Northwold Primary School | Primary in London, Hackney | Ofsted & DfE

90%

RWM expected · 2024/25

31%

RWM higher · 2024/25

308

Pupils · 2024/25

64%

EAL · 2024/25

13%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

90%

RWM expected · 2024/25

31%

RWM higher · 2024/25

308

Pupils · 2024/25

64%

EAL · 2024/25

13%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

90%

RWM expected · 2024/25

31%

RWM higher · 2024/25

308

Pupils · 2024/25

64%

EAL · 2024/25

13%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 21/04/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityHackney

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio21.7:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Northwold Primary School · Primary · Hackney

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard

90%

+2pp

90%74%57%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 90%

RWM higher standard

31%

+3pp

31%20%9%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 31%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

90%

Reading higher standard

45%

Writing expected standard

93%

Writing higher standard

40%

Maths expected standard

93%

Maths higher standard

48%

Science expected standard

93%

SPAG expected standard

95%

SPAG higher standard

76%

Reading scaled score

108.0

Maths scaled score

109.0

GPS scaled score

113.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

308

Pupil : teacher ratio

21.7

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

64%

FSM eligible

52%

SEN

21%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

13%

Contact

Address

Northwold Road, Clapton, London, E5 8RN

Local authority

Hackney

Website

www.northwoldschool.com

Telephone

02088066352

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	90%	31%	90%	45%	93%	40%	93%	48%	93%	95%	108.0	109.0	113.0	—	—	—	21%	308
2023/24	88%	28%	93%	58%	91%	35%	88%	42%	93%	91%	110.0	108.0	112.0	—	—	—	22%	321
2022/23	65%	12%	73%	37%	80%	20%	78%	29%	88%	82%	106.0	105.0	107.0	+2.30	+2.30	+1.90	17%	345
2018/19	57%	9%	63%	17%	87%	24%	78%	28%	93%	87%	103.0	106.0	112.0	-2.30	+0.80	-0.70	20%	450
2017/18	80%	21%	80%	34%	93%	29%	93%	48%	91%	91%	107.0	110.0	113.0	+1.20	+2.50	+5.30	—	444
2016/17	80%	16%	80%	23%	100%	29%	100%	41%	100%	100%	105.0	109.0	112.0	-1.10	+2.20	+3.90	21%	447

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	308	21.8	21%	64%	52%	5%	13%
2023/24	321	17.6	22%	69%	48%	4%	12%
2022/23	345	17.4	17%	68%	45%	5%	12%
2021/22	393	17.0	28%	69%	43%	5%	14%
2020/21	412	19.5	24%	71%	40%	—	—
2018/19	450	30.0	20%	69%	43%	3%	5%
2017/18	—	26.1	—	—	—	3%	7%
2016/17	447	24.8	21%	72%	52%	3%	3%