Curridge Primary School

Curridge Primary School continues to perform well and is classified as a good school. Pupils benefit from an ambitious and harmonious environment where they are encouraged to meet high expectations through their 'superhero values.' Strong relationships between pupils and adults foster a supportive atmosphere that promotes resilience and positive conduct among students. The school has also shown improvement in its core curriculum, evidenced by positive outcomes in reading, writing, and mathematics, particularly for younger students preparing for Year 1.

Strengths

• Pupils display a positive attitude towards learning.
• The school has a coherent curriculum that supports learning.
• Strong relationships between pupils and staff foster trust and resilience.
• Positive behaviour is evident during lessons and playtimes.
• Effective safeguarding arrangements are in place.

Areas for Improvement

• Some foundation subjects' curricula are still being refined.
• Support for pupils with SEND is not yet as precise as it could be.
• Not all changes to the curriculum have been fully embedded.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Curridge Primary School attended 95.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Curridge Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Curridge Primary School had 18.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 11.7% of pupils at Curridge Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Curridge Primary School received £7,649 and spent £7,647 for each of its 111 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £35,000 (£318 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Curridge Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Curridge Primary School is Good, from an inspection in September 2023.

When was Curridge Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Curridge Primary School was last inspected in September 2023.

How many pupils does Curridge Primary School have?

Curridge Primary School has 111 pupils on roll.

What age range does Curridge Primary School cover?

Curridge Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Curridge Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 55% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Curridge Primary School?

Curridge Primary School is at Curridge, Thatcham, Berkshire, RG18 9DZ.