Pangbourne Primary School

Pangbourne Primary School continues to demonstrate a good standard of education, with a strong focus on the personal development of its pupils. Students feel safe and are well-supported by their teachers and leaders, which contributes to a happy learning environment. The school offers a broad curriculum enriched with opportunities in the arts, sports, and healthy living, helping pupils to build confidence and explore their talents. Notably, the school has been commended for promoting mental health awareness and ensuring that all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), are included in a wide-ranging curriculum.

Strengths

• Strong focus on personal development and well-being of pupils.
• Broad and relevant curriculum that includes arts and healthy living.
• Effective leadership and community feel, with support for staff well-being.
• High levels of pupil engagement in lessons and extracurricular activities.
• Well-structured phonics approach to teaching reading.

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils need more effective help to catch up in reading and mathematics.
• Assessment and understanding checks in foundation subjects can be improved.

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 Pangbourne Primary School attended 95.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 14.5% 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, 0.7% of pupils at Pangbourne 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 Pangbourne Primary School had 15.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 36.8% 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, 19.6% of pupils at Pangbourne Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.9% 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 Pangbourne Primary School received £9,621 and spent £9,746 for each of its 107 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £90,000 (-£838 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 Pangbourne Primary School's Ofsted rating?

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

When was Pangbourne Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Pangbourne Primary School was last inspected in April 2023.

How many pupils does Pangbourne Primary School have?

Pangbourne Primary School has 107 pupils on roll.

What age range does Pangbourne Primary School cover?

Pangbourne Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 56% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Pangbourne Primary School?

Pangbourne Primary School is at Kennedy Drive, Pangbourne, Reading, Berkshire, RG8 7LB.