Halley House School
Halley House School is a free schools in Hackney for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 166 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Halley House School is Good, from an inspection in September 2024. In 2025, 78% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. About 57% of its places were empty in 2024/25, far more than at most primary schools, so a place should be easier to come by.
Ofsted inspection: September 2024. KS2 results: 2025.
| Type | Primary / Free schools |
| Age Range | 3-11 |
| Religion | Unknown |
| Address | 52-58 Arcola Street Hackney London E8 2DJ |
| Phone | 02075040548 |
| Reference Number | 141750 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 166 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 46.99%
Girls: 53.01% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 43.6% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 32.5% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 20.5 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 18 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 24.3 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| 2 | 13 | 8 | 21 |
| 3 | 9 | 14 | 23 |
| 4 | 8 | 16 | 24 |
| 5 | 15 | 13 | 28 |
| 6 | 12 | 10 | 22 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| African | 23.5% |
| Caribbean | 16.9% |
| Mixed, Other | 10.2% |
| White, British | 7.8% |
| White, Other | 7.8% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 7.2% |
| Unclassified | 3% |
| White & Asian | 1.8% |
| Indian | 1.2% |
| Pakistani | 1.2% |
| White & Black (African) | 0.6% |
| Irish | 0.6% |
| Asian, Other | 0.6% |
Halley House School is performing well overall, rated 'Good' across all inspection domains. The school presents a warm and inclusive environment where positive relationships between staff and pupils enhance safety and well-being. After facing challenges in its community, staff have raised expectations for all students, particularly those with special educational needs. The curriculum is designed to ensure that students build confidence and knowledge, supported by capable staff who provide effective assistance.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Good |
| > Quality of education | Good |
| > Behaviour & Attitude | Good |
| > Personal Development | Good |
| > Leadership & Management | Good |
| > Early Years Provision | Good |
| Last Report Date | 02 Jul 2024 |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 02 Jul 2024 | School inspection: |
| 10 Jul 2018 | Full inspection: |
Strengths
- Positive and nurturing relationships between staff and pupils.
- A calm and orderly environment with high behaviour standards.
- An ambitious curriculum that covers expected national standards.
- Effective reading programmes in early years that build confidence.
- Strong emphasis on pupils' personal development and extra-curricular activities.
Areas for Improvement
- Inconsistent implementation of the curriculum in a few subjects.
How many students meet the standards
| Reading, Writing & Maths | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 78% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Pupils meeting a higher standard | 19% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Average Scaled Score
Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.
| Subject | School | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 108 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 105 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Progress Scores
A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.
| Metric | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | -3.3 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Writing | -0.8 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | -3.7 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
How many students meet the standards
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| Second Preference | 11 | 2 |
| Third Preference | 9 | 2 |
| From another Local Authority | 4 | 2 |
Previous years
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In 2024–25 Halley House School had 179 pupils for 420 places. 241 places (57.4%) were unfilled.
Pupils and places
Reception intake in the “4” planning area
Hackney counted 155 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 157 in 2029–30, up 1%.
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Places | 420 | 420 | 420 | 420 | 420 | 420 | 420 | 420 | 420 |
| Pupils | 31 | 62 | 99 | 144 | 187 | 216 | 205 | 191 | 179 |
| Unfilled | 92.6% | 85.2% | 76.4% | 65.7% | 55.5% | 48.6% | 51.2% | 54.5% | 57.4% |
Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.
In 2024–25 pupils at Halley House School attended 94.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 18.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 3.2% | 3.5% | 3.3% | 2.9% | 4.6% | 4.0% | 4.1% | 3.9% |
| Unauthorised absence | 2.3% | 1.8% | 1.2% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 2.1% |
| Severely absent pupils | 0.0% | 1.4% | 0.0% | 1.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 3.4% |
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.
In 2024–25, 0.5% of pupils at Halley House School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 3.2 | 6.5 | 33.3 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.
In 2025–26 Halley House School had 17.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 25.9% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 8.1 | 6.2 | 8.3 | 7.5 | 9.9 | 9.1 | 8.1 | 9.0 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 9.0 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 0.0% | 18.4% | 0.0% | 8.3% | 10.4% | 8.3% | 18.5% | 0.0% | 15.9% | 17.2% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | – | 55.6% | 66.7% | 33.3% | – | 38.5% | 76.9% | 61.5% | 57.1% | 50.0% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | – | 5.8 | 5.9 | 0.5 | – | 1.0 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 1.5 | – |
Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.
In 2025–26, 15.7% of pupils at Halley House School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Speech, language and communication needs | 14 | 0 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 5 | 5 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 5 | 0 |
| Other difficulty or disability | 2 | 0 |
Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.
In 2024–25 Halley House School received £11,404 and spent £11,220 for each of its 188 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £33,000 (£176 per pupil).
Across all 12 schools of Bellevue Place Education Trust, income was £7,796 and spending £7,790 per pupil.
