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Yesodey Hatorah Senior Girls School
Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–16 · Voluntary aided
Egerton Road, Stamford Hill, London N16 6UB · yesodeyhatorah.org · 020 8826 5500
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 59
- average Attainment 8 score. Hackney 50.5, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 380
- 95% of 400 places
- Local authority
- Hackney
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 4%
- First language not English
- 8.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 79 families put the school first and 79 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 79 | 79 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 78 | 82 | 1.1▲ | 95% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 79 | 82 | 1▲ | 96% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 78 | 81 | 1▲ | 96% |
| September 2018Sept 2018 | 64 | 64 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 59, and 70.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Hackney it was 50.5, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲59 | 46 | ||
| ▲70.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲90.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼19.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.59 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 1.5 | 0 |
| Further education | 92.6 | +22.9 |
| Other education | 1.5 | −3 |
| Employment | 1.5 | −4.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 1.5 | −1.5 |
| Activity not captured | 1.5 | −13.7 |
Ofsted
Yesodey Hatorah Senior Girls School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 8 May 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 8 May 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Oct 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2021Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective - Apr 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
- Jan 2020Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
- Dec 2018Monitoring visitEffective action
Mar 2018Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Not effective Sept 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Sept 2006Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (37 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 37
- 10% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 81% who raised concerns
based on the 3% who had a child bullied