Hungerford School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · London, Islington
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Islington Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Hungerford School is a primary school in London, Islington for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 5 October 2022. Islington has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
Hungerford 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2019 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026 had 6 first-choice applications for 6 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 28% 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 Islington.
- The school has 15.7 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 20.6 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Islington.
- 63.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 44.4% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Islington.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Islington schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- 249 Hungerford Road, Islington, London, N7 9LF
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Islington
- Pupils on roll
- 140 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 63.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 5 October 2022
Strengths
- “Hungerford School is a welcoming school.”
- “Pupils benefit from a much-improved educational offer.”
- “The curriculum in place is ambitious.”
To improve
- “Not all subjects are as well planned as others.”
- “In some subjects, leaders’ curricular thinking does not develop pupils’ knowledge and understanding in as much depth.”
- “Some newly appointed subject leaders do not have the expertise to check how well the taught curriculum is implemented.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 November 2022 (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) | 28% | 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: 6 first-preference applications, 6 offers in total, 6 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 Islington.
- Robert Blair School and Children's Centre 0.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Tufnell Park Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Grafton Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Yerbury Primary School 0.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Pakeman Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Andrew's (Barnsbury) CofE Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Thornhill Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published