Millfields Community School
Hilsea Street, Hackney, London, E5 0SH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Jane Betsworth
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Hackney North and Stoke Newington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 680
- Pupils on roll
- 634
- URN
- 100231
- Local authority
- Hackney
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02089857898
About this school
Millfields Community School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 634 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Millfields Community School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 8 February 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 89 | 89 | 78 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 71% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 8% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 91% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 78% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 81% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 109.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.90 | - | - |
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 Millfields Community 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 | 69% | 68.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 71.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 72.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 658 |
| 2023/24 | 641 |
| 2024/25 | 635 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Millfields Community School compares
Millfields Community School ranked 40th of 50 primary schools in Hackney for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 4.9% | 25.8% | 634 | — |
| Rushmore Primary School | 79% | 4.8% | 23.3% | 455 | 0.2 miles |
| Nightingale Primary School | 61% | 6.3% | 57% | 384 | 0.4 miles |
| The Olive School, Hackney | 87% | 4.4% | 48.1% | 629 | 0.4 miles |
| Mandeville Primary School | 78% | 5.5% | 62.3% | 266 | 0.5 miles |
| Southwold Primary School | 91% | 5.6% | 48.5% | 341 | 0.5 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 25.81%
- English as an additional language
- 34.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.85%
- Persistent absence
- 11.35%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Rushmore Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
-
Nightingale Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
The Olive School, Hackney0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Mandeville Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
Southwold Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Hackney
Other schools in London
Millfields Community School ranks 596th of the 948 ranked primary 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 Millfields Community School teach?
- Millfields Community School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Millfields Community School?
- The headteacher of Millfields Community School is Miss Jane Betsworth, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Millfields Community School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Millfields Community School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Millfields Community School?
- Millfields Community School has 634 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Millfields Community School full?
- Millfields Community School has capacity for 680 pupils and 634 on roll (93%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Millfields Community School a faith school?
- No. Millfields Community School has no designated religious character.
- Does Millfields Community School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Millfields Community School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Millfields Community School have?
- The schools register lists Millfields Community School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Millfields Community School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 69% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Millfields Community School compare with other schools in Hackney?
- Millfields Community School ranked 40th of 50 primary schools in Hackney for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Millfields Community School's absence rate?
- Millfields Community School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Millfields Community School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Millfields Community 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 29 June 2026.