Bearwood Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Bearwood Road
Sindlesham
Wokingham
Berkshire
RG41 5BB
Phone 01189784628
Reference Number 109836

Bearwood Primary School continues to perform well, maintaining its status as a good school since its last inspection in February 2019. The school boasts a supportive environment where pupils feel safe and valued, and staff consistently uphold high expectations for both academic and personal development. Notably, the school has implemented effective strategies for supporting pupils with special educational needs and those who speak English as an additional language, ensuring they achieve alongside their peers. Despite the overall success, there are areas identified for improvement, particularly in the sequencing of the curriculum in some subjects.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 266
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50.75%
Girls: 49.25%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 15%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 32.7%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 26.6
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 27.7
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 27.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 13 17 30
2 15 15 30
3 16 18 34
4 25 17 42
5 24 20 44
6 20 24 44

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 49.2%
Indian 17.3%
African 4.9%
Chinese 4.1%
White, Other 3.4%
Asian, Other 3.4%
White & Black (African) 2.6%
Pakistani 2.6%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.5%
White & Asian 1.5%
Mixed, Other 1.5%
Caribbean 0.8%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 04 Jun 2024
Date Report
04 Jun 2024 School inspection
26 Feb 2019 Full inspection:
02 Jul 2018 Monitoring visit
22 Sep 2016 Full inspection:
24 Mar 2015 Monitoring visit
02 Dec 2014 Full inspection:
01 Feb 2011 Full inspection:
25 May 2010 Monitoring visit
02 Jul 2008 Full inspection:
18 Oct 2004 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils feel happy and safe in a supportive school environment.
  • Strong early years provision that prepares children well for learning.
  • Effective support for pupils with SEND and those learning English as an additional language.
  • High-quality teaching in reading and mathematics.
  • Positive behavior management practices with a clear policy understood by staff.
  • Abundant extra-curricular activities fostering confidence and independence.
  • Strong commitment from governors and staff towards school improvement.

Areas for Improvement

  • Curriculum sequencing not clearly defined in some wider subjects.
  • Assessment information gathering and use is inconsistent.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 64%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 9%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 108
Maths 106

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 0.8
Writing -0.2
Maths 1.4

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Average Scaled Score

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 12 3
Third Preference 22 1
From another Local Authority 0 0

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