The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School
Paragon Road, London, E9 6NR
752 pupils · 72% of 1,050 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Hackney
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 70.5%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — 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 5 December 2023, published 25 January 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 39.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 28.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 47.5% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 68.1% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“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 — 0.79 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 85 | 67 | 256 | 77 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 74 | 57 | 245 | 71 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 122 | 68 | 287 | 103 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 140 | 90 | 317 | 122 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 176 | 79 | 330 | 119 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 174 | 72 | 302 | 113 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 171 | 85 | 359 | 131 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 175 | 77 | 363 | 135 |
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
- Cardinal Pole Catholic School 0.5 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- The City Academy, Hackney 0.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Mossbourne Community Academy 0.9 km · Outstanding (2021) · previous system
- Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy 1 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Clapton Girls' Academy 1.2 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- The Excelsior Academy 1.5 km · Good (2024) · 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.