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Hoxton Garden Primary

Community school · London · N1 5JD

Ages 3–11 · 344 pupils · Hackney

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Ofsted

Improved significantly

KS2 expected (RWM)

83%

Overall absence

4.8%

Admissions demand

1.07 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Improved significantly

Inspection date

2025-09-11

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)83%
Higher standard (RWM)15%
Avg scaled score — reading
108.0
Avg scaled score — maths
110.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
114.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)10.1%
Unauthorised1.1%
Authorised absence
3.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
337

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

1.07 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

32

Places offered

30

1st-preference offers

30

Total preferences (any rank)
93
Preferred offers (top 3)
30
Applications from outside LA
4
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

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 fill76%

344 pupils · 450 places

Pupils on roll
344
Boys / girls
158 / 186
School capacity
450
Capacity fill
344 / 450 (76%)
Free school meals
64.5%
FSM pupils
214
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

Governance
Community school
Federation
The Viridis Federation of Orchard, Southwold & Hoxton Garden Primary Schools
Headteacher
Mr Stephen O'Brien

Location

Address
Ivy Street, Hackney
Postcode
N1 5JD
Town
London
Local authority
Hackney
District
Hackney
Constituency
Hackney South and Shoreditch
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 community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in London, Hackney, 344 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 64.5%.

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

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    Ofsted: Standards maintained

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    • KS284%
    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM37.5%
    • Demand0.96

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    Ofsted: Good

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

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

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    Ages 4–11

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    • Absence5.6%
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  • Sebright School

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    • FSM44.0%
    • Demand0.95

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  • St Luke's CofE Primary School

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    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM53.2%
    • Demand0.95

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Telephone
02077398591
Website
www.hoxtongarden.hackney.sch.uk/

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