The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School
About The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School
The Urswick School is a Church of England secondary in Hackney that parents clearly want to get into. For the 2025/26 admissions cycle, the school received 245 applications for just 74 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 3. 31. Of those, 57 families put it as their first preference, and 57 first-preference offers were made. That level of demand suggests a school that local families are actively choosing, even if the raw numbers don't include a parent-view recommendation percentage. The school is a state-funded mixed secondary for ages 11 to 19, with a current roll of 803 pupils against a capacity of 1,050, so there is some room to grow. Headteacher Oyedele Rotimi leads a school where 69. 8 per cent of pupils are eligible for free school meals, a figure well above the national average and a key part of the school's context.
Key Details
The full report on this school
The inspection in plain English, admissions context, and how this school compares to nearby alternatives — all in one full school report.
- Ofsted inspection in plain EnglishStrengths, concerns and what inspectors flagged
- Parent View survey resultsWhat parents told Ofsted — when the school has 10+ responses
- Where Ofsted and parents disagreeGaps to probe + questions to ask at the open day
- Admissions & catchmentAdmission criteria, distance cutoffs (where the LA publishes them)
- Nearby schools comparedBackup options with Ofsted, demand and distance
- Attendance & behaviour dataPersistent absentees, suspensions and exclusions vs national
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
5 Dec 2023Source: Ofsted, 25 Jan 2024. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
School day
Teaching hours
08:30 – 15:00
Source: theurswickschool.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.
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