The Olive School, Hackney
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Outstanding May 7 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Muslim
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Hackney
- Unique reference
- 139814
- Address
- 32 St Johns Church Road, Hackney, E9 6EJ
- Website
- www.olivehackney.com
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 624 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.8%
- Girls
- 52.2%
- First language not English
- 51%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 47.3%
- Persistent absence
- 10.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.7%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Other | 10.3% |
| Bangladeshi | 13% |
| Mixed | 15.8% |
| Indian | 16% |
| African | 27.9% |
| Other White | 6.1% |
| Pakistani | 4% |
| Unclassified | 2.1% |
| Other Black | 1.8% |
| Other Asian | 1.6% |
| White British | 1.3% |
| Caribbean | 0.3% |
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingBelow average-2.7
WritingAverage0.4
MathsBelow average-1.4
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
| Area | Percentage |
|---|---|
| School | 87% |
| Local authority average | 76% |
| England average | 62% |
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
| Area | Percentage |
|---|---|
| School | 25% |
| Local authority average | 17% |
| England average | 8% |
Average score in reading
| Area | Average score |
|---|---|
| School | 108 |
| Local authority average | 107 |
| England average | 106 |
Average score in maths
| Area | Average score |
|---|---|
| School | 108 |
| Local authority average | 106 |
| England average | 105 |
Admissions
The Olive School, Hackney
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 90
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 100
- 2nd preference
- 22
- 3rd preference
- 17
- From another Local Authority
- 55
Offers
- 1st preference
- 87
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 29
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.7 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.8 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 90 48 42 |
| Year 1 | 90 42 48 |
| Year 2 | 88 50 38 |
| Year 3 | 89 38 51 |
| Year 4 | 90 42 48 |
| Year 5 | 90 35 55 |
| Year 6 | 87 43 44 |