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Harmans Water Primary School

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

personHeadteacher Katherine Saunders

location_onBracknell, RG12 9NE

language Visit Website phone 1344422196

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2021

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Students

476

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Expected Standard

35%

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Demand Ratio

1.2x

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Harmans Water Primary School is a Community school primary school in Bracknell, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.2×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 95% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Harmans Water Primary School is a community school in Bracknell, Bracknell Forest, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 445 pupils on roll, of whom 21% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 35% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #26 of 26 primaries in Bracknell Forest and #13,661 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2021. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.2× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.9 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

35%

LA 61%

Reading60% LA 76%

Writing47% LA 70%

Maths50% LA 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

33%

LA 62%England 61%

Reading58% LA 76% · Eng 74%

Writing39% LA 72% · Eng 72%

Maths56% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 62%England 60%

Reading77% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing68% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths74% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.3

Read

LA 0.1

-2.8 to 0.2

-1.2

Write

LA -1.1

-2.6 to 0.3

-1.3

Maths

LA -0.2

-2.7 to 0.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading77% LA 76% · Eng 73%

Writing82% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths77% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.8

Read

LA 0.2

-2.2 to 0.6

-1.4

Write

LA -0.5

-2.7 to 0.0

-1.6

Maths

LA -0.3

-2.8 to -0.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 65%

Reading65% LA 78%

Writing74% LA 78%

Maths69% LA 76%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.8

Read

LA -0.3

-3.2 to -0.4

-0.5

Write

LA -0.8

-1.8 to 0.8

-2.2

Maths

LA -0.7

-3.4 to -1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

17 June 2021

Inspection Report

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27 January 2021

Inspection Report

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22 October 2020

Inspection Report

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04 July 2018

Inspection Report

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17 October 2016

Inspection Report

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11 November 2015

Inspection Report

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01 October 2013

Inspection Report

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20 June 2013

Inspection Report

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09 June 2010

Inspection Report

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28 February 2007

Inspection Report

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30 April 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

5 Evaluations

2021-06-17

Requires Improvement monitoring Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Good

2018-07-04

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2016-10-17

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2015-11-11

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2013-06-20

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Requires improvement

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

1.6%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.9%(4 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 445 pupils. During this period, there were 7 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.6%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	445	7	1.6%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	441	1	0.2%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	468	7	1.5%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	466	20	4.3%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	456	12	2.6%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	476	9	1.9%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	476	9	1.9%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	471	3	0.6%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	501	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	496	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	484	1	0.2%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	526	2	0.4%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	525	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	526	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	583	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	583	1	0.2%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	568	4	0.7%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	614	1	0.2%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	610	6	1.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	599	2	0.3%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	637	2	0.3%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	636	3	0.5%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	635	11	1.7%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	657	14	2.1%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	659	2	0.3%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	669	7	1.0%	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.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 27 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 25 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 23 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 15 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 4 pupils

Hearing Impairment 3 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

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Harmans Water Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

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

Top Primary Schools in Bracknell Forest

Great Hollands Primary School

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bracknell

St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Sandhurst

Crowthorne Church of England Primary School

Jennett's Park CofE Primary School

Uplands Primary School and Nursery