Hoxton Garden Primary
Ivy Street, Hackney, London, N1 5JD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Headteacher
- Mr Stephen O'Brien
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- The Viridis Federation of Orchard, Southwold & Hoxton Garden Primary Schools
- Constituency
- Hackney South and Shoreditch
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 450
- Pupils on roll
- 344
- URN
- 131141
- Local authority
- Hackney
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02077398591
About this school
Hoxton Garden Primary is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 344 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 9 July 2025, where inspectors found the school has improved significantly. 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 | 38 | 40 | 56 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 92% | 83% | 84% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 21% | 15% | 21% |
| Expected standard in reading | 97% | 90% | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 97% | 98% | 95% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 95% | 98% | 95% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 111.0 | 108.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 111.0 | 110.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.90 | - | - |
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 Hoxton Garden Primary 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 | 92% | 68.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 83% | 71.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 84% | 72.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 334 |
| 2023/24 | 389 |
| 2024/25 | 384 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hoxton Garden Primary compares
Hoxton Garden Primary ranked 12th of 50 primary schools in Hackney for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 93% 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 | 84% | 4.9% | 60.5% | 344 | — |
| Shoreditch Park Primary School | 63% | 6.3% | 61% | 441 | 0.2 miles |
| St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School | 82% | 5.1% | 60.6% | 239 | 0.2 miles |
| Hackney New Primary School | 81% | 4.3% | 34.4% | 344 | 0.4 miles |
| St Monica's Catholic Primary School | 83% | 5.4% | 48.5% | 172 | 0.4 miles |
| Thomas Fairchild Community School | 79% | 7.5% | 75.3% | 210 | 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)
- 60.5%
- English as an additional language
- 41.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.88%
- Persistent absence
- 10.66%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Shoreditch Park Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
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St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
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Hackney New Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
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St Monica's Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Thomas Fairchild Community School0.4 miles
Primary · London
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Hoxton Garden Primary ranks 175th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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Common questions
- What year groups does Hoxton Garden Primary teach?
- Hoxton Garden Primary teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Hoxton Garden Primary?
- The executive headteacher of Hoxton Garden Primary is Mr Stephen O'Brien, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hoxton Garden Primary last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hoxton Garden Primary, 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 Hoxton Garden Primary?
- Hoxton Garden Primary has 344 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Hoxton Garden Primary full?
- Hoxton Garden Primary has capacity for 450 pupils and 344 on roll (76%), 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 Hoxton Garden Primary a faith school?
- No. Hoxton Garden Primary has no designated religious character.
- Does Hoxton Garden Primary have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Hoxton Garden Primary as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Hoxton Garden Primary?
- Hoxton Garden Primary is part of the The Viridis Federation of Orchard, Southwold & Hoxton Garden Primary Schools federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Hoxton Garden Primary's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 92% in 2022/23 and 84% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hoxton Garden Primary rank locally?
- Hoxton Garden Primary ranked 12th of 50 primary schools in Hackney for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 93% 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 Hoxton Garden Primary's absence rate?
- Hoxton Garden Primary's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hoxton Garden Primary's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hoxton Garden Primary'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.