Morningside Primary School
Chatham Place, Hackney, London, E9 6LL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Rachel Smith and Jo Stonehouse
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- Primary Advantage Federation
- Constituency
- Hackney South and Shoreditch
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 504
- Pupils on roll
- 428
- URN
- 100232
- Local authority
- Hackney
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02089855382
About this school
Morningside Primary School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 428 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Morningside Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 20 September 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. 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 | 58 | 56 | 50 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 75% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 11% | 26% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 84% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 77% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 80% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.30 | - | - |
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 Morningside 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 | 67% | 68.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 71.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 72.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 455 |
| 2023/24 | 471 |
| 2024/25 | 437 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Morningside Primary School compares
Morningside Primary School ranked 37th of 50 primary schools in Hackney for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 6.8% | 61.8% | 428 | — |
| St John and St James CofE Primary School | 69% | 3.2% | 40.8% | 218 | 0.1 miles |
| Berger Primary School | 69% | 4.9% | 55.8% | 414 | 0.2 miles |
| The Olive School, Hackney | 87% | 4.4% | 48.1% | 629 | 0.3 miles |
| Orchard Primary School | 87% | 5.6% | 58.6% | 518 | 0.4 miles |
| St John of Jerusalem Church of England Primary School | 77% | 5.8% | 60.6% | 140 | 0.4 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)
- 61.76%
- English as an additional language
- 51.9%
- Overall absence
- 6.81%
- Persistent absence
- 21.43%
Location
Nearby schools
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St John and St James CofE Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · London
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Berger Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
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The Olive School, Hackney0.3 miles
Primary · London
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Orchard Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
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St John of Jerusalem Church of England Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Morningside Primary School ranks 554th 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 Morningside Primary School teach?
- Morningside Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Morningside Primary School?
- The headteacher of Morningside Primary School is Ms Rachel Smith and Jo Stonehouse, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Morningside Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Morningside Primary 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 Morningside Primary School?
- Morningside Primary School has 428 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Morningside Primary School full?
- Morningside Primary School has capacity for 504 pupils and 428 on roll (85%), 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 Morningside Primary School a faith school?
- No. Morningside Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Morningside Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Morningside Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Morningside Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Morningside Primary School is part of the Primary Advantage Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Morningside Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Morningside Primary School compare with other schools in Hackney?
- Morningside Primary School ranked 37th of 50 primary schools in Hackney for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Morningside Primary School's absence rate?
- Morningside Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Morningside Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Morningside 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 29 June 2026.