The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School

State-Funded School

the-urswick-school-a-church-of-england-secondary-school-hackney-london

LondonRegion

HackneyLocal Authority

Hackney South and ShoreditchConstituency

E9 6NRPostcode

2.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–19, located in Hackney, London.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 752 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 39.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 28.4%
EBacc average point score: 3.45

Ethnicity

White

26%

Asian

12%

Black

43%

Mixed

13%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

752

Total Pupils

56%Boys

44%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

70%

England average

27%

First language not English

29%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 19
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 752
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
25 Jan 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
22 Apr 2013	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.