The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School

At a glance

Type

Voluntary aided school (state-funded)

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11 to 19

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Church of England

Pupils

752 census January 2026

Capacity

1,050

Admissions policy

Non-selective

Sixth form

Yes

Headteacher

Mr Oyedele Rotimi

Address

Paragon Road, Hackney, London, E9 6NR

Borough

Hackney

Telephone

02089852430

DfE reference (URN)

100284

Website

theurswickschool.co.uk

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026

Report an error

Key dates for 2027 entry

Year 7 (11+)

1. Application deadlineSaturday 31 October 2026Closes in 21 days

   National closing date for Year 7 applications: Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply through your home borough's coordinated scheme (eAdmissions), not directly to the school.

   Source: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026

2. National offer dayMonday 1 March 2027Upcoming

   Secondary National Offer Day: Monday 1 March 2027. Offers are released by your home borough.

   Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

3. Registration deadlineDate not statedDate not stated

   Supplementary Information form should be completed and returned to the school before 31 October, NOT the local authority

   Source: theurswickschool.co.uk

4. Accept your offerDate not statedDate not stated

   Accept the offer by the deadline given in your offer letter; your home borough sets the date.

   Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

Add to calendar (.ics)

A status ("Closes in 12 days") is shown only for a closing date we have checked, worked out from today's date, 10 October 2026. Other dates are printed as the school published them, with its own wording beside them. Dates given only as "early January" are shown as approximate and never counted down. Always confirm with the school or council.

Report an error

Admissions

You apply through the council where you live, not to the school, naming up to six schools in order on one form. Every applicant on time hears on the same national offer day. Schools with a religious character often ask for a supplementary information form as well, returned to the school by the same deadline.

67 first-preference applications and 256 applications naming it at any preference for 85 places offered (September 2026 entry, DfE)

These are counts of applications and offers on national offer day. They are not a chance of getting in: places are allocated by the school's published admissions criteria, such as siblings, distance or faith.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary school applications and offers · entry years up to 2026/27 · last checked 9 October 2026

Hackney: Year 7 offers, September 2026 entry

Across the borough, 74.6% of applicants were offered their first preference and 95.8% were offered one of their preferences (2,029 applications). These are borough-wide figures, not a forecast for any school or child.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary schools applications and offers 2026 · entry years 2014/15 to 2026/27 (release published 2026-06-18) · last checked 9 October 2026

Report an error

Inspection

Source: Ofsted, Management information - state-funded schools - latest inspections as at 31 August 2026 · latest inspections as at 2026-08-31 · last checked 9 October 2026

Report an error

Results

GCSE (key stage 4), 2024/25

• Attainment 8 score2022/23: 44.3 · 2023/24: 39.3
  39.2This school50.5Hackney46.1England, state-funded
• % achieving grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 37% · 2023/24: 24%
  28%This school49%Hackney45%England, state-funded
• % achieving grade 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 58% · 2023/24: 48%
  48%This school70%Hackney65%England, state-funded
• % entering the English Baccalaureate2022/23: 67% · 2023/24: 70%
  68%This school61%Hackney40%England, state-funded
• EBacc average point score2022/23: 3.83 · 2023/24: 3.41
  3.45This school4.61Hackney4.09England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 141 pupils in the cohort

A level (16 to 18), 2024/25

• A level average result, expressed as a grade2022/23: C- · 2023/24: C
  C-This schoolB-HackneyB-England, state-funded
• A level average point score per entry2022/23: 27.6 · 2023/24: 28.8
  28.2This school36.8Hackney35England, state-funded
• Average point score for a student's best 3 A levels2022/23: 28.8 · 2023/24: 31.5
  33.5This school37.1Hackney35.8England, state-funded
• % of A level students achieving AAB or higher including at least 2 facilitating subjects2022/23: 4% · 2023/24: 0%
  5%This school18%Hackney18%England, state-funded
• A level value added score2023/24: 0.49
  0.14This school-0.03England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 72 pupils in the cohort

Report an error

Pupils and context

Eligible for free school meals

70.5% January 2026

English as an additional language

31.3%

Receiving SEN support

21.9%

With an Education, Health and Care Plan

4.7%

Girls / boys

41% / 59%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25

Attendance and staffing

Overall absence

10.5% 2024/25

Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)

32.9%

Pupils per teacher

13.3 2025/26

Source: Department for Education, Absence rates by school level · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026

Places

Places

840

Pupils on roll

791

Source: Department for Education, Capacity - school / Sixth form capacity - school · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · position at 1 May, 2024/25

Report an error

Nearby schools

Schools covering the same ages within about a mile, by straight-line distance (not walking or travel time).

Report an error

Compare with similar schools

Side-by-side comparisons with the nearest schools of the same type. Sourced facts only; no winner is declared.

• The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School and Cardinal Pole Catholic School0.3 miles apart
• The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School and The City Academy, Hackney0.4 miles apart
• The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School and Mossbourne Community Academy0.6 miles apart
• The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School and Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy0.6 miles apart

Report an error