The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School
About the school
The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School is an open secondary school in Hackney.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 5 December 2023
- Published
- 25 January 2024
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Good
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 39.2
- Hackney
- 50.5
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Hackney
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 28.40%
- Hackney
- 49.10%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 47.50%
- Hackney
- 69.80%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 68.10%
- Hackney
- 61.40%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.45
- Hackney
- 4.61
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C-
Average A-level points
- School
- 28.17
AAB or better
- School
- 5.40%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
803
Girls
41.47%
Boys
58.53%
SEN support
21.92%
Education, health and care plan
4.73%
English as an additional language
31.30%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
70.54%
Overall absence
10.47
Persistent absence
32.88
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
139
Sustained education or employment
88%
Education
88%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
1%
Not sustained
9%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
58
Sustained education or employment
84%
Higher education
74%
Further education
2%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
7%