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Halley House School

URN
141750
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Halley House School
URN
141750
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Strong

80 / 100

Strong

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

83

Inspection

83

Admissions Value

61

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Top 25% of primary schools in England

Top 25% nationally

#23 of 50 schools in Hackney

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: Very high competition
  • Admissions risk: Very high risk

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  • Recommended application mix
  • Alternative schools
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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Higher Risk
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Halley House School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
  • Application portfolio balance across your shortlist
  • Accessible alternative schools in your area

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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for Halley House School

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
10 September 2024
Inspection date
2 July 2024
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 10 September 2024

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 10 September 2024

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

Very High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

7

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

31

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

6

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

4.43×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Hackney
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Hackney)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.halleyhouseschool.org.uk

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Hackney to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

89.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

78.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

78.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

78.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

E8 2DJ - 52-58 Arcola Street, Hackney, London

Contact details

Address
52-58 Arcola Street, Hackney, London
Postcode
E8 2DJ
Phone
2075040548
Website
www.halleyhouseschool.org.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Hackney
Local authority code
204

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 205 schools in Hackney.

Authority statistics

Total schools

205

Open schools

104

Closed schools

101

Primary schools

98

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Good

    Graded 10 September 2024

  • Personal development

    Good

    Graded 10 September 2024

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 10 September 2024

  • Early years

    Good

    Graded 10 September 2024

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    10 September 20242 July 2024S5 InspectionGoodView report for inspection published 10 September 2024
    • Good

      Published
      10 September 2024
      Inspected
      2 July 2024
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    19.4%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 6

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    26

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary98 (48.3%)
    • Secondary26 (12.8%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other79 (38.9%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    The Excelsior Academy46 mSecondaryOpen
    Shacklewell Junior School136 mPrimaryClosed
    Shacklewell Infants' School136 mPrimaryClosed
    Shacklewell Primary School164 mPrimaryOpen
    Kingsland School188 mSecondaryClosed
    Princess May Junior School236 mPrimaryClosed
    Princess May Infants' School236 mPrimaryClosed
    Colvestone Primary School317 mPrimaryClosed
    People's Trust Preparatory School337 mNot applicableClosed
    Princess May Primary School376 mPrimaryOpen
    • The Excelsior Academy
      Distance
      46 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Open
    • Shacklewell Junior School
      Distance
      136 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Shacklewell Infants' School
      Distance
      136 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Shacklewell Primary School
      Distance
      164 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Hackney)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Amherst Infant SchoolPrimaryE8 1ASClosed
    Amherst Junior SchoolPrimaryE8 1ASClosed
    Amherst Primary SchoolPrimaryE8 1ASClosed
    Avigdor Primary SchoolPrimaryN16 0QJClosed
    Baden-Powell SchoolPrimaryE5 8DNClosed
    • Amherst Infant School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      E8 1AS
      Status
      Closed
    • Amherst Junior School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      E8 1AS
      Status
      Closed
    • Amherst Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      E8 1AS
      Status
      Closed
    • Avigdor Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      N16 0QJ
      Status
      Closed
    • Baden-Powell School
    Kingsland School
    Distance
    188 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Princess May Junior School
    Distance
    236 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Princess May Infants' School
    Distance
    236 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Colvestone Primary School
    Distance
    317 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • People's Trust Preparatory School
    Distance
    337 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Princess May Primary School
    Distance
    376 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    E5 8DN
    Status
    Closed