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Millfields Community School

Community school · London · E5 0SH

Ages 3–11 · 634 pupils · Hackney

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Ofsted

School remains Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

71%

Overall absence

5.3%

Admissions demand

0.99 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Good

Inspection date

2024-04-07

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)71%
Higher standard (RWM)8%
Avg scaled score — reading
109.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)12.3%
Unauthorised0.1%
Authorised absence
5.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.2%
Enrolments in measure
527

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

0.99 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

73

Places offered

76

1st-preference offers

73

Total preferences (any rank)
190
Preferred offers (top 3)
74
Applications from outside LA
5
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

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 fill93%

634 pupils · 680 places

Pupils on roll
634
Boys / girls
330 / 304
School capacity
680
Capacity fill
634 / 680 (93%)
Free school meals
26.5%
FSM pupils
166
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
Miss Jane Betsworth

Location

Address
Hilsea Street, Hackney
Postcode
E5 0SH
Town
London
Local authority
Hackney
District
Hackney
Constituency
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Special classes
No Special Classes
Resourced provision
Resourced provision
Resourced places
12 on roll / 12 capacity

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, 634 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 26.5%. SEN provision includes: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder.

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.

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    Ages 3–11

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

    0.2 miles away

  • Nightingale Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

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    Ages 3–11

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

    0.4 miles away

  • The Olive School, Hackney

    Ofsted: Not judged

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    Ages 4–11

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

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  • Mandeville Primary School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Community school · Primary

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    Ages 2–11

    • KS285%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM53.9%
    • Demand0.96

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  • Southwold Primary School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

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    Hackney · E5 9NL · Hackney

    Ages 3–11

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

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  • Daubeney Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

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    Ages 2–11

    • KS272%
    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM49.7%
    • Demand0.98

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Jane Betsworth
Telephone
02089857898
Website
http://www.millfields.hackney.sch.uk/

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