Aldryngton Primary School

Aldryngton Primary School is a highly effective and inclusive school where pupils feel welcomed, heard and happy. Inspectors found exceptionally strong provision across the curriculum, with particularly effective English and mathematics, rigorous early reading, and excellent support for pupils with SEND and those who speak English as an additional language. Pupils achieve significantly above national averages, behave with thoughtfulness and respect, attend regularly, and benefit from a broad personal development and extra-curricular offer. Leaders, governors and staff have high expectations and a reflective approach, and staff welfare is protected. Safeguarding arrangements are effective. This was the school’s first routine inspection since the pandemic and its first section 5 inspection since 2011; it has not been given an overall effectiveness grade under the arrangements introduced in September 2024. No significant areas for improvement were identified in the report.

Strengths

• Exceptionally effective English and mathematics curriculum with outcomes well above national averages.
• Meticulous curriculum design helps pupils learn and retain knowledge deeply.
• Strong early reading and phonics, with swift support for pupils needing help.
• Expert support for pupils with SEND within an inclusive environment.
• Effective vocabulary teaching that rapidly builds literacy and speaking skills, including for pupils with English as an additional language.
• Pupils have impeccable manners, strong behaviour and respect for peers.
• High expectations and excellent attitudes to learning in lessons.
• Clear attendance approach leading to regular attendance and support for pupils who need it.
• Personal development programme prepares pupils well as modern British citizens with a strong understanding of diversity and inclusion.
• Exceptionally varied extra-curricular offer that is especially impactful for disadvantaged pupils.
• Reflective leadership, strong professional development and attention to staff welfare.
• Well-informed governors who provide rigorous challenge and meet statutory duties.
• Strong partnership with most parents and carers.
• Effective safeguarding arrangements.
• Joyful playtimes and positive routines throughout the school.
• Reception children have high-quality language and personal skills.

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 Aldryngton Primary School attended 94.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.9% 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, 1.0% of pupils at Aldryngton Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was 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 Aldryngton Primary School had 24.5 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, 7.0% of pupils at Aldryngton Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.5% 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 Aldryngton Primary School received £6,078 and spent £6,181 for each of its 314 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £9,000 (£28 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 Aldryngton Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Aldryngton Primary School is Outstanding, from an inspection in January 2025.

When was Aldryngton Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Aldryngton Primary School was last inspected in January 2025.

How many pupils does Aldryngton Primary School have?

Aldryngton Primary School has 314 pupils on roll.

What age range does Aldryngton Primary School cover?

Aldryngton Primary School for pupils aged 5 to 11.

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

In 2025, 82% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Aldryngton Primary School?

Aldryngton Primary School is at Off Silverdale Road, Earley, Reading, Berkshire, RG6 7HR.