Vishnitz Girls School
49 Amhurst Park, N16 5DL
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 2 to 16
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- Orthodox Jewish
- Headteacher
- Mrs Leah Weiss
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Religious ethos
- Jewish
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Tottenham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 550
- Pupils on roll
- 504
- URN
- 138516
- Local authority
- Hackney
- Telephone
- 02088000490
About this school
Vishnitz Girls School is an Orthodox Jewish girls' independent school in Hackney. It teaches children aged 2 to 16 and has 504 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Vishnitz Girls School under its current framework. 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
Vishnitz Girls School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in August 2012, 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 | 27 | 27 | 34 |
| Attainment 8 score | 20.7 | 19.4 | 23.3 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
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 Vishnitz Girls 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 | 20.7 | 41.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 19.4 | 40.9 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 23.3 | 41.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 446 |
| 2023/24 | 474 |
| 2024/25 | 474 |
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
- 21
- Pupils on SEN support
- 47
Location
Nearby schools
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Beis Rochel d'Satmar Girls' School0.0 miles
Independent schools · London
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Talmud Torah London0.1 miles
Independent schools · London
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Bnois Jerusalem Girls School0.1 miles
Independent schools · London
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Beis Rochel D'satmar School0.2 miles
Independent schools
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Beis Yaakov Girls School0.2 miles
Independent schools · London
Common questions
- What year groups does Vishnitz Girls School teach?
- Vishnitz Girls School teaches children aged 2 to 16. It is an independent school in Hackney.
- Who is the headteacher of Vishnitz Girls School?
- The headteacher of Vishnitz Girls School is Mrs Leah Weiss, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Vishnitz Girls School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Vishnitz Girls 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 big is Vishnitz Girls School?
- Vishnitz Girls School has 504 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 16.
- Is Vishnitz Girls School full?
- Vishnitz Girls School has capacity for 550 pupils and 504 on roll (92%), 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 Vishnitz Girls School a faith school?
- Yes. Vishnitz Girls School is designated Orthodox Jewish.
- Is Vishnitz Girls School a selective school?
- Yes. Vishnitz Girls School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- How have Vishnitz Girls School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 20.7 in 2022/23 and 23.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Vishnitz Girls School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Vishnitz Girls 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.