Colvestone Primary School
Colvestone Crescent, Hackney, London, E8 2LG
This school is closed (it closed in August 2024).
It was replaced by Princess May Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Robin Warren
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Hackney South and Shoreditch
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 245
- Pupils on roll
- 105
- URN
- 100221
- Local authority
- Hackney
About this school
Colvestone Primary School was a community primary school in London. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 105 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Colvestone Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 19 | 16 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 88% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 16% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.10 | - |
| Writing progress | +2.90 | - |
| Maths progress | -0.40 | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Colvestone Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Hackney average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 53% | 68.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 88% | 71.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 72.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 134 |
| 2023/24 | 105 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Colvestone Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 75% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.7% | 40.6% | 105 | — |
| Halley House School | 78% | 6% | 54.1% | 166 | 0.2 miles |
| Shacklewell Primary School | 72% | 4.5% | 35.4% | 461 | 0.3 miles |
| Princess May Primary School | 70% | 7.4% | 48.7% | 198 | 0.3 miles |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School | 72% | 6.5% | 55.3% | 240 | 0.3 miles |
| St Matthias Church of England Primary School | 80% | 6.7% | 67.6% | 191 | 0.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 40.6%
- English as an additional language
- 34.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.7%
- Persistent absence
- 14.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Halley House School0.2 miles
Primary · London
-
Shacklewell Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
Princess May Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
St Matthias Church of England Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
- Abacus Belsize Primary School Primary
- Acton Gardens Primary School Primary
- Adamsrill Primary School Primary
- Addison Primary School Primary
- Ainslie Wood Primary School Primary
- Akiva School Primary
- Albemarle Primary School Primary
- Albion Primary School Primary
- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
- Aldersbrook Primary School Primary
- Alderwood Primary School Primary
- Alexander McLeod Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Colvestone Primary School teach?
- Colvestone Primary School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in London.
- Has Colvestone Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Colvestone Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Colvestone Primary School?
- Colvestone Primary School had 105 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have Colvestone Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 88% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Colvestone Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Colvestone Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 August 2024.