Primary school

Princess May Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Hackney
  • N16 8DF

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 5,128 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 35%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 20%20%2016/17: top 28%2017/18: top 58%2018/19: top 64%2022/23: top 9%2023/24: top 3%3% · 2023/242024/25: top 35%No exams

Against LondonArrows: London rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM70% · London 72%5/10 Middle+23 pts
Higher standard, RWM10% · London 12%4/10 Below+10.5 pts
Reading score105 · London 1072/10 Well below London−5.7 pts
Maths score105 · London 1073/10 Below−13 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 70% · 60 pupils · London 61%2016/17: 73% · 48 pupils · London 69%2017/18: 64% · 56 pupils · London 72%2018/19: 62% · 45 pupils · London 73%2022/23: 81% · 47 pupils · London 68%2023/24: 90% · 30 pupils · London 70%2024/25: 70% · 30 pupils · London 72%90%62%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 7% · 60 pupils · London 7%2016/17: 6% · 48 pupils · London 10%2017/18: 5% · 56 pupils · London 12%2018/19: 9% · 45 pupils · London 13%2022/23: 4% · 47 pupils · London 11%2023/24: 20% · 30 pupils · London 11%2024/25: 10% · 30 pupils · London 12%20%4%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 105 · 60 pupils · London 1032016/17: 105 · 48 pupils · London 1052017/18: 106 · 56 pupils · London 1062018/19: 104 · 45 pupils · London 1062022/23: 104 · 47 pupils · London 1062023/24: 109 · 30 pupils · London 1072024/25: 105 · 30 pupils · London 107109104No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 105 · 60 pupils · London 1042016/17: 106 · 48 pupils · London 1062017/18: 105 · 56 pupils · London 1062018/19: 106 · 45 pupils · London 1072022/23: 105 · 47 pupils · London 1062023/24: 109 · 30 pupils · London 1062024/25: 105 · 30 pupils · London 107109105No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
11 of 11 who put it first2014 · 96.2%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1111
2nd71
3rd212
Last distance offered
  • 2026/278.3 km
  • 2025/26All offered
  • 2024/251.3 km
  • 2023/242.4 km
  • 2022/23All offered
  • 2021/22All offered

Inspections · 2011–2023

  1. 2011Goodas predecessor
  2. 2011Satisfactory
  3. 2013Good
  4. 2014Goodas predecessor
  5. 2017Ungraded visit
  6. 2018Remains Goodas predecessor
  7. 2023Good
  8. 2023Goodas predecessor

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective · 1 point to improve · inspected as predecessor

Read what Ofsted said (5)

From Ofsted report, inspected Oct 2023 (inspected as predecessor)

Strengths

  • “Pupils at Colvestone appreciate the uniqueness of their close-knit community.”
  • “They recognise that their school is a truly special place.”
  • “Parents and carers value all that the leaders of the school do to enrich the lives of the pupils.”

To improve

  • “In some subjects, the use of assessment is not as embedded as in others.”
  • “In these instances, gaps or misconceptions in pupils’ knowledge are not consistently identified or addressed, so they can persist over time.”

Ofsted inspection report extracts, Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026198
Free school meals (past 6 years)48.7%
First language not English63.3%
SEN support7.6%
EHC plan6.2%
Absence (sessions missed)7.4%
Persistently absent pupils20.6%

Girls 53.8%Boys 46.2%

47.1% full · 420 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher17.6
Pupils per adult13.3
  • Classroom teachers 8
  • Leadership 3
  • Teaching assistants 3.5
  • Other support 4.3

Teachers 11 FTE · Whole workforce 18.8 · 25 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£12,428
Spend per pupil£10,599
Staff spend per pupil£6,339
Reserve per pupil£4,030
  • +£779,762revenue reserve
  • +£353,952in-year balance

Grants £12,004 · self-generated £424 · premises £916 per pupil