Gayhurst Community School is a primary school located in London. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness is outstanding, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils are good. The school inspection was carried out on 03/02/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are above average, progress in maths is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.4%, which is 1.6 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Gayhurst Road, London, E8 3EN
Website: http://www.gayhurst.hackney.sch.uk/
Telephone: 02072546138
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hackney
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Louise Nichols
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 130303

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 03/02/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 597
Number of Pupils: 564
Number of Boys: 291
Number of Girls: 273

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 1.9 Confidence interval 0.5 to 3.4
Writing
Above Average: 2.1 Confidence interval 0.8 to 3.4
Maths
Average: 0.6 Confidence interval -0.6 to 1.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:84%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:20%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Comet Nursery School and Children's Centre
20 Halcomb Street , Hoxton N1 5RF
4out of 4 1,549 yd Local authority nursery school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Wentworth Nursery School and Children's Centre
Cassland Road , Hackney E9 5BY
4out of 4 1,604 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School
Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG
4out of 4 1,911 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School
Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS
4out of 4 2,139 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Alice Model Nursery School
14 Beaumont Grove , Stepney E1 4NQ
4out of 4 2,853 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Gayhurst Community School
Gayhurst Road , Hackney E8 3EN
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St. Paul's With St. Michael's CofE Primary School
57a Brougham Rd , E8 4PB
4out of 4 631 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
London Fields Primary School
Westgate Street , Hackney E8 3RL
4out of 4 644 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Mossbourne Parkside Academy
Sigdon Road , Hackney E8 1AS
2out of 4 777 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Queensbridge Primary School
Queensbridge Road , Haggerston E8 4ET
4out of 4 785 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School
Paragon Road , Hackney E9 6NR
3out of 4 703 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park
Hyde Road , N1 5JU
- not rated 1,123 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Mossbourne Community Academy
100 Downs Park Road , Hackney E5 8JY
4out of 4 1,127 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Bridge Academy
Laburnum Street , Hackney E2 8BA
3out of 4 1,136 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Waterside Academy
317-319 Kingsland Road , E8 4DL
- not rated 1,179 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Brooke House Sixth Form College
Kenninghall Road , E5 8BP
- not rated 2,104 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Workers' Educational Association
4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW
- not rated 2,607 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The London Screen Academy
Highbury Grove , Highbury East N5 2AD
- not rated 2,948 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Inspired Directions School
34 , London E8 3AZ
- not rated 863 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Stormont House School
Downs Park Road , E5 8NP
4out of 4 1,276 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The school at Hackney city farm
1A , Goldsmith E2 8QA
- not rated 1,292 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
The Children's House Upper School
King Henry's Walk , Islington N1 4PB
- not rated 1,547 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Gatehouse School
Sewardstone Road , Victoria Park E2 9JG
- not rated 1,728 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.