Official inspection reports and grades
Inspected 5 December 2023
Compared with the local authority and England
Attainment 8 scores a pupil's best 8 GCSE results, out of about 90. Progress 8 compares those results with pupils who started secondary school at the same level: 0 is average.
| Measure | School | Hackney | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 39.2 | 50.5 | 46.1 |
Grade 4 is a standard pass; grade 5 is a strong pass.
| Measure | School | Hackney | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 28% | 49% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 48% | 70% | 65% |
| 5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4, including English and maths | 46% | 67% | 60% |
The EBacc is English, maths, science, a language, and history or geography. It is a set of subjects rather than a qualification.
| Measure | School | Hackney | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entering the EBacc | 68% | 61% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.1 |
Based on 141 pupils at the end of key stage 4.
School workforce census, 2025/26.
The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School was graded Good at its last Ofsted inspection, on 5 December 2023.
Apply through the council where you live by 31 October in your child's Year 6, for a place starting the following September. You apply to your home council even if The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School is in another council's area, and can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference. Offers are sent on 1 March, or the next working day. As a Church of England school it may also ask for a supplementary form, and its admissions policy says whether it does.
No. Distance only counts when The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School has more applicants than places. Then its admission criteria, set by its governing body, decide who is offered a place first. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or a catchment area. As a Church of England school, it can give priority to children on grounds of faith. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.
The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School had 803 pupils aged 11 to 19 at the latest school census. Its official capacity is 1,050. It is a mixed school with a sixth form.