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Haggerston School

Mixed · ages 11–19 · with sixth formHackney, London · London E2 8LSTrust: Community Schools TrustSchool website
Pupils on roll
939of 1,100 places
Free school meals
45.7%
Year 11 cohort 2025
182
Ofsted
Good, 6 December 2022Read the Ofsted report

Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Haggerston School (URN 100277, until 1 August 2023).

What the data says

Of the 166 pupils who finished Year 11 at Haggerston School in 2023, 56% stayed on in Haggerston School’s own sixth form (Hackney average 53%), 24% went to a further education college and 1% started an apprenticeship.

Among the 61 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 72% went to university (Hackney 53%, England 37%), and 22% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.

Spanish is unusually popular at GCSE: 75% of the year group took it, against 19% of pupils across England.

GCSE results in 2025 were above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 52.7 against 46.1 across England and 50.5 in Hackney, with 46% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).

Where pupils went after Year 11

Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Hackney and England.

Haggerston School
Hackney
England
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureHaggerston SchoolHackneyEngland
Pupils in the cohort1662,449607,348
Any sustained destination90%92%92%
Stayed in education89%91%86%
— school sixth form56%53%34%
— sixth form college8%10%13%
— further education college24%26%37%
— other education1%2%2%
Apprenticeship1%1%3%
Employment1%1%3%
No sustained destination3%5%6%
Destination unknown7%4%3%

Where students went after sixth form

Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.

Haggerston School
Hackney
England
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureHaggerston SchoolHackneyEngland
Students in the cohort611,616541,441
Any sustained destination84%79%79%
University (higher education)72%53%37%
— most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students22%27%19%
Further education2%5%5%
Apprenticeship0%3%7%
Employment10%14%28%
No sustained destination15%14%16%

GCSE results 2025

MeasureHaggerston SchoolHackneyEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)52.750.546.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths46%49%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths73%70%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects75%61%41%
EBacc average point score4.984.614.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort53%54%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils46.345.034.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils59.856.950.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)
English as an additional language32%42%19%

Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.

Subjects taken at GCSE

Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
Mathematics18199%88%20%22%76%
English Language18199%89%31%20%80%
English Literature16088%86%38%21%93%
Combined Science14077%65%14%9%72%
Spanish13675%19%30%27%79%
Geography9653%41%29%25%61%
History8848%41%41%26%76%
Business Studies4927%18%16%20%73%
Art and Design3821%7%37%24%89%
Computer Science3720%13%43%30%92%
Chemistry3519%23%89%47%100%
Sociology3519%4%37%21%66%
Physics3519%23%86%46%100%
Physical Education3519%11%34%24%89%
Biology3519%23%83%45%100%
Music3419%5%24%33%71%
Drama3016%7%43%27%90%
Religious Studies2112%31%48%32%86%
Food Preparation and Nutrition169%8%13%21%75%
Design and Technology169%11%25%23%63%
Economics158%1%33%34%100%
Textiles127%2%33%27%83%
Turkish95%0%89%71%100%
Italian53%0%53%
French21%18%29%
Japanese21%0%53%
Portuguese11%0%50%
Arabic11%1%47%
Fine Art11%9%28%
German11%5%33%

Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Sports Studies915%

A levels and other level 3 courses

MeasureHaggerston SchoolHackneyEngland
Students at the end of 16–18 study141
— of whom A level students591,016261,341
Average A level gradeCB-B-
Average points per A level entry30.0336.7635.00
Average grade, best 3 A levelsCB-B-
AAB or better with two facilitating subjects4%18%18%
Average grade, applied general courses
Average grade, T levels

A level subjects

Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Mathematics2237%31%
Sociology1932%13%
Psychology1627%23%
Religious Studies1322%4%
Biology1119%20%
Economics1119%13%
Computer Science1017%5%
English Literature814%11%
Chemistry814%17%
Physical Education814%3%
Physics814%12%
Spanish610%2%
Drama2%
Geography10%
History13%
Music0%
Fine Art3%

Applied, technical and other level 3 courses

SubjectQualificationEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Study SkillsExtended Project (Diploma)63100%
Health StudiesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*610%
Business StudiesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*610%
Further MathematicsGCE AS level (All)
Further MathematicsGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)

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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.