1
Clapton Girls' Academy
London • E5 0RB
1
4 Jul 2024
Top 10 Secondary schools in Hackney
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2022)
This Top 10 showcases secondary schools in the district of Hackney. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total secondary schools
16
Outstanding
3
Good
13
Median inspection year
2022
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 19% · G: 81% · RI: 0% · I: 0%
2
Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy
London • E9 7HD
1
28 Mar 2023
3
Mossbourne Community Academy
London • E5 8JY
1
10 Nov 2021
4
Yesodey Hatorah Senior Girls School
London • N16 6UB
2
30 Jun 2024
5
The Excelsior Academy
London • E8 2EY
2
14 May 2024
6
The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School
London • E9 6NR
2
25 Jan 2024
7
All Saints Catholic High School
London • N16 5AF
2
2 Aug 2023
8
The City Academy, Hackney
London • E9 6EA
2
14 Jun 2023
9
Haggerston School
London • E2 8LS
2
30 Jan 2023
10
Lubavitch House School (Senior Girls)
London • N16 5RP
2
31 Oct 2022
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 secondary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- Skinners' Academy 2 • Jul 2022
- Waterside Academy 2 • Mar 2022
- City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park 2 • Jan 2020
- Cardinal Pole Catholic School 2 • Mar 2017
- Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form 2 • Nov 2013
- The Bridge Academy 2 • Feb 2013