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Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery

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

personMrs Lindsay Wood

corporate_fareNEWBURY ACADEMY TRUST

location_onNewbury, RG14 2RA

language Visit Website phone 163542129

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

231

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Expected Standard

53%

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Demand Ratio

1.3x

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Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Newbury, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.3×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 76% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery is an academy sponsor led in Newbury, West Berkshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of NEWBURY ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 242 pupils on roll, of whom 42% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 53% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #18 of 53 primaries in West Berkshire and #8,185 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.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.3× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 24.0:1. 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

53%

LA 56%

Reading67% LA 72%

Writing67% LA 65%

Maths60% LA 68%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

45%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading63% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing48% LA 65% · Eng 72%

Maths53% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

66%

LA 54%England 60%

Reading76% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing79% LA 64% · Eng 71%

Maths69% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.7

Read

LA 0.1

-1.7 to 3.1

3.3

Write

LA -0.8

1.0 to 5.6

-0.1

Maths

LA -0.8

-2.3 to 2.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

41%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading45% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing73% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths64% LA 73% · Eng 79%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.4

Read

LA 0.2

-7.0 to -1.8

-1.0

Write

LA -0.1

-3.4 to 1.4

-3.2

Maths

LA -0.9

-5.5 to -1.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

19%

LA 65%

Reading57% LA 76%

Writing62% LA 78%

Maths24% LA 72%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-5.7

Read

LA 0.1

-8.4 to -3

-2.7

Write

LA -0.2

-5.3 to -0.1

-7.5

Maths

LA -0.6

-9.9 to -5.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

11 May 2022

Inspection Report

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31 October 2018

Inspection Report

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25 September 2014

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2022-05-11

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-10-31

S5 Inspection Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2014-09-25

None Legacy

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

0.4%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.4%(1 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 242 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.4%, 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)	242	1	0.4%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	233	3	1.3%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	248	2	0.8%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	238	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	230	5	2.2%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	240	2	0.8%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	231	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	219	1	0.5%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	217	1	0.5%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	209	4	1.9%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	200	2	1.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	209	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	205	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	201	1	0.5%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	204	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	204	2	1.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	195	3	1.5%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	199	1	0.5%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	194	2	1.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	191	7	3.7%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	221	6	2.7%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	221	7	3.2%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	219	4	1.8%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	229	2	0.9%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	219	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	213	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.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 23 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 18 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 2 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery

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

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