Schools in Hackney

66 schools with published admissions figures

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The newest figures for each school. "1st prefs per place" is how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It measures demand, not whether a child would get a place. A dash means the figure is not available.

How the 2026 round went in Hackney

Primary

Offered their first choice 88.1%
Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 84.4% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 97.1%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 1,677
Applications received for a primary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 88.1% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 97.1% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 3.7 points higher than in 2016, when it was 84.4%.

The council's primary schools between them had 2,405 places for 1,677 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Secondary

Offered their first choice 74.6%
Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 67.5% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 93.2%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 2,029
Applications received for a secondary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 74.6% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 93.2% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 7.1 points higher than in 2016, when it was 67.5%.

The council's secondary schools between them had 2,489 places for 2,029 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Source: Department for Education, applications and offers. The same round across England.

If a family is refused a place

In 2026, families in Hackney lodged 131 appeals about a school place.

85 of them were heard by a panel and 4 succeeded, which is about 5 in every 100 heard.

The other 46 did not reach a panel. Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.

This is a record of decisions already made. A panel hears one case at a time and decides it on what that family sets out, so these figures do not indicate what would happen in any particular appeal.

Source: Department for Education, admission appeals in England, reporting year 2026. Counts every school in this council area. The share that succeeded is taken over appeals heard by a panel, not over appeals lodged.

Secondary

School	1st prefs per place	Demand since	Latest Ofsted
The Bridge Academy London	0.73	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
The City Academy, Hackney London	0.95	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
The Excelsior Academy London	0.55	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School London	0.79	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Waterside Academy London	0.39	-	Strong standard Ofsted report card (current framework)
Yesodey Hatorah Senior Girls School London	1.00	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)

Elsewhere

Most sought-after schools in Hackney by first preferences per place
Schools in E15 (14)
Schools in E2 (17)
Schools in E5 (12)
Schools in E8 (10)
Schools in E9 (13)
Schools in N1 (23)
Schools in N16 (16)
Schools in N4 (10)
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