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Northwold Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Academy

Northwold Road, Clapton, London E5 8RN · northwoldschool.com · 020 8806 6352

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Dec 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
90%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Hackney 76%, England 62%
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
316
67% of 470 places
Local authority
Hackney
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
53.2%
First language not English
56.6%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Arbor Academy Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 24 families put the school first and 27 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: 29 (Places 32)29September 2023: 26 (Places 28)26September 2024: 25 (Places 27)25September 2025: 25 (Places 29)25September 2026: 24 (Places 27)24Places 27
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202627240.9100%
September 2025Sept 202529250.9100%
September 2024Sept 202427250.9100%
September 2023Sept 202328260.9100%
September 2022Sept 202232290.9100%

Results

In 2024/25, 90% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 31% 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: 95% (England 53%)95%2016/17: 80% (England 61%)80%2017/18: 80% (England 64%)80%2018/19: 57% (England 65%)57%2022/23: 65% (England 60%)65%2023/24: 88% (England 61%)88%2024/25: 90% (England 62%)90%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▲90%62%
▲31%8%
Average scaled score
●108106
▲109105
▲113105

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Northwold Primary School on 10 December 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
10 Dec 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding
Early yearsOutstanding

Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, Apr 2023

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Apr 2023Ungraded inspectionImproving
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Jun 2017Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareOutstanding
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Jan 2012Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

82% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (22 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
82%
Replies
22
7% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school●91% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲95% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved●86% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼77% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲96% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn●86% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲100% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲100% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲95% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼63% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲86% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 64% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲64% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 36% who had a child bullied

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