Welford and Wickham C.E. Primary School

Welford and Wickham C.E. Primary School continues to demonstrate a good level of education and care. The nurturing environment fostered by the staff has led to strong relationships among pupils, families, and the community. The new leadership has significantly raised expectations in behavior and learning, contributing to an atmosphere where pupils thrive. Parents express pride in the sense of community within the school, highlighting the positive experiences their children have in both academic and social contexts. Despite these strengths, the school acknowledges the need for further improvement regarding the implementation of the new curriculum. While pupils are achieving well, there is potential for even greater learning, particularly in connecting new content with prior knowledge. The oversight of the curriculum's impact is still developing, indicating that a clearer understanding of its effectiveness is necessary for continued progress. Overall, the school remains a positive and supportive learning environment, with dedicated efforts to enhance educational outcomes.

Strengths

• Strong nurturing environment for all pupils.
• Positive relationships among staff, pupils, and families.
• High expectations for behavior and learning set by new leadership.
• Effective phonics program in place.
• Diverse and high-quality reading materials for students.
• Wide range of extracurricular clubs and activities.
• Pupils exhibit positive attitudes and respect towards each other.

Areas for Improvement

• Further embedding of the new curriculum needed for better connections in learning.
• Oversight of curriculum implementation is still in early development.

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 Welford and Wickham C.E. Primary School attended 94.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.0% 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, 12.9% of pupils at Welford and Wickham C.E. 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 Welford and Wickham C.E. Primary School had 9.7 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, 17.0% of pupils at Welford and Wickham C.E. Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.7% 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 2019–20 Welford and Wickham C.E. Primary School received £5,628 and spent £5,405 for each of its 97 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £15,000 (£150 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 Welford and Wickham C.E. Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Welford and Wickham C.E. Primary School is Good, from an inspection in July 2024.

When was Welford and Wickham C.E. Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Welford and Wickham C.E. Primary School was last inspected in July 2024.

How many pupils does Welford and Wickham C.E. Primary School have?

Welford and Wickham C.E. Primary School has 53 pupils on roll.

What age range does Welford and Wickham C.E. Primary School cover?

Welford and Wickham C.E. Primary School for pupils aged 5 to 11.

What are Welford and Wickham C.E. Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 36% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Welford and Wickham C.E. Primary School?

Welford and Wickham C.E. Primary School is at Welford Road, Newbury, Berkshire, RG20 8HL.