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Brightwalton C.E. Aided Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Sara Slade

location_onNewbury, RG20 7BN

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

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Expected Standard

67%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Brightwalton C.E. Aided Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Newbury, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 42% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Brightwalton C.E. Aided Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Newbury, West Berkshire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 87 pupils on roll, of whom 7% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 67% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 17% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #19 of 53 primaries in West Berkshire and #8,369 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 16.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 56%

Reading75% LA 72%

Writing75% LA 65%

Maths75% LA 68%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading67% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing73% LA 65% · Eng 72%

Maths60% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 54%England 60%

Reading57% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing79% LA 64% · Eng 71%

Maths79% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.8

Read

LA 0.1

-6.4 to 0.7

-0.8

Write

LA -0.8

-4.3 to 2.6

-1.6

Maths

LA -0.8

-5.0 to 1.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading69% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing94% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths81% LA 73% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.0

Read

LA 0.2

-3.0 to 3.0

1.3

Write

LA -0.1

-1.5 to 4.1

0.2

Maths

LA -0.9

-2.5 to 2.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 65%

Reading82% LA 76%

Writing100% LA 78%

Maths82% LA 72%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.2

Read

LA 0.1

-2.3 to 4.7

2.7

Write

LA -0.2

-0.7 to 6.1

0.6

Maths

LA -0.6

-2.6 to 3.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

10 May 2022

Inspection Report

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06 May 2021

Inspection Report

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29 June 2016

Inspection Report

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29 February 2012

Inspection Report

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30 June 2010

Inspection Report

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22 April 2009

Inspection Report

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05 October 2006

Inspection Report

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09 February 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2022-05-10

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2016-06-29

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2012-02-29

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2006-10-05

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 87 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	87	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	87	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	94	3	3.2%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	92	4	4.3%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	93	1	1.1%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	97	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	97	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	99	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	98	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	98	1	1.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	99	1	1.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	106	1	0.9%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	106	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	103	3	2.9%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	87	1	1.1%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	87	3	3.4%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	88	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	96	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	97	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	100	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	92	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	92	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	94	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	100	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	101	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	100	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Specific Learning Difficulty 7 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 3 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 1 pupils

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Brightwalton C.E. Aided Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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