William Patten Primary School

HackneyCommunity school

Stoke Newington Church St, London, N16 0NX

Headteacher: Miss Karen LawSchool website ↗Pupils: 441 (capacity: 420)
Ofsted Outstanding
Inspected October 2023
Oversubscribed
53% of first-choice applicants offered a place
83%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Outstanding
Inspected October 2023
53%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 11 October 2023Full report ↗

Outstanding

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Outstanding across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
83.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
22.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 88%·Writing 85%·Maths 90%All three 83%
Reading
Expected88%
Exceeding65%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected85%
Exceeding25%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected90%
Exceeding43%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
59
How many families wanted this school first?
111
How many got their first choice?
59of 111 (53.2%)
How many applied in total?
322

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
22.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
50.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
18.0%
Boys and girls
44%girls·56%boys
192 girls, 249 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 86% (2018/19), currently 83%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1677.0%27.0%+4.8+5.9+2.7
2016/1785.0%23.0%+2.9+3.4+2.4
2017/1876.0%14.0%+3.2+2.0+1.5
2018/1986.0%19.0%+3.0+1.3+1.6
2022/2383.0%28.0%+5.2+4.0+4.0
2023/2485.0%19.0%---
2024/2583.0%22.0%---
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