The Ilsleys Primary School

The Ilsleys Primary School continues to demonstrate strong performance, maintaining its status as a good school. With a nurturing atmosphere and a focus on academic excellence, pupils thrive in a supportive environment where bullying is addressed promptly and effectively. The leadership has placed a significant emphasis on reading and early mathematics, contributing to high levels of engagement and achievement among students. Relationships within the school community foster a sense of belonging, and there are numerous activities that enrich the curriculum and support wider pupil development.

Strengths

• Strong sense of family and community among staff and pupils.
• Exceptional pupil behaviour and positive attitudes to learning.
• Well-sequenced curriculum in core subjects that builds on prior knowledge.
• Effective phonics instruction contributing to a love of reading.
• Rich learning environment in early years with strong support for individual needs.
• Extensive enrichment activities that enhance the educational experience.
• Meticulous safeguarding arrangements ensuring pupil safety.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent assessment practices in foundation subjects compared to core subjects.
• Staff may not always consider individual starting points for all pupils in some lessons.

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 The Ilsleys Primary School attended 94.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.7% 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 The Ilsleys 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 The Ilsleys Primary School had 19.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 41.2% 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, 16.4% of pupils at The Ilsleys Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.8% 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.

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What is The Ilsleys Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Ilsleys Primary School is Good, from an inspection in October 2022.

When was The Ilsleys Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

The Ilsleys Primary School was last inspected in October 2022.

How many pupils does The Ilsleys Primary School have?

The Ilsleys Primary School has 55 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Ilsleys Primary School cover?

The Ilsleys Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is The Ilsleys Primary School?

The Ilsleys Primary School is at Church Hill, Newbury, Berkshire, RG20 7LP.