South Ascot Village Primary School

South Ascot Village Primary School is currently facing some challenges as it prepares for its next graded inspection. While pupils express happiness and engagement in their learning experiences, the support for reading skills throughout the school is inconsistent, affecting overall academic performance. Leaders maintain high expectations for all pupils, including those with SEND, and the special provision for these pupils, The Canopy, is noted for its personalized support. However, there are gaps in knowledge retention across subjects, and attendance issues are also affecting a segment of the student body.

Strengths

• Pupils are happy and enjoy their school days.
• The school offers a broad curriculum with various enriching activities.
• Teachers demonstrate enthusiasm in their teaching, engaging pupils effectively.
• Leaders have high expectations for all pupils, including those with SEND.
• The special provision for SEND pupils is well-structured and highly supportive.
• Pupils participate in various clubs and leadership opportunities, enhancing their development.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent support for developing reading skills across key stages.
• Lack of precise teaching and regular assessment in phonics.
• Inadequate checks on pupils' learning in the wider curriculum.
• Persistent absenteeism impacting important learning.

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 South Ascot Village Primary School attended 91.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 32.7% 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 South Ascot Village 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 South Ascot Village Primary School had 16.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 27.8% 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, 12.5% of pupils at South Ascot Village Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 11.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has a SEN unit with 8 pupils.

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 South Ascot Village Primary School received £9,216 and spent £10,049 for each of its 144 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £241,000 (-£1,676 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 South Ascot Village Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for South Ascot Village Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2025.

When was South Ascot Village Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

South Ascot Village Primary School was last inspected in March 2025.

How many pupils does South Ascot Village Primary School have?

South Ascot Village Primary School has 144 pupils on roll.

What age range does South Ascot Village Primary School cover?

South Ascot Village Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are South Ascot Village Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

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

Where is South Ascot Village Primary School?

South Ascot Village Primary School is at All Souls Road, Ascot, Berkshire, SL5 9EA.