Springfield Community Primary School
Castlewood Road, London, N16 6DH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Jack Sloan
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- Primary Advantage Federation
- Constituency
- Hackney North and Stoke Newington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 260
- Pupils on roll
- 216
- URN
- 121792
- Local authority
- Hackney
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02088009007
About this school
Springfield Community Primary School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 216 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Springfield Community 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
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 | 30 | 23 | 21 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 57% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 20% | 4% | 19% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 57% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 74% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 48% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 101.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.70 | - | - |
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 Springfield Community 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 | 73% | 68.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 71.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 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 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 211 |
| 2023/24 | 210 |
| 2024/25 | 213 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Springfield Community Primary School compares
Springfield Community Primary School ranked 36th of 50 primary schools in Hackney for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 5.6% | 38.1% | 216 | — |
| Crowland Primary School | 41% | 8.2% | 29.4% | 438 | 0.3 miles |
| Lubavitch Boys' Primary School | 46% | 3.8% | 9.2% | 113 | 0.4 miles |
| St Ignatius Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | — | 0.4 miles |
| Lubavitch Girls Primary School | 80% | 6.9% | 10.8% | 101 | 0.5 miles |
| Earlsmead Primary School | 74% | 7.2% | 44.7% | 456 | 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)
- 38.1%
- English as an additional language
- 68.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.56%
- Persistent absence
- 13.79%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Crowland Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
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Lubavitch Boys' Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
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St Ignatius Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
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Lubavitch Girls Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
Earlsmead Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Springfield Community Primary School ranks 533rd of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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- Ainslie Wood Primary School Primary
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- 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 Springfield Community Primary School teach?
- Springfield Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Springfield Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Springfield Community Primary School is Mr Jack Sloan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Springfield Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Springfield Community 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 Springfield Community Primary School?
- Springfield Community Primary School has 216 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Springfield Community Primary School full?
- Springfield Community Primary School has capacity for 260 pupils and 216 on roll (83%), 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 Springfield Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Springfield Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Springfield Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Springfield Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Springfield Community Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Springfield Community 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 Springfield Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Springfield Community Primary School compare with other schools in Hackney?
- Springfield Community Primary School ranked 36th of 50 primary schools in Hackney for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Springfield Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Springfield Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Springfield Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Springfield Community 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 June 2026.