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Grasmere Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMs Neela Moorghen

location_onLondon, N16 9PD

language Visit Website phone 2072544564

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

206

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Expected Standard

90%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Grasmere Primary School is a Community school primary school in London, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 3% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Grasmere Primary School is a community school in London, Hackney, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 211 pupils on roll, of whom 19% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 90% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 19% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #3 of 50 primaries in Hackney and #113 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

90%

LA 73%

Reading90% LA 80%

Writing90% LA 79%

Maths90% LA 79%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 71%England 61%

Reading71% LA 80% · Eng 74%

Writing75% LA 79% · Eng 72%

Maths71% LA 79% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 68%England 60%

Reading96% LA 77% · Eng 73%

Writing86% LA 78% · Eng 71%

Maths89% LA 79% · Eng 73%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.0

Read

LA 0.5

0.7 to 5.3

1.2

Write

LA 1.3

-1.1 to 3.4

2.0

Maths

LA 0.6

-0.2 to 4.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading79% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing90% LA 81% · Eng 78%

Maths83% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.1

Read

LA 0.0

-2.5 to 2.3

0.1

Write

LA 1.0

-2.0 to 2.3

-1.5

Maths

LA -0.1

-3.6 to 0.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 70%

Reading90% LA 78%

Writing86% LA 81%

Maths90% LA 79%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.9

Read

LA 1.0

2.6 to 7.2

2.9

Write

LA 1.3

0.8 to 5

4.7

Maths

LA 1.0

2.7 to 6.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

09 March 2022

Inspection Report

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01 December 2016

Inspection Report

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14 March 2012

Inspection Report

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30 June 2010

Inspection Report

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26 June 2007

Inspection Report

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06 May 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2016-12-01

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2012-03-14

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2007-06-26

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 211 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	211	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	210	1	0.5%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	198	4	2.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	203	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	202	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	212	2	0.9%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	206	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	202	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	207	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	206	1	0.5%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	200	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	218	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	219	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	219	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	227	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	227	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	223	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	234	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	232	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	228	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	233	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	229	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	219	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	229	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	232	1	0.4%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	230	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 11 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 10 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 7 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 3 pupils