State primary · 4 to 11 · Mixed · Church of England · 22 pupils
Beedon C.E. (Controlled) Primary School
Stanmore Road, Beedon, Newbury, RG20 8SL · West Berkshire
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Ofsted report card · February 2026No 2025 resultsAbout one first choice per place (2026)
Summary
The key facts, in one place- Inspection
- Ofsted report card, February 2026
- Getting in
- Not full for Reception 2026
- Results
- 30% expected standard; 0% higher standard
- Size
- 22 pupils; 3 places a year; classes of 11
- Faith
- Church of England
- Run by
- West Berkshire council
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11 · Mixed
Ofsted, February 2026The judgements from the school's latest inspection. Reports from November 2025 use Ofsted's new report card, with different headings; we show whichever the latest report uses.Read the report ↗
AchievementNeeds attention
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
InclusionStrong standard
Safeguarding standardsMet
Strengths, and things to check
- Suspensions per 100 pupils: 0.0, against 1.6 in West Berkshire.
- Expected standard: 30%, against 57% in West Berkshire.
- Higher standard: 0%, against 6% in West Berkshire.
- Sessions missed: 10.0%, against 5.0% in West Berkshire.
At a glance
Against West Berkshire and EnglandThis schoolWest BerkshireEnglandHover or tap a bar for the figures
Academic
Expected standardThe share of Year 6 pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths together, from the key stage 2 tests and teacher assessment.
30%
Worse than West BerkshireHigher standardThe share who reached the higher standard in all three. A small year group can swing this a lot from one year to the next.
0%
Worse than West BerkshireAttendance and behaviour
Sessions missedHalf-day sessions missed, authorised or not, as a share of all sessions in the school year (DfE pupil absence). Lower is better.
10.0%
Worse than West BerkshirePersistently absentPupils who missed one session in ten or more. Lower is better.
25.0%
Worse than West BerkshireSuspensions per 100 pupilsSuspensions in the school year for every 100 pupils on roll. Lower is better; one or two incidents move a small school a lot.
0.0
Better than West BerkshirePupils and classes
Average class sizeAverage pupils per class, from the school census. Shown for context, not as a score.
11.0
ContextFree school mealsPupils eligible for free school meals. Context for reading the results, not a measure of the school.
46%
ContextPupils for each teacherPupils on roll for each full-time teacher, from the school workforce census. Shown for context.
9.9
ContextDemand for places
First choices per placeFamilies who put this school first, for each Reception place in 2026 (DfE applications and offers). Above 1 means more first choices than places.
1.0
More sought after than West BerkshireWest Berkshire and England: DfE's own averages for results. For the rest, the middle state primary school of the same phase, from every school we hold, since DfE publishes no council figure we hold.Where these figures come from →
Overview
Getting in
- A Church of England school: its admissions policy may give priority by faith.
- 3 families put it first for 3 places; every one of them got in
- We hold no catchment map for this school, so we can't say which addresses are inside it.
- We can't tell how far Reception places reached: we hold no offer-day figures for this school. Ask the council or the school for the last distance offered.
Quality
- Ofsted report card (Achievement: Needs attention; Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met)
- Reading, writing and maths: expected standard: 30% (England 62%) (county 57%)
- Reading, writing and maths: higher standard: 0% (England 8%) (county 6%)
Daily life
- Absence: 10% of sessions missed; 25% of pupils miss 1 in 10 or more. Schools with a similar intake: 6.3% and 19%
- Suspensions: 0 per 100 pupils (schools with a similar intake: 2); 0 permanent exclusions
- Classes average 11.0 pupils; 0.0% of classes have more than 30
- 9.9 pupils for each teacher
- Nearest stops, in a straight line: bus 280 m
- 3 police-reported road collisions within 500 m (0 fatal, 1 serious)
- Air: nitrogen dioxide 5.4 µg/m³, PM2.5 6.2 (1 km square, background level)
Who runs it
- Voluntary controlled school is run by its local council (West Berkshire), not by an academy trust.
