Hungerford School

Hungerford School is performing well overall, having made significant improvements since its previous designation as inadequate before its conversion to academy status in 2018. The school has established a welcoming and ambitious educational environment where pupils demonstrate positive attitudes and collaborate effectively in their learning. Leaders are proactive in ensuring that all pupils, including those with special educational needs, are supported and achieve well, preparing them successfully for the next stages of their education. The commitment to high standards and the positive relationships fostered between staff and students contribute to a nurturing learning atmosphere.

Strengths

• Quality of education is good with an ambitious curriculum
• Pupils demonstrate positive attitudes towards learning and behave sensibly
• Strong support systems for pupils with SEND ensuring they achieve well
• Effective safeguarding measures in place
• High expectations of pupil behaviour and strong relationships among the school community
• Regular, high-quality training provided for teachers

Areas for Improvement

• Not all subjects are planned and sequenced as well as others, affecting depth of knowledge
• Some newly appointed subject leaders lack the expertise to effectively check curriculum implementation

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Hungerford School attended 88.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 42.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Hungerford School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Hungerford School had 15.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 12.5% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 13.6% of pupils at Hungerford School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 50.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Hungerford School received £20,692 and spent £19,116 for each of its 169 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £873,000 (£5,168 per pupil).

Across all 8 schools of The Bridge Mat Ltd, income was £29,467 and spending £27,744 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Hungerford School is part of The Bridge Mat Ltd, which runs 9 schools. The nearest others:

• The Bridge School London
• The Bridge Integrated Learning Space London
• Pooles Park Primary School London
• The Bridge Keystone London
• The Bridge Pioneer Basildon
• The Bridge Columbus Chelmsford
• Fen Rivers Academy King'S Lynn
• The Bridge Easton Easton

What is Hungerford School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Hungerford School is Good, from an inspection in November 2022.

When was Hungerford School last inspected by Ofsted?

Hungerford School was last inspected in November 2022.

How many pupils does Hungerford School have?

Hungerford School has 140 pupils on roll.

What age range does Hungerford School cover?

Hungerford School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Hungerford School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 28% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Hungerford School?

Hungerford School is at 249 Hungerford Road, Islington, London, N7 9LF.