The Olive School, Hackney
Primary schoolThe Olive School, Hackney is a primary school in Hackney, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 629 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 7 May 2025
- Overall effectiveness
- No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
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, 87% of pupils at The Olive School, Hackney met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 76% in Hackney and 62% in England.
25% 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 | 87% | 76% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 25% | 17% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 107 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108 | 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 John and St James CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. Outstanding (overall), May 2024. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)270 m
- The City Academy, HackneySecondary. Good (overall), March 2023. Attainment 8 of 53.2 (2025/26, provisional)320 m
- Morningside Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Outstanding, September 2023. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)410 m
- Cardinal Pole Catholic SchoolSecondary. School remains Good, March 2022. Attainment 8 of 46.1 (2025/26, provisional)480 m
- Clapton Girls' AcademySecondary. Outstanding (overall), May 2024. Attainment 8 of 60.7 (2025/26, provisional)540 m
- Stormont House SchoolSpecial. School remains Outstanding, April 2024580 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).