Community school · Primary
London · E5 8NA · Hackney
Ages 3–11
Status: Open
0.2 miles away
OpenOfsted: School remains OutstandingURN 100307
Stormont House School
Community special school · London · E5 8NP
Ages 11–17 · 131 pupils · Hackney
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding
Attainment 8
1.6
Overall absence
9.0%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Outstanding
Inspection date
2024-06-09
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8-1.52
−20+2
Attainment 81.6
English & maths grade 5+0%
English & maths grade 4+0%
EBacc entry0%
EBacc APS: 0.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence9.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)31.9%
Unauthorised1.2%
- Authorised absence
- 7.8%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.0%
- Enrolments in measure
- 119
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill109%
131 pupils · 120 places
- Pupils on roll
- 131
- Boys / girls
- 96 / 35
- School capacity
- 120
- Capacity fill
- 131 / 120 (109%)
- Free school meals
- 62.7%
- FSM pupils
- 69
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Community special school
Age range
Ages 11–17
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Governance
- Community special school
- Headteacher
- Mr Kevin McDonnell
Location
- Address
- Downs Park Road
- Postcode
- E5 8NP
- Town
- London
- Local authority
- Hackney
- District
- Hackney
- Constituency
- Hackney North and Stoke Newington
- 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 special school, Ages 11–17, in London, Hackney, 131 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, special school. Free school meals: 62.7%.
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Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Kevin McDonnell
- Telephone
- 02089854245