Princess May Primary School
Primary schoolPrincess May Primary School is a primary school in Hackney, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 198 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), April 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 25 April 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 70% of pupils at Princess May Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 76% in Hackney and 62% in England.
10% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Hackney | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 76% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 10% | 17% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 107 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 106 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- St Matthias Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, June 2023. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)120 m
- The Garden SchoolSpecial. Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade160 m
- Shacklewell Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, April 2025. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)340 m
- Halley House SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), July 2024. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)380 m
- The Excelsior AcademySecondary. Good (overall), February 2024. Attainment 8 of 46.6 (2025/26, provisional)420 m
- Newington Green Primary SchoolPrimary. Outstanding (overall), July 2024. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)450 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Hackney
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).