The Olive School, Hackney

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
May 13 2015 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

Pupils

Number of Pupils
622 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
46.5%
Girls
53.5%
First language not English
53.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
39.4%
Persistent absence
11.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.4%
Pupil ethnicities
African 31.4%
Indian 17.4%
Mixed 14.8%
Bangladeshi 12.2%
Other 7.7%
Other White 5.8%
Pakistani 4.3%
Other Asian 1.8%
Unclassified 1.8%
Other Black 1.3%
White British 1.1%
Caribbean 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingBelow average-2.7
WritingAverage0.4
MathsBelow average-1.4
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 78%
Local authority average 73%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 14%
Local authority average 14%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 107
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 106
Local authority average 106
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

The Olive School Hackney

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
88
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
116
2nd preference
25
3rd preference
12
From another Local Authority
61
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
87
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
20
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes29.6
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.3
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
90
43
47
Year 1
90
50
40
Year 2
90
37
53
Year 3
90
41
49
Year 4
90
36
54
Year 5
86
44
42
Year 6
86
38
48
Year 2023-2024