The Olive School, Hackney. Part of @StarAcademies. Nurturing Today's Young People, Inspiring Tomorrow's Leaders.
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18 Jun 2025
We are thrilled to share that our school has been rated as ‘Outstanding’ in all five areas of the Ofsted inspection framework. This is a huge achievement and a proud moment for the entire school community.
Read the full report: olivehackney.com/news-story/…
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Our celebrations of British Science week in full swing with exciting science workshops and crazy experiments for all pupils having us on the edge of our seats!
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The Olive School, Hackney retweeted
Mar 16
We're blasting off from British Science Week as we launch our #StarInnovatorsChallenge!
We're inviting pupils to explore the wonders of our universe through the #BSW26 theme – Curiosity: What’s your question?
📰Read more: staracademies.org/news-story…
@ScienceWeekUK
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Discover more about the Star Voices children's choir and our recent collaboration with internationally acclaimed artist, @ZainBhikha.
📰Read more: olivehackney.com/news-story/…
▶️Watch the music video: youtu.be/GpurMd6-ce4
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Our Year 1 pupils took their iftar preparations very seriously on their trip to Pizza Express. Rolling dough, adding toppings and proudly creating their own pizzas 😃🍕😋
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A special iftar evening for our Year 6 pupils.
Pupils came together to share the spirit of Ramadhan with their friends and teachers. Our Head Boy and Head Girl led on key reminder speeches and pupils engaged in recitation and reflection during this memorable event.
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National Careers Week at Olive Hackney
This year's theme, 'We own our Future' encouraged pupils to think about possibilities ahead. Through engaging activities, pupils mapped out their journeys, explored different careers and identified skills required to achieve ambitions!
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The Masked Reader Challenge had the whole school guessing.... Pupils were treated to excerpts from our Star Readers read by mystery members of staff. Can you guess who is hiding behind the masks?? #WorldBookDay #lovereading
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'Books open your mind, broaden your mind, and strengthen you as nothing else can.'
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As part of our World Book Day celebrations, each class took part in a 'Dress the Door' competition, transforming their doors into scenes from their favourite books. The standard was so high that choosing winners was no easy task! #WorldBookDay #creativity
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WORLD BOOK DAY!! Our favourite day of the school year where pupils stepped into the pages of their favourite stories, bringing characters to life across the school. From brave heroes to magical adventurers, a great day was had! #WorldBookDay #lovereading
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To mark the start of the blessed month, every pupil and member of staff received a special Ramadhan gift box. 🌙🎁
May it be a month filled with blessings for all our families. #RamadhanMubarak
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A huge thank you to our amazing Parent Shura for organising a fantastic Pre-Ramadhan Bazaar! 🛍️🌙
Families were able to purchase their Ramadhan and Eid essentials while raising funds for a great cause. A wonderful example of community spirit in action. #Community #RamadhanPrep
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We were delighted to begin welcoming the blessed month of #Ramadhan with a beautiful assembly led by Ibn Ali class. 🌙✨
They reminded us of the virtues of this special month. A wonderful way to prepare our school community. #RamadanReady
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🌙✨ New Faith-Inspired Music Video Out Now!✨🌙
We’re excited to share our brand-new music video “Allah is Greater” by Star Voices children's choir featuring internationally acclaimed artist @ZainBhikha 🎶🤍
🎥 Watch Full Video:
youtu.be/GpurMd6-ce4
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As part of our National Storytelling Week celebrations, pupils in Key Stage 2 were transported back to Ancient Egypt! 🐪🏺They were treated to a thrilling theatre show, full of mystery, history and excitement!
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Pupils in Reception were so excited to take part in the annual Big Schools' Birdwatch. They practiced their counting and took tallies, cheering each time they spotted a bird 🐦🕊️
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Year 4 Ibn Jabal class took us on a journey around Europe 🌎 Exploring geography alongside beautiful singing in French, Italian and Spanish- what a treat!
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Year 4 Al Farsi delivered a fantastic class assembly showcasing our STAR value RESPECT ⭐ Confident role play and beautiful singing! 🎶
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We kicked off our National Year of Reading celebrations with our popular half-termly Reading Cafés. With a range of themed cafés across the school, parents and pupils immersed themselves into a plethora of books.
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We are thrilled to be involved in @StarAcademies' Year of Reading 2026 - a trust-wide programme designed to inspire creativity, literacy, and a love of books - aligned with #NationalYearOfReading2026.
📰 Read more: olivehackney.com/news-story/…
#WeAreStar #GoAllIn2026
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