Berger Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · London, Hackney
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
9.719 miles
Published by Hackney Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2018–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Berger Primary School is a primary school in London, Hackney for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 12 March 2025. Hackney has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Berger Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 9.719 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 3.663 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 5.611 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 6.944 mi |
| Reception 2022 | Not published |
| Reception 2021 | Not published |
| Reception 2020 | 0.274 mi |
| Reception 2019 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2018 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 the last child offered a Reception place lived 9.719 miles away, the 3rd longest of 33 Hackney primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 0.98 miles).
- For Reception, the 2026 last distance was further than in 2025 and 2020, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 5 years; it swung sharply between some years.
- In Reception 2026 there were 32 first-choice applications for 34 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 69% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Hackney.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Hackney schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Anderson Road, Hackney, London, E9 6HB
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Hackney
- Pupils on roll
- 414 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 57.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 12 March 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils say this is a vibrant, welcoming environment where they feel both happy and safe.”
- “The school’s ethos centres on nurturing each child, and this is seen in the pride that pupils take in their school.”
- “Older pupils are proud to be ambassadors, librarians, or members of the school council.”
To improve
- “However, there are instances where pupils are not provided with sufficient practice to apply and deepen some of their mathematics skills, including, for example, to solve problems with confidence and accuracy.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 April 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 69% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 32 first-preference applications, 34 offers in total, 32 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hackney.
- Morningside Primary School 0.2 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- St John and St James CofE Primary School 0.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Orchard Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Olive School, Hackney 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St John of Jerusalem Church of England Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Daubeney Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Rushmore Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Lauriston School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published