Princess May Primary School
Community school in London, N16 8DF, taking ages 3 to 11, 198 on roll.
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How far each is from Princess May Primary School, from its postcode's centre. Distance did not limit entry in 2024/25, on Hackney's figure, so each reads Very likely.
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Distance did not limit entry in 2024/25: Hackney records the furthest offer at 350.98 miles, further than any school run. Distance is not what will decide a place here.
Applying for September 2027? Primary applications close 15 January 2027; offers on 16 April 2027.
How this compares: every Hackney school's distance, tightest first →
No circle to draw: 350.98 miles is not a distance limit.
Princess May Primary School: no circle, distance did not limit entry Betty Layward Primary School: 0.23 miles, 2024/25, published by Hackney
How to read this
Most English schools do not have a catchment area. When Princess May Primary School is oversubscribed, places go outward from the school until they run out, so the distance moves each year with how many families applied and where they lived.
Distances are measured from the postcode's centre, not a front door; a postcode covers a few houses. Siblings, looked-after children come before distance, so a school can fill before distance counts at all.
With no distance limit the map shows the school and the postcode you check, and claims nothing about a boundary.
The address on the closing date is the one the council uses. How admissions work.
One published year so far: 2024/25, from Hackney. With two or more, the map can draw any of them.
Source: Hackney, published admission distances, 2024/25
Where Princess May Primary School and Betty Layward Primary School are both in reach
Both distances are drawn on the map above. Betty Layward Primary School admitted from 0.23 miles in 2024/25, published by Hackney. Its own page has the rest of its figures.
Districts inside both distances mean nothing when one of the two did not limit entry: a figure beyond any school run would put half a county inside it. The map above still shows both schools, and the postcode checker answers for both.
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If the answer is no, you can appeal. In Hackney, 12 of 107 secondary appeals succeeded in 2025 (11.2%; England 19.9%), counted for all the council's schools together. How every council compares.
Other schools nearby with a published distance
The closest schools to Princess May Primary School that also have a council-published admission distance, nearest first.
| School | Phase | Admitted from | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shacklewell Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 0.32 mi 2024/25 | 0.2 mi |
| Grasmere Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 0.24 mi 2024/25 | 0.3 mi |
| Newington Green Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 0.32 mi 2026/27 | 0.3 mi |
| Betty Layward Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 0.23 mi 2024/25 | 0.5 mi |
| William Patten Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 0.23 mi 2024/25 | 0.6 mi |
| Benthal Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 3.4 mi 2024/25 | 0.7 mi |
The distance as a picture
What kind of school this is
| Religious character | No religious character |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| How full | 198 pupils in 420 places (47% full) |
| Local authority | Hackney |
Department for Education register (GIAS).
How the school is doing
| Ofsted | Good, inspected 18 June 2023 |
| Meeting the expected standard | 70.0% in reading, writing and maths (2024/25) |
| Year | Meeting the expected standard |
|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 70.0% |
| 2023/24 | 90.0% |
| 2022/23 | 81.0% |
Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.
Who goes to Princess May Primary School
| Girls and boys | 49.0% girls, 51.0% boys |
| English as an additional language | 60.1% of pupils |
| Free school meals | 45.5% of pupils eligible |
DfE school census, most recent published year.
Getting to Princess May Primary School by bus
Best-served stop: Princess May Road, 0.1 mi away, with 26.8 buses an hour on weekday daytimes; the service runs through the night.
Every stop within 600 m
| Stop | From the school | Weekday daytime, an hour | Evening | Sunday | Routes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princess May Road | 0.1 mi | 26.3 | 25.2 | 22.7 | 149, 243, 76, 67 |
| Princess May Road | 0.1 mi | 26.8 | 23.5 | 23.0 | 149, 243, 76, 67 |
| Shacklewell Lane Dalston | 0.1 mi | 26.7 | 23.8 | 23.0 | 149, 243, 76, 67 |
These are scheduled departures, not buses observed running. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two rows.
Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), week of 8 Sep 2026
The fee-paying alternative
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Common questions
What is the catchment area for Princess May Primary School?
Princess May Primary School does not have one in the sense most people mean. Like most English schools, an oversubscribed year offers places outward from the school until they run out. The nearest thing to an answer: the furthest child admitted in 2024/25 lived 350.98 miles away, per Hackney.
How close do I need to live to get a place at Princess May Primary School?
Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 350.98 miles was enough in 2024/25. The distance moves every year with the number of applications, so treat last year's figure as evidence, not a promise.
Does buying a house near Princess May Primary School guarantee a place?
No. Admission criteria usually put looked-after children, siblings ahead of distance, so places can be filled before distance is reached. Councils also check that the address is genuinely where the child lives.
Every Hackney school's distance
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