Primary school

Woodberry Down Community Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Hackney
  • N4 1SY

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 4,252 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 29%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 14%14%2016/17: top 6%6% · 2016/172017/18: top 17%2018/19: top 100%2022/23: top 76%2023/24: top 23%2024/25: top 29%No exams

Against LondonArrows: London rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM72% · London 72%5/10 Middle+46.4 pts
Higher standard, RWM18% · London 12%8/10 Above+73 pts
Reading score106 · London 1073/10 Below
Maths score104 · London 1072/10 Well below London
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No exams 2019/20–21

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 74% · 57 pupils · London 61%2016/17: 87% · 52 pupils · London 69%2017/18: 80% · 56 pupils · London 72%2018/19: 0% · 85 pupils · London 73%2022/23: 50% · 76 pupils · London 68%2023/24: 73% · 89 pupils · London 70%2024/25: 72% · 85 pupils · London 72%87%0%No exams

Not published 2021/22

Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 7% · 57 pupils · London 7%2016/17: 15% · 52 pupils · London 10%2017/18: 20% · 56 pupils · London 12%2018/19: 0% · 85 pupils · London 13%2022/23: 5% · 76 pupils · London 11%2023/24: 13% · 89 pupils · London 11%2024/25: 18% · 85 pupils · London 12%20%0%No exams

Not published 2021/22

Reading score
2015/16: 104 · 57 pupils · London 1032016/17: 109 · 52 pupils · London 1052017/18: 108 · 56 pupils · London 1062022/23: 103 · 76 pupils · London 1062023/24: 108 · 89 pupils · London 1072024/25: 106 · 85 pupils · London 107109103No exams

Not published 2018/19, 2021/22

Maths score
2015/16: 106 · 57 pupils · London 1042016/17: 107 · 52 pupils · London 1062017/18: 106 · 56 pupils · London 1062022/23: 104 · 76 pupils · London 1062023/24: 106 · 89 pupils · London 1062024/25: 104 · 85 pupils · London 107107104No exams

Not published 2018/19, 2021/22

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
54 of 54 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st5454
2nd142
3rd165
Last distance offered
  • 2026/274.5 km
  • 2025/264.7 km
  • 2024/254.6 km
  • 2023/245.1 km
  • 2022/23All offered
  • 2021/222.7 km
  • 2020/21423 m
  • 2019/20702 m

Inspections · 2008–2023

  1. 2008Outstanding
  2. 2012Outstanding
  3. 2023Good

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

Read what Ofsted said (6)

From Ofsted report, inspected Dec 2023

Strengths

  • “Pupils at Woodberry Down readily demonstrate the school’s values of collaboration, creativity, focus, kindness and responsibility.”
  • “There is a strong sense of community.”
  • “Pupils are confident, articulate and well-behaved.”

To improve

  • “Some of subjects are at an earlier stage of design and implementation.”
  • “In these instances, teaching does not consistently focus on or check that pupils have secured the knowledge they need.”
  • “The school should ensure that the curriculum is implemented consistently well so that pupils learn and remember more.”

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

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026661
Free school meals (past 6 years)58.0%
First language not English62.5%
SEN support11.4%
EHC plan5.9%
Absence (sessions missed)5.8%
Persistently absent pupils16.3%

Girls 46.9%Boys 53.1%

91% full · 726 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 2 Sep 2024 · 49 responses (7.3% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school87.8% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school87.8% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved83.7% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 53.1% not applicable69.6% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year93.9% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 24.5% not applicable78.4% agree
  • My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed0% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child83.7% agree
  • My child does well at this school89.8% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing89.8% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school95.9% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school93.9% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development75.5% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent85.7% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher21.1
Pupils per adult9.6
  • Classroom teachers 24
  • Leadership 6
  • Teaching assistants 27.7
  • Other support 18.1

Teachers 30 FTE · Whole workforce 75.8 · 89 people

Financials · 2025/26

  • No datarevenue reserve

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