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Use our free interactive tool to check whether any Hackney property falls within primary or secondary school catchment zones. Hackney's schools have improved dramatically over the past two decades and now attract strong demand, which combined with the borough's density makes catchment areas extremely tight.
Free interactive map — enter any Hackney, Dalston, Stoke Newington or Clapton postcode and see exactly which catchment areas it falls within.
Strong results at Hackney secondaries have drawn applications from across East and North London, while the borough's compact geography means catchment radii are naturally short. At the most popular schools around Stoke Newington and London Fields, the last distance offered is frequently only a few hundred metres.
Hackney Council, working with the Hackney Learning Trust, coordinates admissions for community primary and secondary schools. After looked-after children, EHC-plan holders and siblings, the standard tiebreaker is straight-line distance from home to school.
Hackney contains a notable number of academies and voluntary-aided faith schools, including several serving the Orthodox Jewish community in Stamford Hill, which apply their own religious criteria. Always check each school's published arrangements.
Hackney Council publishes annual admissions statistics including the furthest distance offered at each oversubscribed school. Search 'Hackney school admissions statistics' on the Hackney Council website.
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Click "Add School" and search by school name or postcode. The tool locates it on the interactive map automatically.
Add the radius from the school's admissions data. You can enter distances in metres for precision.
Use "Check Address" to test any Hackney address. It will show you exactly how far inside or outside the catchment that property sits.
Our tool works for schools across Hackney and surrounding areas:
In a borough as compact as Hackney, a few hundred metres decides everything. Our tool measures exactly.
See how Hackney catchments have tightened as the borough's schools have improved.
Plot up to 5 Hackney schools at once to see overlapping catchment zones.
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Schools around Stoke Newington, London Fields and De Beauvoir are typically the most oversubscribed, with catchment distances often well under 500 metres.
Yes. Hackney has Church of England, Catholic and Jewish faith schools, including a number serving the Orthodox Jewish community in Stamford Hill. These prioritise religious criteria before distance.
Yes. You can name schools in neighbouring boroughs on your Hackney application, and distance from each school determines your priority.
Search 'Hackney school admissions statistics' on the Hackney Council website for the furthest distance offered at each oversubscribed school.
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