Secondary schools in Hackney
Where pupils go after Year 11 and after sixth form, school by school, with GCSE results. Destinations are for the 2023 leavers; results are from 2025.
Hackney has 16 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 2,449 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 91% stayed in education (England 86%): 53% in a school sixth form, 10% at a sixth form college, 26% at a further education college.
Apprenticeships take 1% of leavers, roughly a third of the England rate of 3%.
After sixth form, 53% of students in Hackney went to university (England 37%), and 27% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).
GCSE results in 2025: Attainment 8 of 50.5 against 46.1 for England; 49% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths (England 45%).
After Year 11: Hackney against England
| Measure | Hackney | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 2,449 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 91% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 53% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 10% | 13% |
| — further education college | 26% | 37% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 5% | 6% |
Where each school’s Year 11 leavers went
One band per school, sorted by the size of its 2023 Year 11 cohort. Band width is pupils; hover a band for the share, click a school for its profile. Counts are worked back from the percentages DfE publishes, so a band can be out by a pupil.
Map of secondary schools in Hackney
Darker blue means a larger share of Year 11 leavers stayed in education. Click a school for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
State-funded secondary schools (16)
Sorted by name. Click a school for its full picture. “Stayed in education” counts school sixth forms, sixth form colleges and FE colleges together.
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Saints Catholic High SchoolVoluntary aided school · sixth form | 473 | 94% | 58% | 17% | 0% | 91% | 44.1 | 37% |
| Cardinal Pole Catholic SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 980 | 91% | 56% | 24% | 0% | 92% | 42.9 | 28% |
| City of London Academy, Shoreditch ParkFree schools · sixth form | 914 | 93% | 53% | 34% | 0% | — | 54.3 | 59% |
| Clapton Girls' AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,169 | 92% | 71% | 14% | 1% | 53% | 59.4 | 63% |
| Haggerston SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 939 | 89% | 56% | 24% | 1% | 72% | 52.7 | 46% |
| Lubavitch House School (Senior Girls)Academy converter · sixth form | 100 | 85% | 85% | 0% | 0% | 5% | 39.9 | 41% |
| Mossbourne Community AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,432 | 97% | 69% | 19% | — | 68% | 65.1 | 70% |
| Mossbourne Victoria Park AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 838 | 96% | 69% | 19% | 0% | — | 64.3 | 71% |
| Skinners' AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 939 | 88% | 35% | 35% | 1% | 62% | 46.4 | 42% |
| Stoke Newington School and Sixth FormCommunity school · sixth form | 1,665 | 91% | 51% | 32% | 1% | 38% | 48.4 | 46% |
| The Bridge AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,070 | 88% | 63% | 21% | 1% | 70% | 56.9 | 62% |
| The City Academy, HackneyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,149 | 90% | 54% | 20% | 2% | 71% | 49.1 | 48% |
| The Excelsior AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 983 | 91% | 46% | 36% | 1% | 75% | 44.7 | 40% |
| The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary SchoolVoluntary aided school · sixth form | 752 | 88% | 48% | 22% | 0% | 74% | 39.2 | 28% |
| Waterside AcademyFree schools | 351 | 78% | 17% | 33% | 0% | — | 44.6 | 41% |
| Yesodey Hatorah Senior Girls SchoolVoluntary aided school | 380 | 79% | 5% | 75% | 0% | — | 59.0 | 71% |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (13)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beis Chinuch Lebonos Girls Schoolindependent · Other independent school | 761 | — | — | — | — | — | 34.3 | 47% |
| Beis Malka Girls' Schoolindependent · Other independent school | 611 | — | — | — | — | — | 24.6 | 54% |
| Beis Rochel d'Satmar Girls' Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 1,354 | — | — | — | — | — | 5.0 | 17% |
| Beis Trana Girls' Schoolindependent · Other independent school · selective | 271 | — | — | — | — | — | 17.9 | 41% |
| Bnos Zion of Bobovindependent · Other independent school | 299 | — | — | — | — | — | 61.9 | 93% |
| Tawhid Boys School, Tawhid Educational Trustindependent · Other independent school | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | 55.5 | 75% |
| Tayyibah Girls' Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 157 | — | — | — | — | — | 61.6 | 86% |
| Vishnitz Girls Schoolindependent · Other independent school · selective | 504 | — | — | — | — | — | 23.3 | 0% |
| Yesodey Hatorah Schoolindependent · Other independent school | 202 | — | — | — | — | — | 7.9 | 0% |
| Ickburgh Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 184 | 100% | 0% | 22% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Leaways Schoolspecial · Other independent special school | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | 7.3 | 0% |
| Stormont House Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 131 | 100% | 0% | 42% | 0% | — | 0.7 | 0% |
| The Garden Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 204 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |