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Halley House School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Free school
52-58 Arcola Street, Hackney, London E8 2DJ · halleyhouseschool.org.uk · 020 7504 0548
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 78%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Hackney 76%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 166
- 79% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Hackney
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 43.6%
- First language not English
- 32.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 14 families put the school first and 20 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 20 | 14 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 7 | 6 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 20 | 17 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 21 | 0.7 | 95% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 23 | 17 | 0.7 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 78% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 19% the higher standard. Across Hackney it was 76%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲78% | 62% | ||
| ▲19% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| Grammar and spelling | ●106 | 105 | |
Ofsted
Halley House School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 2 July 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 2 Jul 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jul 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jul 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
71% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (41 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 71%
- Replies
- 41
- 20% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 88% who raised concerns
based on the 41% who had a child bullied