Grazebrook Primary School
Grazebrook Primary School, Lordship Road, London, N16 0QP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Nicole Reid (Executive Headteacher)
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- New Wave Federation
- Constituency
- Hackney North and Stoke Newington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 480
- Pupils on roll
- 463
- URN
- 100258
- Local authority
- Hackney
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02088024051
About this school
Grazebrook Primary School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 463 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 55 | 59 | 54 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 89% | 90% | 85% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 25% | 31% | 26% |
| Expected standard in reading | 91% | 97% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 89% | 93% | 91% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 95% | 91% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 111.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 109.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.60 | - | - |
| 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 Grazebrook 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 | 89% | 68.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 90% | 71.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 85% | 72.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 467 |
| 2023/24 | 457 |
| 2024/25 | 471 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Grazebrook Primary School compares
Grazebrook Primary School ranked 10th of 50 primary schools in Hackney for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 94% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 85% | 4.5% | 28.5% | 463 | — |
| William Patten Primary School | 83% | 4.5% | 14.7% | 434 | 0.4 miles |
| Holmleigh Primary School | 52% | 5% | 41.1% | 381 | 0.4 miles |
| Betty Layward Primary School | 81% | 5% | 15.6% | 450 | 0.4 miles |
| Grasmere Primary School | 90% | 4.3% | 18.7% | 220 | 0.6 miles |
| Simon Marks Jewish Primary School | 100% | 10% | 30.4% | 121 | 0.6 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)
- 28.5%
- English as an additional language
- 36.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.46%
- Persistent absence
- 8.19%
Location
Nearby schools
-
William Patten Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
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Holmleigh Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
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Betty Layward Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
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Grasmere Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · London
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Simon Marks Jewish Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Grazebrook Primary School ranks 152nd 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 year groups does Grazebrook Primary School teach?
- Grazebrook Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Grazebrook Primary School?
- The executive headteacher of Grazebrook Primary School is Mrs Nicole Reid (Executive Headteacher), as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Grazebrook Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Grazebrook 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 big is Grazebrook Primary School?
- Grazebrook Primary School has 463 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Grazebrook Primary School full?
- Grazebrook Primary School has capacity for 480 pupils and 463 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Grazebrook Primary School a faith school?
- No. Grazebrook Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Grazebrook Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Grazebrook Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Grazebrook Primary School?
- Grazebrook Primary School is part of the New Wave Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Grazebrook Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 89% in 2022/23 and 85% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Grazebrook Primary School rank locally?
- Grazebrook Primary School ranked 10th of 50 primary schools in Hackney for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 94% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Grazebrook Primary School's absence rate?
- Grazebrook Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Grazebrook Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Grazebrook 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.