Halley House School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jul 2 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Free Schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Hackney
Unique reference
141750
Address
52-58 Arcola Street, Hackney, E8 2DJ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
188 (45% of total capacity)
Boys
50.5%
Girls
49.5%
First language not English
30.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
50.5%
Persistent absence
18.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.6%
Pupil ethnicities
Caribbean 22.3%
African 19.7%
Mixed 15.5%
Other 11.7%
White British 9%
Other White 7.4%
Other Black 6.9%
Unclassified 4.3%
Indian 1.1%
Pakistani 1.1%
Irish 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingWell below average-3.3
WritingAverage-0.8
MathsWell below average-3.7
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 61%
Local authority average 76%
England average 62%

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

School 11%
Local authority average 16%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 107
Local authority average 107
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 103
Local authority average 106
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Halley House School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
7
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
6
2nd preference
9
3rd preference
4
From another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
6
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes22.6
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher22
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher22.8
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
1
1
0
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
6
2
4
Reception, Full-time
23
11
12
Year 1
23
13
10
Year 2
21
8
13
Year 3
24
8
16
Year 4
29
15
14
Year 5
24
12
12
Year 6
37
25
12
Year 2024-2025