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The Olive School, Hackney

32 St Johns Church Road, Hackney, London, E9 6EJ

Local ranking33rd of 50 primary schools in Hackney
Ofsted: Outstanding

Primary

Phase

630

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 7 May 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
Early years
Outstanding

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
87.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
25.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
92.0%
Writing (Expected)
92.0%
Maths (Expected)
94.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
82.0%
Reading avg scaled score
108.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
108.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
105.0
Cohort Size
87

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
624
Boys
305 (48%)
Girls
324 (52%)
Capacity
630 (100% full)
SEND
17.1%
FSM Eligible
48.1%
EAL
51.0%
SEN with EHC Plan
5.5%
SEN Support
11.7%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
22.9:1
Teachers (FTE)
27.3
Budget per Pupil
£8,228/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
4.3% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
8.8% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Free schools
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Muslim
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
Not applicable
Admissions
Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • Black African: 28.5%
  • Asian Indian: 16.4%
  • Asian Bangladeshi: 13.3%
  • Mixed Other: 10.8%
  • Other: 10.5%
  • White Other: 6.2%
  • Asian Pakistani: 4.1%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 2.6%

28.5%

Black African

16.4%

Asian Indian

13.3%

Asian Bangladeshi

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
139814
UKPRN
10042317
Establishment No.
2001
Trust
STAR ACADEMIES

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