Hungerford Primary School
Fairview Road, Hungerford, RG17 0BT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lucy Smith
- Constituency
- Newbury
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 383
- Pupils on roll
- 316
- URN
- 109816
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01488682230
About this school
Hungerford Primary School is a community primary school in Hungerford. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 316 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hungerford Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 53 | 48 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 42% | 58% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 2% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 54% | 75% | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 70% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 68% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Hungerford Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | West Berkshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 42% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 65% | 55.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 363 |
| 2023/24 | 345 |
| 2024/25 | 326 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hungerford Primary School compares
Hungerford Primary School ranked 18th of 52 primary schools in West Berkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 65% | 4.3% | 28.5% | 316 | — |
| Chilton Foliat Church of England Primary School | 64% | 3.1% | 6.5% | 92 | 1.9 miles |
| Inkpen Primary School | — | 11.8% | 17.7% | 41 | 2.9 miles |
| Kintbury St Mary's C.E. Primary School | 26% | 6.3% | 29.8% | 113 | 3.1 miles |
| Great Bedwyn Church of England School | 69% | 3.8% | 2.5% | 205 | 4.0 miles |
| Welford and Wickham C.E. Primary School | 36% | 5.4% | 17.7% | 53 | 4.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report25 June 2025
- 21 January 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 28.53%
- English as an additional language
- 5.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.31%
- Persistent absence
- 11.67%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Chilton Foliat Church of England Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Hungerford
-
Inkpen Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Hungerford
-
Kintbury St Mary's C.E. Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · Hungerford
-
Great Bedwyn Church of England School4.0 miles
Primary · Marlborough
-
Welford and Wickham C.E. Primary School4.3 miles
Primary · Newbury
Other schools in Hungerford
Hungerford Primary School ranks 1st of the 5 ranked primary schools in Hungerford.
- Chilton Foliat Church of England Primary School Primary
- Inkpen Primary School Primary
- Kintbury St Mary's C.E. Primary School Primary
- Lambourn CofE Primary School Primary
- Shefford C.E. Primary School Primary
- Hungerford Nursery School Centre for Children Nursery
- John O'Gaunt School Secondary
- Oaklands School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Hungerford Primary School teach?
- Hungerford Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Hungerford.
- Who is the headteacher of Hungerford Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hungerford Primary School is Mrs Lucy Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hungerford Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hungerford Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Hungerford Primary School?
- Hungerford Primary School has 316 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Hungerford Primary School full?
- Hungerford Primary School has capacity for 383 pupils and 316 on roll (83%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Hungerford Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hungerford Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hungerford Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Hungerford Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Hungerford Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 42% in 2022/23 and 65% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hungerford Primary School compare with other schools in West Berkshire?
- Hungerford Primary School ranked 18th of 52 primary schools in West Berkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hungerford Primary School's absence rate?
- Hungerford Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hungerford Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hungerford Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.