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Baden-Powell School

Community school · London · E5 8DN

Ages 3–11 · 164 pupils · Hackney

KS2 expected (RWM)

69%

Overall absence

7.1%

Admissions demand

0.92 · Balanced demand

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)69%
Higher standard (RWM)12%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence7.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)27.8%
Unauthorised1.6%
Authorised absence
5.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.6%
Enrolments in measure
151

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2023/24 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.92 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

11

Places offered

12

1st-preference offers

11

Total preferences (any rank)
56
Preferred offers (top 3)
12
Applications from outside LA
5
Offers to outside-LA applicants
2

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (18 Jan 2024).

Capacity fill68%

164 pupils · 240 places

Pupils on roll
164
Boys / girls
81 / 83
School capacity
240
Capacity fill
164 / 240 (68%)
Free school meals
54.8%
FSM pupils
85
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Stephen Smith

Location

Address
Ferron Road
Postcode
E5 8DN
Town
London
Local authority
Hackney
District
Hackney
Constituency
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in London, Hackney, 164 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 54.8%.

Open schools in London
1846
Primary schools in London
994
Academies among open schools in London
23% (427)
Open schools in E5
19
Primary in E5
10
Open schools in Hackney LA
104
Primary in Hackney LA
50

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in LondonNear E5

  • Nightingale Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    London · E5 8NA · Hackney

    Ages 3–11

    • KS252%
    • Absence7.0%
    • FSM57.7%
    • Demand0.92

    0.1 miles away

  • Millfields Community School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    London · E5 0SH · Hackney

    Ages 3–11

    • KS271%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM26.5%
    • Demand0.99

    0.3 miles away

  • Benthal Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    London · N16 7AU · Hackney

    Ages 3–11

    • KS271%
    • Absence9.8%
    • FSM67.1%
    • Demand1.00

    0.3 miles away

  • Northwold Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    London · E5 8RN · Hackney

    Ages 2–11

    • KS288%
    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM53.2%
    • Demand0.93

    0.4 miles away

  • Southwold Primary School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Community school · Primary

    Hackney · E5 9NL · Hackney

    Ages 3–11

    • KS291%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM52.7%
    • Demand0.95

    0.5 miles away

  • Rushmore Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    London · E5 0LE · Hackney

    Ages 3–11

    • KS278%
    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM23.2%
    • Demand1.00

    0.5 miles away

  • The Olive School, Hackney

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Free schools · Primary

    London · E9 6EJ · Hackney

    Ages 4–11

    • KS287%
    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM54.1%
    • Demand1.32

    0.6 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Stephen Smith

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