SCHOOL PROFILE

Inkpen Primary School

Primary Community school URN 109817
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 84 Published school capacity
Capacity used 48.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 5 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

3 March 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching Expected standard
Achievement Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour Needs attention
Personal development Expected standard
Leadership & governance Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

21 June 2023
Graded inspection Requires improvement
Published 13 September 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

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

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 41 41 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 22 53.7% of pupils
Male pupils 19 46.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

14.6%
10.2 pts below England
School 14.6%
West Berkshire 14.3%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

2.4%
17.9 pts below England
School 2.4%
West Berkshire 10.7%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
West Berkshire 0.4%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
95.1%
39
Any other White background
2.4%
1
Irish
2.4%
1
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 29.3% 12 of 41 pupils
8.4 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 29.3%
West Berkshire 24.2%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 17.1% 7 pupils
England 14.8% 2.3 pts above
EHC plans 12.2% 5 pupils
England 6.0% 6.2 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 4
Speech, language & communication 4
Autistic spectrum disorder 3
Specific learning difficulty 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 2023/24.

2023/24
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

47.0% 12.0 pts below England
School 47.0%
West Berkshire 55.7%
South East 58.8%
England 59.0%
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

11.78%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

5.56 pts higher than England
School 11.78%
West Berkshire 5.91%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

24.14%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

8.32 pts higher than England
School 24.14%
West Berkshire 14.11%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

6.90%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

5.09 pts higher than England
School 6.90%
West Berkshire 1.74%
South East 1.93%
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

48.8% 39.4 pts below England
Inkpen Primary School
48.8%
West Berkshire
82.3%
South East
89.5%
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