OFSTED
3 October 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
West Berkshire
Trust
THE THAMES LEARNING TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
149
149 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
73
49.0% of pupils
Male pupils
76
51.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
13.4 pts
below England
School
11.4%
West Berkshire
14.3%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
16.3 pts
below England
School
4.0%
West Berkshire
10.7%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
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
82.6%
123
Any other White background
4.7%
7
Any other Mixed background
2.7%
4
White and Asian
2.7%
4
Indian
2.0%
3
Unclassified
1.3%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
12.8%
19 of
149 pupils
8.1 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.7 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.4 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
3.92%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.29 pts
lower than
England
School
3.92%
West Berkshire
5.91%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
3.23%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
12.59 pts
lower than
England
School
3.23%
West Berkshire
14.11%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
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
71.0%
17.2 pts
below England
Highwood Copse Primary School
71.0%
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.