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Hackney New Primary School

Free schools · London · N1 5FR

Ages 4–11 · 344 pupils · Hackney

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Ofsted

Standards maintained

KS2 expected (RWM)

84%

Overall absence

4.5%

Admissions demand

0.96 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Standards maintained

Inspection date

2025-01-22

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)84%
Higher standard (RWM)25%
Avg scaled score — reading
110.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
108.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)8.8%
Unauthorised1.5%
Authorised absence
3.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.3%
Enrolments in measure
297

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 (2024/25 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

0.96 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

48

Places offered

50

1st-preference offers

45

Total preferences (any rank)
175
Preferred offers (top 3)
50
Applications from outside LA
20
Offers to outside-LA applicants
3

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 (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill98%

344 pupils · 350 places

Pupils on roll
344
Boys / girls
169 / 175
School capacity
350
Capacity fill
344 / 350 (98%)
Free school meals
37.5%
FSM pupils
129
Gender
Mixed
School type
Free schools

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: THE COMPASS PARTNERSHIP OF SCHOOLS
Academy trust
THE COMPASS PARTNERSHIP OF SCHOOLS
Headteacher
Headteacher Marya Afreedi

Location

Address
2 Downham Road
Postcode
N1 5FR
Town
London
Local authority
Hackney
District
Hackney
Constituency
Islington South and Finsbury
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

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

Mixed free schools (primary), Ages 4–11, in London, Hackney, 344 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 37.5%.

Open schools in London
1846
Primary schools in London
994
Academies among open schools in London
23% (427)
Open schools in N1
36
Primary in N1
20
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.

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    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS273%
    • Absence7.3%
    • FSM68.3%
    • Demand0.90

    0.3 miles away

  • Shoreditch Park Primary School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Community school · Primary

    London · N1 5JN · Hackney

    Ages 3–11

    • KS269%
    • Absence6.4%
    • FSM59.3%
    • Demand0.93

    0.3 miles away

  • Hoxton Garden Primary

    Ofsted: Improved significantly

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS283%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM64.5%
    • Demand1.07

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  • The New North Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    London · N1 8SJ · Islington

    Ages 4–11

    • KS234%
    • Absence8.2%
    • FSM68.1%
    • Demand0.89

    0.5 miles away

  • Queensbridge Primary School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Community school · Primary

    London · E8 4ET · Hackney

    Ages 4–11

    • KS276%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM45.7%
    • Demand1.00

    0.5 miles away

  • Thomas Fairchild Community School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    London · N1 7HA · Hackney

    Ages 3–11

    • KS276%
    • Absence6.4%
    • FSM70.1%
    • Demand1.00

    0.5 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Headteacher Marya Afreedi
Telephone
02030193470
Website
http://hackneynewprimaryschool.org

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