Yesodey Hatorah School
2-4 Amhurst Park, Hackney, London, N16 5AE
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 4 to 16
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Rabbi Aron Kahn
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- Jewish
- Constituency
- Hackney North and Stoke Newington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 920
- Pupils on roll
- 202
- URN
- 100287
- Local authority
- Hackney
- Telephone
- 02088008612
About this school
Yesodey Hatorah School is a boys' independent school in London. It teaches children aged 4 to 16 and has 202 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Yesodey Hatorah School under its current framework. 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
Yesodey Hatorah School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in March 1958, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 12 | 7 | 23 |
| Attainment 8 score | 12.4 | 8.4 | 7.9 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 14.3% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 25% | 14.3% | 4.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Yesodey Hatorah 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 | 12.4 | 41.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 8.4 | 40.9 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 7.9 | 41.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 196 |
| 2023/24 | 204 |
| 2024/25 | 203 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 6
- Pupils on SEN support
- 39
Location
Nearby schools
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Yesodey Hatorah Girls School0.0 miles
Independent schools
-
Beis Yaakov Girls School0.1 miles
Independent schools · London
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Clockhouse Primary School0.1 miles
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The Yews School0.1 miles
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Blossom Rose School0.1 miles
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Common questions
- What ages does Yesodey Hatorah School teach?
- Yesodey Hatorah School teaches children aged 4 to 16. It is an independent school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Yesodey Hatorah School?
- The headteacher of Yesodey Hatorah School is Rabbi Aron Kahn, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Yesodey Hatorah School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Yesodey Hatorah 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 Yesodey Hatorah School?
- Yesodey Hatorah School has 202 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 16.
- Is Yesodey Hatorah School full?
- Yesodey Hatorah School has capacity for 920 pupils and 202 on roll (22%), 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 Yesodey Hatorah School a faith school?
- No. Yesodey Hatorah School has no designated religious character.
- Is Yesodey Hatorah School a selective school?
- No. Yesodey Hatorah School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Yesodey Hatorah School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 12.4 in 2022/23 and 7.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Yesodey Hatorah School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Yesodey Hatorah 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 24 July 2026.