Getting in
How far offers reached
How far away the last child offered a place under the distance rule lived, as the council measures it. It changes every year with who applies: a record, not a promise. Children with a higher priority can be offered places from further away.Reception. Distance of the last child offered a place on offer day. What the last distance means →
Applications and offers, DfE
| Entry | Year | Places | First choices | Any choice | First choices offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reception | 2026 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Reception | 2025 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Reception | 2024 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Reception | 2023 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Reception | 2022 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| Reception | 2021 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| Reception | 2020 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 6 |
| Reception | 2019 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
| Reception | 2018 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| Reception | 2017 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school level, Open Government Licence), 2014 to 2026. Families name up to three schools, so most applications are somebody's second or third choice.
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Results
Results
| Measure | This school | England | Council | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths: expected standard | 30% | 62% | 57% | 2023/2024 |
| Reading, writing and maths: higher standard | 0% | 8% | 6% | 2023/2024 |
Source: DfE school performance tables, 2023/2024.
Inspections
| Date | Kind | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 3 February 2026 | Report card | 7 areas graded |
| 1 December 2021 | Ungraded visit | School remains Good |
Source: Ofsted, 2026.
Daily life
Absence
| Year | Sessions missed | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils missing 1 in 10 | Pupils missing 1 in 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 10% | 8.3% | 1.7% | 25% | 8.3% |
| 2023/24 | 9.6% | 8.3% | 1.3% | 28% | 2.8% |
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.2% | 0.9% | 20% | 2.3% |
| Schools with a similar intake | 6.3% | 19% |
Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level, 2024-25. Similar intake: state schools of the same phase with free school meals in the same band (40% or more), the median of 2777 schools.
Suspensions and exclusions
| Year | Suspensions per 100 pupils | Pupils suspended | Suspensions | Permanent exclusions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 13.9 | 8.3% | 5 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 13.0 | 6.5% | 6 | 0 |
| Schools with a similar intake | 2.2 |
Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level, 2024-25.
Class sizes and staff
| Measure | Figure | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Average class size | 11.0 | 2025/26 |
| Classes over 30 pupils | 0.0% | 2025/26 |
| Pupils for each teacher | 9.9 | November 2025 |
Source: DfE, school workforce; school census, 2025/26.
Stops nearby
| Kind | Nearest (metres, straight line) |
|---|---|
| bus | 280 |
Source: DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes), current. A stop across a railway or main road may be a long walk. Bus frequency is not held.
Road collisions within 500 m
| Year | Collisions |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 |
Source: DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years, 2021 to 2025. 1 serious and 0 fatal in all; 0 involved a pedestrian, 0 a cyclist. Only collisions with an injury reported to police are counted.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Annual mean (µg/m³) | Year |
|---|---|---|
| NO2 | 5.4 | 2024 |
| PM10 | 11.5 | 2024 |
| PM25 | 6.2 | 2024 |
Source: DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps. A 1 km background figure: not the air at the school gate beside a busy road.
Pupils
Who goes there
| Measure | Share of pupils | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Eligible for free school meals | 46% | 2025/26 |
| First language other than English | 9.1% | 2025/26 |
| SEN support | 41% | 2025/26 |
| Education, health and care plan | 14% | 2025/26 |
| Girls | 59% | 2025/26 |
Source: DfE, schools, pupils and their characteristics; special educational needs, 2025/26.
Who runs it
Who runs it
- Voluntary controlled school is run by its local council (West Berkshire), not by an academy trust.
Area
Homes in reach of this schoolLook up any home near here: its sales, an open-data valuation, and which schools it keeps in reach.Search homes →Sources
- DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps
- DfE school performance tables
- DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school level, Open Government Licence)
- DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level
- DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level
- DfE, school workforce; school census
- DfE, schools, pupils and their characteristics; special educational needs
- DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes)
- DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years
- Ofsted
- School register: DfE Get Information about Schools (this school)
- How we check these figures: How we know
More in schools in Newbury and the West Berkshire league table. School register: DfE Get Information about Schools, updated 17 October 2026.
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