 122)68September 2025: 57 (Places 74)57September 2026: 67 (Places 85)67Places 85
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202685670.8100%
September 2025Sept 202574570.8100%
September 2024Sept 2024122680.6100%
September 2023Sept 2023140900.6100%
September 2022Sept 2022176790.499%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 39.2, and 28.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Hackney it was 50.5, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C- (28.2 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 43.2 (England 46.3)43.22017/18: 40.0 (England 46.5)40.02018/19: 43.1 (England 46.7)43.12021/22: 41.5 (England 48.8)41.52022/23: 44.3 (England 46.3)44.32023/24: 39.3 (England 45.9)39.32024/25: 39.2 (England 46.0)39.2England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼39.246.0
▼28.4%45.4%
▼47.5%64.8%
▲68.1%40.5%
▼3.454.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form26.5−25.6
Sixth form college2−9
Further education60.5+37.2
Employment0.7—
Not in a lasting destination7.50
Activity not captured2.7−3.5

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 24.3 (England 30.5)D+2016/17: 27.6 (England 31.1)C-2017/18: 30.6 (England 32.1)C2018/19: 26.9 (England 32.9)C-2021/22: 31.1 (England 37.9)C2022/23: 27.6 (England 34.2)C-2023/24: 28.8 (England 34.4)C2024/25: 28.2 (England 35.0)C-England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
72 studentsC- (28.2)Average +0.14
72 studentsC- (27.9)Average +0.04
27 studentsMerit (23.4)Average +0.20
5.4%AAB or better
98.6%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2447C (28.8)+0.49
2022/2359C- (27.6)—
2021/2253C (31.1)—
2018/1946C- (26.9)-0.06
2017/1840C (30.6)+0.47
2016/1737C- (27.6)+0.12
2015/1648D+ (24.3)-0.23

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University72.7+13.8
Further education2.3+0.5
Apprenticeship2.3−1.3
Employment11.4−1.1
Not in a lasting destination4.5−11.6
Activity not captured6.8−0.3

Ofsted

The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 5 December 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
5 Dec 2023
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Sixth formGood

Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Jul 2022

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Jul 2022Ungraded inspectionConcerns

Before September 2019

  • Mar 2013Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
  • Sept 2009Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

50% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (10 replies, to 2 April 2023).

Recommend
50%
Replies
10
1% · 2 Apr 2023
Child is happy at school▼60% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼50% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼60% agreeEngland 83%
School has high expectations▼60% agreeEngland 82%
Child does well▼80% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼50% agreeEngland 80%
Told how child is doing▼60% agreeEngland 83%
Good range of subjects●90% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●90% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼30% agreeEngland 78%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼38% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 80% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼17% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 60% who had a child bullied

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