Ohr Emes
148 Upper Clapton Road, E5 9JZ
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Boys
- Headteacher
- Mr Chanoich Muller
- Religious ethos
- Jewish
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Hackney North and Stoke Newington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 235
- Pupils on roll
- 162
- URN
- 147312
- Local authority
- Hackney
- Telephone
- 02088008932
About this school
Ohr Emes is a boys' independent school in Hackney. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 162 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Ohr Emes 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
Ohr Emes has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in August 2019, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Trends over time
How Ohr Emes has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 76 |
| 2023/24 | 95 |
| 2024/25 | 143 |
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
- 3
- Pupils on SEN support
- 7
Location
Nearby schools
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Beis Trana Girls' School0.1 miles
Independent schools · London
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Tayyibah Girls' School0.2 miles
Independent schools · London
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Talmud Torah Yetev Lev0.2 miles
Independent schools · London
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Leaways School0.3 miles
Special schools · London
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Al-Falah Primary School0.4 miles
Independent schools · London
Common questions
- What ages does Ohr Emes teach?
- Ohr Emes teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is an independent school in Hackney.
- Who is the headteacher of Ohr Emes?
- The headteacher of Ohr Emes is Mr Chanoich Muller, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ohr Emes been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Ohr Emes 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 Ohr Emes?
- Ohr Emes has 162 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Ohr Emes full?
- Ohr Emes has capacity for 235 pupils and 162 on roll (69%), 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 Ohr Emes a faith school?
- No. Ohr Emes has no designated religious character.
- Does Ohr Emes publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Ohr Emes. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.