Most sought-after schools in Hackney

Ordered by how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out.

This list is sorted by one number: first preferences per place. For each school it is the number of families who named it first, divided by the number of offers it made, in the newest year we hold. A higher number means more families wanted a place than there were places.

This is not a list of the best schools. It does not measure how good a school is, how happy the children are, or how well they do. It also does not tell you whether a child would get a place: that depends on where you live, the year, and the council's rules. It only shows how many people applied.

#	School	First preferences per place	Newest intake	Latest Ofsted
1	Mossbourne Riverside Academy London, primary	1.80	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
2	Mossbourne Community Academy London, secondary	1.75	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
3	Betty Layward Primary School London, primary	1.53	2026	School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
4	Clapton Girls' Academy London, secondary	1.51	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
5	Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy London, secondary	1.44	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
6	Gayhurst Community School London, primary	1.41	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
7	Rushmore Primary School London, primary	1.32	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
8	Lauriston School London, primary	1.22	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
9	City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park London, secondary	1.21	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
10	Shacklewell Primary School London, primary	1.20	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
11	William Patten Primary School London, primary	1.15	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
12	Sebright School London, primary	1.14	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
13	Hackney New Primary School London, primary	1.12	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
14	Grazebrook Primary School London, primary	1.10	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
15	Shoreditch Park Primary School London, primary	1.09	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
16	Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School London, primary	1.07	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
17	Springfield Community Primary School London, primary	1.07	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
18	Benthal Primary School London, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
19	St Scholastica's Catholic Primary School London, primary	1.00	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
20	Yesodey Hatorah Senior Girls School London, secondary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
21	Grasmere Primary School London, primary	0.97	2026	Strong standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
22	Morningside Primary School London, primary	0.97	2026	School remains Outstanding (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
23	Mossbourne Parkside Academy London, primary	0.96	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
24	Orchard Primary School London, primary	0.95	2026	Strong standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
25	The City Academy, Hackney London, secondary	0.95	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
26	Berger Primary School London, primary	0.94	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
27	Southwold Primary School Hackney, primary	0.94	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
28	Harrington Hill Primary School London, primary	0.93	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
29	Kingsmead Primary School London, primary	0.93	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
30	The Olive School, Hackney London, primary	0.92	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
31	Jubilee Primary School London, primary	0.91	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
32	Lubavitch Boys' Primary School London, primary	0.91	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
33	Nightingale Primary School London, primary	0.91	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
34	Gainsborough Primary School London, primary	0.90	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
35	Northwold Primary School London, primary	0.89	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
36	Thomas Fairchild Community School London, primary	0.89	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
37	Daubeney Primary School London, primary	0.88	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
38	Mandeville Primary School London, primary	0.88	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
39	St John and St James CofE Primary School London, primary	0.88	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
40	St. Paul's With St. Michael's CofE Primary School Hackney, primary	0.88	2026	School remains Outstanding (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
41	St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School London, primary	0.85	2026	School remains Outstanding (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
42	St Monica's Catholic Primary School London, primary	0.85	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
43	Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form London, secondary	0.85	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
44	Woodberry Down Community Primary School London, primary	0.84	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
45	Hoxton Garden Primary London, primary	0.83	2026	Improved significantly (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
46	Queensbridge Primary School London, primary	0.83	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
47	Skinners' Academy London, secondary	0.82	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
48	St Matthias Church of England Primary School London, primary	0.82	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
49	Cardinal Pole Catholic School London, secondary	0.80	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
50	Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School London, primary	0.80	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
51	The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School London, secondary	0.79	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
52	Holmleigh Primary School London, primary	0.76	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
53	Millfields Community School London, primary	0.76	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
54	The Bridge Academy London, secondary	0.73	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
55	Halley House School London, primary	0.70	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
56	Princess May Primary School London, primary	0.69	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
57	London Fields Primary School London, primary	0.66	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
58	All Saints Catholic High School London, secondary	0.63	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
59	Parkwood Primary School LONDON, primary	0.55	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
60	The Excelsior Academy London, secondary	0.55	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
61	Haggerston School London, secondary	0.47	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
62	Waterside Academy London, secondary	0.39	2026	Strong standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))

Figures from the Department for Education, applications and offers. 62 schools in Hackney have a published per-place figure. Schools with too few places for the figure to mean anything are left off. All schools in Hackney · How we compare schools.