Springfield Community Primary School

Community school·Primary school London, Hackney·N16 6DH
Composite score
68.3
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#2,016
National rank
#516
In London
#21
In Hackney
Top 14%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
71%
% achieving higher RWM
19%
Reading average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Outstanding

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
83%
30 first choices, 28 places
First choices per place
1.07
more first choices than places
Applications naming the school
69
any preference, for 28 places
Last place offered lived
0.98 mi
straight line, 2026 intake · 1576 m
Applications from another council area
45%
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.17
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1 per place
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Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

The cut-off distance is how far the last child offered a place lived, not a catchment boundary: it moves every year with the number of applicants. Published by the council in its 2026 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
3–11
Pupils on roll
213
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
38.1%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
68.5%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
18.8%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
3.8%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.1%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
10.4%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
20.2
Typical primary: 20.7

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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Location

School overview

Springfield Community Primary School is a primary school serving London, Hackney, classified by the DfE as a community school. It has 213 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Springfield Community Primary School 'Outstanding'. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 71% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 14.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 14% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 19% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Competition for places is real here - 83% of first-choice applicants were offered a Reception place for September 2026 (30 first choices for 28 places). The council's own allocation figures show the last child offered a place for 2026 lived 0.98 miles away in a straight line — that distance is not a fixed catchment and moves each year. Overall pupil absence was 5.1%. There are about 20.2 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 38% 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 comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. 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 above.

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