Lubavitch House School (Senior Girls)

Academy converter·Secondary school London, Hackney·N16 5RP
Composite score
49.9
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#2,522
National rank
#432
In London
#15
In Hackney
Top 79%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
39.9
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
—
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
41%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
53%
% EBacc grade 5+
0%
EBacc average points score
3.19

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

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
8 first choices, 9 places
First choices per place
0.89
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
14
any preference, for 9 places
Applications from another council area
79%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.11
00.511.5
1 per place
0.9420220.8720231.0020241.0020250.892026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Lubavitch House School (Senior Girls) first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

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

School profile

Age range
11–18
Pupils on roll
113
Gender
Girls
Religious character
Jewish
Admissions
Non-Selective

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
11.1%
Typical secondary: 27.5%
% EAL
15.9%
Typical secondary: 12.0%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
10.6%
Typical secondary: 13.7%
% with an EHC plan
1.8%
Typical secondary: 2.9%

Attendance

Overall absence
10.6%
Typical secondary: 8.9%
Persistently absent
35.4%
Typical secondary: 25.7%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
8.9
Typical secondary: 16.7
Spend per pupil
£5,248
Typical secondary: £7,815

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

What pupils do next

The share of this school's Year 11 leavers in education, training or employment for at least two terms afterwards.

In education, training or work
85%
20 pupils tracked
Stayed in education
85%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
0%

DfE, KS4 destination measures.

Nearby secondary schools

Location

School overview

Lubavitch House School (Senior Girls) is a girls' secondary school serving London, Hackney, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Jewish religious character. It has 113 pupils aged 11 to 18 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Lubavitch House School (Senior Girls) 'Good'. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 39.9 — below the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has fallen by 1.6 points compared with the previous year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

41% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, in line with the national average of about 45%. 53% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Lubavitch House School (Senior Girls) their first choice was offered one of its 9 Year 7 places. After Year 11, 85% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 10.6%. There are about 8.9 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 11% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. 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 above.

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