Halley House School
52-58 Arcola Street, London, E8 2DJ
166 pupils · 79% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- BELLEVUE PLACE EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Hackney
- Free school meals
- 43.6%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 2 July 2024, published 10 September 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 78% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 19% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.7 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 20 | 14 | 48 | 18 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 7 | 6 | 31 | 6 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 20 | 17 | 58 | 18 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 30 | 21 | 86 | 30 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 23 | 17 | 92 | 23 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 22 | 19 | 92 | 22 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 30 | 25 | 123 | 30 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 30 | 34 | 126 | 30 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Shacklewell Primary School 0.2 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Princess May Primary School 0.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Matthias Church of England Primary School 0.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Mossbourne Parkside Academy 0.8 km · Good (2021) · previous system
- Newington Green Primary School 0.8 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School 0.8 km · Good (2020) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.