Hackney school admissions

For a September 2027 start, secondary applications close on 31 Oct 2026 and primary applications on 15 Jan 2027. Always confirm details on the council's own admissions page.

How to apply

Apply online through the council where you live, naming several schools in order of preference — including schools in other council areas. Every preference is considered equally against each school's admission criteria, and you're offered the highest-ranked school that can offer you a place.

We haven't yet confirmed the council's admissions page link.

GOV.UK: School admissions

Key dates for September 2027

Secondary applications close	31 Oct 2026	School Admissions Code 2021, para 2.24
Primary (reception) applications close	15 Jan 2027	School Admissions Code 2021, para 2.24
Secondary national offer day	1 Mar 2027	1 March or next working day
Primary national offer day	16 Apr 2027	16 April or next working day

Appeals

The council hasn't published a single appeal date we've confirmed. By law you must have at least 20 school days from the date of your refusal letter.

Source: School Admissions Code and School Admission Appeals Code (Open Government Licence v3.0).

Applications and offers by school, 2026/27

Catchment areas and admission decisions are made by the school's admissions authority (the local council or, for academies and many faith schools, the school or trust). Distances and past figures don't guarantee a place.

Secondary schools (16)

School	Places offered	All applications	First preferences	First preferences offered	Applications per offer
All Saints Catholic High School	104	255	66	66	2.5 per offer
Cardinal Pole Catholic School	155	311	124	124	2.0 per offer
City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park	170	714	205	137	4.2 per offer
Clapton Girls' Academy	171	559	258	154	3.3 per offer
Haggerston School	131	598	62	62	4.6 per offer
Lubavitch House School (Senior Girls)	9	14	8	8	1.6 per offer
Mossbourne Community Academy	204	1089	358	175	5.3 per offer
Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy	159	653	229	151	4.1 per offer
Skinners' Academy	119	280	98	98	2.4 per offer
Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form	247	757	210	172	3.1 per offer
The Bridge Academy	175	652	128	122	3.7 per offer
The City Academy, Hackney	173	779	165	129	4.5 per offer
The Excelsior Academy	139	250	77	77	1.8 per offer
The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School	85	256	67	67	3.0 per offer
Waterside Academy	46	120	18	18	2.6 per offer
Yesodey Hatorah Senior Girls School	79	80	79	79	1.0 per offer

Primary schools (50)

School	Places offered	All applications	First preferences	First preferences offered	Applications per offer
Benthal Primary School	13	57	13	13	4.4 per offer
Berger Primary School	34	63	32	32	1.9 per offer
Betty Layward Primary School	58	245	89	56	4.2 per offer
Daubeney Primary School	40	110	35	35	2.8 per offer
Gainsborough Primary School	30	67	27	27	2.2 per offer
Gayhurst Community School	58	242	82	58	4.2 per offer
Grasmere Primary School	29	180	28	20	6.2 per offer
Grazebrook Primary School	60	225	66	53	3.8 per offer
Hackney New Primary School	49	182	55	41	3.7 per offer
Halley House School	20	48	14	14	2.4 per offer
Harrington Hill Primary School	14	42	13	13	3.0 per offer
Holmleigh Primary School	41	84	31	31	2.0 per offer
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School	25	50	20	20	2.0 per offer
Hoxton Garden Primary	29	81	24	24	2.8 per offer
Jubilee Primary School	55	133	50	50	2.4 per offer
Kingsmead Primary School	30	86	28	28	2.9 per offer
Lauriston School	58	178	71	52	3.1 per offer
London Fields Primary School	56	196	37	37	3.5 per offer
Lubavitch Boys' Primary School	11	12	10	10	1.1 per offer
Lubavitch Girls Primary School	8	12	8	8	1.5 per offer
Mandeville Primary School	41	121	36	36	3.0 per offer
Millfields Community School	55	176	42	42	3.2 per offer
Morningside Primary School	31	98	30	30	3.2 per offer
Mossbourne Parkside Academy	28	72	27	26	2.6 per offer
Mossbourne Riverside Academy	59	210	106	59	3.6 per offer
Nightingale Primary School	58	147	53	53	2.5 per offer
Northwold Primary School	27	91	24	24	3.4 per offer
Orchard Primary School	43	103	41	41	2.4 per offer
Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School	30	79	32	25	2.6 per offer
Parkwood Primary School	22	65	12	12	3.0 per offer
Princess May Primary School	16	76	11	11	4.8 per offer
Queensbridge Primary School	54	175	45	44	3.2 per offer
Rushmore Primary School	59	181	78	58	3.1 per offer
Sebright School	56	171	64	50	3.1 per offer
Shacklewell Primary School	61	178	73	55	2.9 per offer
Shoreditch Park Primary School	53	156	58	42	2.9 per offer
Simon Marks Jewish Primary School	9	13	8	8	1.4 per offer
Southwold Primary School	32	74	30	30	2.3 per offer
Springfield Community Primary School	28	69	30	25	2.5 per offer
St John and St James CofE Primary School	26	67	23	23	2.6 per offer
St John of Jerusalem Church of England Primary School	6	19	5	5	3.2 per offer
St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School	20	28	17	17	1.4 per offer
St Matthias Church of England Primary School	17	27	14	14	1.6 per offer
St Monica's Catholic Primary School	13	31	11	11	2.4 per offer
St Scholastica's Catholic Primary School	19	28	19	19	1.5 per offer
St. Paul's With St. Michael's CofE Primary School	17	22	15	15	1.3 per offer
The Olive School, Hackney	85	126	78	78	1.5 per offer
Thomas Fairchild Community School	19	44	17	17	2.3 per offer
William Patten Primary School	60	256	69	56	4.3 per offer
Woodberry Down Community Primary School	64	106	54	54	1.7 per offer

Source: DfE secondary and primary school applications and offers (Open Government Licence v3.0).

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Questions

When is the Hackney secondary school application deadline?

31 October for a September start, set nationally by the School Admissions Code. Late applications are usually considered only after on-time ones.

How long do I have to appeal?

Admission authorities must give you at least 20 school days from the date of your refusal letter (usually offer day). Many councils publish a specific date — use the council's date where shown.

Does this page tell me my chance of getting a place?

No. Places depend on each school's oversubscription criteria, which change every year. Only the admissions authority decides.