The Olive School, Hackney
32 St Johns Church Road, Hackney, London, E9 6EJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Muslim
- Trust
- STAR ACADEMIES
- Principal
- Mr Babar Mirza
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Star Academies
- Constituency
- Hackney South and Shoreditch
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 629
- URN
- 139814
- Local authority
- Hackney
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02076837436
About this school
The Olive School, Hackney is a Muslim primary academy in London. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 629 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Olive School, Hackney, and its latest judgement is set out 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 86 | 86 | 87 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 78% | 87% | 87% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 17% | 25% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 90% | 92% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 95% | 94% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 85% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.40 | - | - |
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 The Olive School, Hackney 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 | 78% | 68.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 87% | 71.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 87% | 72.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 627 |
| 2023/24 | 622 |
| 2024/25 | 624 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Olive School, Hackney compares
The Olive School, Hackney ranked 7th of 50 primary schools in Hackney for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 87% | 4.4% | 48.1% | 629 | — |
| St John and St James CofE Primary School | 69% | 3.2% | 40.8% | 218 | 0.2 miles |
| Morningside Primary School | 70% | 6.8% | 61.8% | 428 | 0.3 miles |
| Millfields Community School | 69% | 4.9% | 25.8% | 634 | 0.4 miles |
| Berger Primary School | 69% | 4.9% | 55.8% | 414 | 0.4 miles |
| Mossbourne Parkside Academy | 86% | 4.1% | 59.5% | 327 | 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)
- 48.08%
- English as an additional language
- 51%
- Overall absence
- 4.35%
- Persistent absence
- 8.79%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St John and St James CofE Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
-
Morningside Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
Millfields Community School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Berger Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Mossbourne Parkside Academy0.4 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
The Olive School, Hackney ranks 117th 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 ages does The Olive School, Hackney teach?
- The Olive School, Hackney teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the principal of The Olive School, Hackney?
- The principal of The Olive School, Hackney is Mr Babar Mirza, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Olive School, Hackney been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Olive School, Hackney, 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 The Olive School, Hackney?
- The Olive School, Hackney has 629 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is The Olive School, Hackney full?
- The Olive School, Hackney has capacity for 630 pupils and 629 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 The Olive School, Hackney a faith school?
- Yes. The Olive School, Hackney is designated Muslim.
- Is The Olive School, Hackney a selective school?
- No. The Olive School, Hackney is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does The Olive School, Hackney have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records The Olive School, Hackney as having no nursery classes.
- Is The Olive School, Hackney part of an academy trust?
- The Olive School, Hackney is part of STAR ACADEMIES. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Olive School, Hackney's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 78% in 2022/23 and 87% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Olive School, Hackney compare with other schools in Hackney?
- The Olive School, Hackney ranked 7th of 50 primary schools in Hackney for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Olive School, Hackney's absence rate?
- The Olive School, Hackney's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Olive School, Hackney's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Olive School, Hackney'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 1 July 2026.