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Hoxton Garden Primary

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school

Ivy Street, Hackney, London N1 5JD · hoxtongarden.hackney.sch.uk · 020 7739 8591

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Overview

Ofsted
Improved significantly
Ungraded inspection · Jul 2025
Key stage 2, 2024/25
84%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Hackney 76%, England 62%
Demand for places
0.8
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
344
76% of 450 places
Local authority
Hackney
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
64.5%
First language not English
40.1%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 24 families put the school first and 29 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

Demand for places

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 31 (Places 35)31September 2023: 25 (Places 28)25September 2024: 32 (Places 30)32September 2025: 26 (Places 30)26September 2026: 24 (Places 29)24Places 29
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202629240.8100%
September 2025Sept 202530260.996%
September 2024Sept 202430321.1▲94%
September 2023Sept 202328250.9100%
September 2022Sept 202235310.997%

Last distance offered

ReceptionDistance
September 2026No distance given
September 20253.46 mi5.57 km
September 20240.39 mi0.63 km

Results

In 2024/25, 84% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 21% the higher standard. Across Hackney it was 76%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 80% (England 53%)80%2016/17: 89% (England 61%)89%2017/18: 84% (England 64%)84%2018/19: 85% (England 65%)85%2022/23: 92% (England 60%)92%2023/24: 83% (England 61%)83%2024/25: 84% (England 62%)84%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▲84%62%
▲21%8%
Average scaled score
▲110106
▲108105
▲111105

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 9 July 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Hoxton Garden Primary was: Improved significantly.

Outcome
Improved significantly
Inspected
8 Jul 2025
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Dec 2019

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Dec 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Feb 2016Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsOutstanding
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Dec 2013Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement

What parents said

70% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (10 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
70%
Replies
10
3% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school●90% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe●90% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲90% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼70% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲90% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲90% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼80% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼70% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼80% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼60% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼63% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 80% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly●50% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 40% who had a child bullied

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