Berger Primary SchoolSt John and St James CofE Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in London.

Summary of the comparison

Berger Primary School and St John and St James CofE Primary School are primary schools in London.

  • Berger Primary School scores 69 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St John and St James CofE Primary School scores 78 out of 100 (grade B, strong). St John and St James CofE Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Berger Primary School was judged Good and St John and St James CofE Primary School was judged Outstanding.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 69.0% for Berger Primary School and 69.0% for St John and St James CofE Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Berger Primary School (63.0% in 2022-23, 69.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at St John and St James CofE Primary School (73.0% in 2022-23, 69.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Berger Primary School versus St John and St James CofE Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LondonBerger Primary SchoolLondonSt John and St James CofE Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC69/100B78/100Stronger figure
Local ranking24th of 50 in Hackney 8th of 50 in Hackney Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeCommunity school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll414 218
Capacity480 240
LocationLondon, E9 6HB London, E9 6DX
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard69.0% 69.0% 62.0%
At higher standard10.0% 14.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 105.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 104.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census425 223
Free school meals (ever 6)55.8% 40.8%
English as an additional language36.9% 32.3%
SEN support10.1% 17.0%
SEN with an EHC plan7.1% 5.8%
Attendance
Overall absence4.9% 3.2% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence11.3% 5.4% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Berger Primary School

St John and St James CofE Primary School

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