Woodberry Down Community Primary School

Primary · Hackney · N4 1SY · URN 100248

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2023-12-05Cohort 661

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 85

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 52 schools in Hackney

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
72%
Hackney 73.3%England 61%
1.2 percentage points below the area average of 73.3
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
18%
Hackney 14.8%England 8%
3.2 percentage points above the area average of 14.8
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
106
Hackney 107.14England 105
1.1 below the area average of 107.1
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
104
Hackney 105.76England 105
1.8 below the area average of 105.8
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
103
Hackney 106.8England 105
3.8 below the area average of 106.8
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
20%
Hackney 34.6%England 32%
14.6 percentage points below the area average of 34.6
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
80%
Hackney 80.8%
0.7 percentage points below the area average of 80.8
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
84%
Hackney 78.8%
5.2 percentage points above the area average of 78.8
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
76%
Hackney 79%
3 percentage points below the area average of 79
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
85
Hackney 42
42.9 above the area average of 42.1
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Hackney	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	72% Hackney 73.3%England 61%	1.2 percentage points below the area average of 73.3	11 percentage points above the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	18% Hackney 14.8%England 8%	3.2 percentage points above the area average of 14.8	10 percentage points above the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	106 Hackney 107.14England 105	1.1 below the area average of 107.1	1 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	104 Hackney 105.76England 105	1.8 below the area average of 105.8	1 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	103 Hackney 106.8England 105	3.8 below the area average of 106.8	2 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	20% Hackney 34.6%England 32%	14.6 percentage points below the area average of 34.6	12 percentage points below the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	80% Hackney 80.8%	0.7 percentage points below the area average of 80.8	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	84% Hackney 78.8%	5.2 percentage points above the area average of 78.8	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	76% Hackney 79%	3 percentage points below the area average of 79	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	85 Hackney 42	42.9 above the area average of 42.1	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Hackney · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 25.4 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 62.8% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 58% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 9.8% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 9.6pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 20% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 18% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 21.1pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 72% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 69.3% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-11-10. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated Woodberry Down Community Primary School Good at its inspection on 05/12/2023.
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