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | -£85,000 | -£68,000 | £76,000 | £171,000 | £88,000 | £72,000 | £33,000 |
| per pupil | -£605 | -£412 | £415 | £760 | £399 | £353 | £176 |
| In-year balance | £178,000 | -£122,000 | £146,000 | £165,000 | -£57,000 | £259,000 | £35,000 |
| per pupil | £1,263 | -£743 | £798 | £735 | -£259 | £1,262 | £184 |
Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.
| Name | Distance |
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Shacklewell Primary School
Shacklewell Row, Hackney, London, E8 2EA |
0.1 miles |
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Princess May Primary School
Princess May Road, London, N16 8DF |
0.23 miles |
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St Matthias Church of England Primary School
Wordsworth Road, London, N16 8DD |
0.31 miles |
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The Children's House School
King Henry's Walk, Islington, London, N1 4PB |
0.38 miles |
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Mossbourne Parkside Academy
Sigdon Road, Hackney, London, E8 1AS |
0.47 miles |
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Newington Green Primary School
Auriga Mews, London, N1 4ND |
0.48 miles |
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Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School
Beechwood Road, London, E8 3DY |
0.51 miles |
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Grasmere Primary School
92 Albion Road, London, N16 9PD |
0.53 miles |
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Benthal Primary School
Benthal Road, Hackney, London, N16 7AU |
0.55 miles |
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Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School
Buckingham Road, Hackney, London, N1 4JB |
0.59 miles |
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Nightingale Primary School
Tiger Way, Hackney, London, E5 8NA |
0.61 miles |
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St Scholastica's Catholic Primary School
KENNINGHALL ROAD, CLAPTON, LONDON, E5 8BS |
0.64 miles |
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Betty Layward Primary School
Clissold Road, Hackney, London, N16 9EX |
0.67 miles |
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William Patten Primary School
Stoke Newington Church St, London, N16 0NX |
0.7 miles |
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Al-Falah Primary School
48 Kenninghall Road, Lower Clapton, London, E5 8BY |
0.73 miles |
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Gayhurst Community School
Gayhurst Road, Hackney, London, E8 3EN |
0.77 miles |
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Northwold Primary School
Northwold Road, Clapton, London, E5 8RN |
0.82 miles |
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The Olive School, Hackney
32 St Johns Church Road, Hackney, London, E9 6EJ |
0.86 miles |
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Queensbridge Primary School
Queensbridge Road, Haggerston, Hackney, London, E8 4ET |
0.86 miles |
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Millfields Community School
Hilsea Street, Hackney, London, E5 0SH |
0.96 miles |
| Name | Distance |
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The Excelsior Academy
Shacklewell Lane, Hackney, London, E8 2EY |
0.03 miles |
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The Garden School
Wordsworth Road, London, N16 8BZ |
0.32 miles |
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Mossbourne Community Academy
100 Downs Park Road, Hackney, London, E5 8JY |
0.47 miles |
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Stormont House School
Downs Park Road, London, E5 8NP |
0.55 miles |
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Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form
Clissold Road, Hackney, London, N16 9EX |
0.67 miles |
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St Paul's Waldorf School
1 St Paul's Road, Islington, London, N1 2QH |
0.76 miles |
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Tawhid Boys School, Tawhid Educational Trust
Cazenove Road, London, London, N16 6PA |
0.89 miles |
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Clapton Girls' Academy
Laura Place, Lower Clapton Road, London, E5 0RB |
0.9 miles |
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Waterside Academy
317-319 Kingsland Road, London, E8 4DL |
0.93 miles |
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The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School
Paragon Road, Hackney, London, E9 6NR |
0.94 miles |
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Beis Malka Girls' School
93 Alkham Road, London, N16 6XD |
1.04 miles |
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Side By Side School
Avigdor Mews, Lordship Road, London, London, N16 0QJ |
1.04 miles |
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The City Academy, Hackney
Homerton Row, Hackney, London, E9 6EA |
1.05 miles |
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The London Screen Academy
Highbury Grove, London, N5 2AG |
1.09 miles |
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City of London Academy Highbury Grove
8 Highbury Grove, Islington, London, N5 2EQ |
1.1 miles |
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Samuel Rhodes MLD School
11 Highbury New Park, Islington, London, N5 2EG |
1.11 miles |
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The Bridge Academy
Laburnum Street, Hackney, London, E2 8BA |
1.12 miles |
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Cardinal Pole Catholic School
205 Morning Lane, Hackney, London, E9 6LG |
1.12 miles |
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Beis Trana Girls' School
186 Upper Clapton Road, London, E5 9DH |
1.14 miles |
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Tayyibah Girls' School
88 Filey Avenue, Stamford Hill, London, N16 6JJ |
1.18 miles |
All schools in Hackney · Hackney local authority: places and applications
Halley House School is part of Bellevue Place Education Trust, which runs 12 schools. The nearest others:
- Whitehall Park School London
- Kilburn Grange School London
- Dollis Primary School London
- Rutherford House School London
- Watling Park School Barnet
- Deer Park School Twickenham
- Braywick Court School Maidenhead
- Evendons Primary School Wokingham
- Rivermead Primary School Reading
- Whiteknights Primary School Reading
What is Halley House School's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for Halley House School is Good, from an inspection in September 2024.
When was Halley House School last inspected by Ofsted?
Halley House School was last inspected in September 2024.
How many pupils does Halley House School have?
Halley House School has 166 pupils on roll.
What age range does Halley House School cover?
Halley House School for pupils aged 3 to 11.
What are Halley House School's SATs (KS2) results?
In 2025, 78% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Where is Halley House School?
Halley House School is at 52-58 Arcola Street, Hackney, London, E8 2DJ.