SCHOOL PROFILE

Berger Primary School

Primary Community school URN 100218
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 480 Published school capacity
Capacity used 86.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

12 March 2025
Latest published outcome Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Hackney
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 414 400 full-time · 14 part-time
Female pupils 203 49.0% of pupils
Male pupils 211 51.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

57.7%
32.9 pts above England
School 57.7%
Hackney 35.8%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

33.1%
12.8 pts above England
School 33.1%
Hackney 29.0%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Hackney 0.2%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

African
22.9%
95
Any other White background
13.5%
56
Any other ethnic group
10.1%
42
Bangladeshi
10.1%
42
Caribbean
9.2%
38
White British
8.7%
36
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 22.5% 93 of 414 pupils
1.6 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 22.5%
Hackney 22.8%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 14.0% 58 pupils
England 14.8% 0.8 pts below
EHC plans 8.5% 35 pupils
England 6.0% 2.4 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 58
Autistic spectrum disorder 20
Social, emotional & mental health 7
No specialist assessment yet 3
Moderate learning difficulty 2
Hearing impairment 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

69.0% 8.6 pts above England
School 69.0%
Hackney 73.3%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

80.0%

6.2 pts above England

School 80.0%
Hackney 80.8%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

76.0%

5.7 pts above England

School 76.0%
Hackney 78.8%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

78.0%

6.0 pts above England

School 78.0%
Hackney 79.0%
London 77.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.89%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.32 pts lower than England
School 4.89%
Hackney 6.32%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

11.33%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

4.48 pts lower than England
School 11.33%
Hackney 17.25%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.13%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.67 pts lower than England
School 1.13%
Hackney 1.36%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

86.3% 1.9 pts below England
Berger Primary School
86.3%
Hackney
84.3%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information