Hungerford Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Hungerford, West Berkshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
6.953 miles
Published by West Berkshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Hungerford Primary School is a primary school in Hungerford, West Berkshire for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 25 June 2025. West Berkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Hungerford 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 | 6.953 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a 2026 Reception place lived 6.953 miles from the school, the 20th longest of 59 West Berkshire primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 2.78 miles).
- In 2024/25, 65% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 4% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- For 2026 Reception entry there were 42 first-choice applications for 43 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- 29.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 18.9% across the 8 nearest primary schools in West Berkshire.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other West Berkshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Fairview Road, Hungerford, RG17 0BT
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- West Berkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 316 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 29.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 25 June 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive at this friendly and welcoming school.”
- “They are happy and enjoy playing with their friends.”
- “Relationships between staff and pupils are positive.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, teaching does not provide opportunities for pupils to revisit prior learning.”
- “As a result, pupils do not build on what they already know.”
- “When this happens, they do not develop a secure understanding.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 September 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) | 65% | 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: 42 first-preference applications, 43 offers in total, 42 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 West Berkshire.
- Inkpen Primary School 2.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Kintbury St Mary's C.E. Primary School 3.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Welford and Wickham C.E. Primary School 4.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Shefford C.E. Primary School 5.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Stockcross C.E. School 6.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Enborne C.E. Primary School 6.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Lambourn CofE Primary School 6.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Chaddleworth St Andrew's C.E. Primary School 7.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published