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Skinners' Academy

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Sponsored academy

Woodberry Grove, London N4 1SY · skinnersacademy.org.uk · 020 8800 7411

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
Apr 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
46.4
average Attainment 8 score. Hackney 50.5, England 46
Last distance offered
No limit
Year 7, September 2026 entry · Hackney Council
Demand for places
0.8
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
939
82% of 1,150 places
Local authority
Hackney
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
64.1%
First language not English
59.5%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Skinners' Academies Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Hackney Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 98 families put the school first and 119 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: 162 (Places 181)162September 2023: 124 (Places 172)124September 2024: 150 (Places 175)150September 2025: 105 (Places 134)105September 2026: 98 (Places 119)98Places 119
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 2026119980.8100%
September 2025Sept 20251341050.8100%
September 2024Sept 20241751500.994%
September 2023Sept 20231721240.798%
September 2022Sept 20221811620.981%

Last distance offered

Year 7 – All applicantsDistance
September 2026All
September 2025All
Year 7 – Band A: DistanceDistance
September 20241.76 mi2.83 km
Year 7 – Band B: DistanceDistance
September 20242.32 mi3.73 km
Year 7 – Band C: DistanceDistance
September 20244.79 mi7.71 km
Year 7 – Band D: DistanceDistance
September 20242.70 mi4.35 km
Year 7 – Band E: DistanceDistance
September 20240.66 mi1.07 km

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 46.4, and 42% 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+ (32.6 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: 46.7 (England 46.3)46.72017/18: 48.2 (England 46.5)48.22018/19: 46.7 (England 46.7)46.72021/22: 48.1 (England 48.8)48.12022/23: 45.2 (England 46.3)45.22023/24: 46.1 (England 45.9)46.12024/25: 46.4 (England 46.0)46.4England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
●46.446.0
▼42.0%45.4%
▲68.8%64.8%
▲45.5%40.5%
●4.234.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form43.6−7.8
Sixth form college4.4−8.3
Further education40.3+10.8
Other education0.60
Apprenticeship1.1—
Employment0.6—
Not in a lasting destination6.6+2.6
Activity not captured2.8+1.1

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published16/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 28.7 (England 31.1)C2017/18: 30.4 (England 32.1)C2018/19: 29.8 (England 32.9)C2021/22: 30.9 (England 37.9)C2022/23: 26.9 (England 34.2)C-2023/24: 30.9 (England 34.4)C2024/25: 32.6 (England 35.0)C+England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
43 studentsC+ (32.6)Average +0.16
43 studentsC+ (32.6)Average +0.16
15 studentsDist (35)Well above average +0.69
6.1%AAB or better
91.7%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2467C (30.9)+0.20
2022/2347C- (26.9)—
2021/2256C (30.9)—
2018/1952C (29.8)-0.31
2017/1844C (30.4)-0.17
2016/1740C (28.7)-0.28

Where sixth-form leavers went

2016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University79.1+1.6
Further and other education3.5+2.2
Further education2.3—
Other education1.2—
Apprenticeship1.2−0.1
Employment8.1−3.2
Not in a lasting destination3.5−0.3
Activity not captured4.7−0.3

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Skinners' Academy on 14 April 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
14 Apr 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementExpected standard
Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
Personal development and well-beingExpected standard
Post-16 provisionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2022

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • May 2022Good
    Quality of educationGood
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Sixth formGood
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Jun 2013Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

72% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (79 replies, to 2 April 2023).

Recommend
72%
Replies
79
8% · 2 Apr 2023
Child is happy at school▼84% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼79% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼76% agreeEngland 83%
School has high expectations▼79% agreeEngland 82%
Child does well▼84% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼62% agreeEngland 80%
Told how child is doing▼72% agreeEngland 83%
Good range of subjects▼83% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼83% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼67% agreeEngland 78%
Concerns are dealt with properly●75% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 87% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼29% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 35% who had a child bullied

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