The Olive School, Hackney

General Information

Address: 32 St Johns Church Road, Hackney, London, E9 6EJ
Phone: 02076837436
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Babar Mirza
Age range: 4-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Muslim
Number of pupils: 629
School capacity: 630
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 340
% eligible for free school meals: 54.1%
Nursery provision: No

Behaviour

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About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Behaviour information for this school has not been added yet.

Attendance

Overall absence: 4.4%
Persistently absent pupils: 8.8%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 14.8%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 5.6%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 54 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 22 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 9 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 5 pupils
Other difficulty or disability: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 32 pupils
Vision impairment: 1 pupil
Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Physical disability: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

No overall grade given 2025 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted stopped giving single overall grades for a period between September 2024 and November 2025 - this school's most recent inspection falls in that window, so there's no single rating to show, even though it was inspected. The full report (linked below) still has the detail.

Educational attainment data for this school has not been added yet.

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Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £8,228 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

Ranked #33 of 37 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#31Hackney New Primary School£8,427
#32Betty Layward Primary School£8,420
#33The Olive School, Hackney£8,228
#34Mossbourne Parkside Academy£8,124
#35Lubavitch Boys' Primary School£7,643

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1St Scholastica's Catholic Primary School£12,469
#2Harrington Hill Primary School£12,202
#3Simon Marks Jewish Primary School£12,183
#4St Monica's Catholic Primary School£11,995
#5Daubeney Primary School£11,159
#6Shoreditch Park Primary School£11,002
#7St. Paul's With St. Michael's CofE Primary School£10,949
#8Halley House School£10,933
#9Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School£10,812
#10Benthal Primary School£10,754
#11Parkwood Primary School£10,358
#12Queensbridge Primary School£10,010
#13Berger Primary School£9,880
#14Kingsmead Primary School£9,803
#15Millfields Community School£9,576
#16Sebright School£9,524
#17Grasmere Primary School£9,405
#18Holmleigh Primary School£9,398
#19St John of Jerusalem Church of England Primary School£9,385
#20Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School£9,266
#21London Fields Primary School£9,226
#22Nightingale Primary School£9,138
#23Orchard Primary School£9,136
#24Rushmore Primary School£8,969
#25Jubilee Primary School£8,821
#26Princess May Primary School£8,792
#27Grazebrook Primary School£8,777
#28William Patten Primary School£8,757
#29Lauriston School£8,618
#30Northwold Primary School£8,535
#31Hackney New Primary School£8,427
#32Betty Layward Primary School£8,420
#33The Olive School, Hackney£8,228
#34Mossbourne Parkside Academy£8,124
#35Lubavitch Boys' Primary School£7,643
#36Mossbourne Riverside Academy£6,719
#37Lubavitch Girls Primary School£6,427

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