The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School

Voluntary aided school · Secondary school · London, Hackney
E9 6NR
Composite score
49.0

The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School at a glance

Located in London, Hackney, The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School is a secondary school, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Church of England religious character. The school educates roughly 803 pupils aged 11 to 19. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 39.2, below the national average of 46. Results have held broadly steady on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

28% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well below the national average of about 45%. 48% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 71% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. When you visit, you might ask how the school stretches its higher-attaining pupils and supports those who need to catch up. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#2,626
National rank
#441
In London
#16
In Hackney
Top 82%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
39.2
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
28%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
48%
% EBacc grade 5+
11%
EBacc average points score
3.45

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Sixth form provision
Good

School profile

Pupils on roll 803 % FSM ever-6 70.5% % EAL 31.3% Age range 11–19 Gender Mixed Religious character Church of England

Location

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