Eton Wick CofE First School

Eton Wick CofE First School is a small Church of England first school with 132 pupils and a higher-than-average proportion of pupils with education, health and care plans. Inspectors found the school is generally performing securely, with leadership, inclusion and pupils' personal development standing out. Safeguarding standards are met, pupils feel safe and happy, behaviour is calm and respectful, and staff know families well. The curriculum is broad and coherent, reading and phonics are prioritised, and mathematics lessons are well structured. However, some pupils do not achieve as well as they could. In the early years, children do not consistently secure foundational early reading and writing skills, and phonics outcomes remain below the national average. Gaps in writing fluency persist across the school, achievement in the wider curriculum is variable, and task design does not always stretch pupils or help them secure prior learning. Attendance is below national figures and persistent absence is high, particularly for disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Leaders understand the school's priorities and are taking appropriate action, including improving attendance, refining assessment and strengthening early years provision after staffing turbulence. Governors provide strong challenge and support, staff feel well supported, and pupils benefit from a wide range of enrichment and pastoral support. Some improvement work is at an early stage and has not yet had time to fully affect outcomes.

Strengths

• Warm, caring and inclusive culture where pupils feel safe and belong
• Effective leadership with accurate self-evaluation and clear priorities
• Strong governance with appropriate challenge, support and monitoring
• Broad, coherent curriculum with well-structured mathematics lessons
• Effective phonics teaching and timely interventions for pupils needing extra help
• Prompt identification of SEND and disadvantaged pupils' needs
• Strong pastoral support that develops pupils' confidence and resilience
• Pupils behave well, are polite and engage positively in lessons
• Broad personal development programme with rich enrichment opportunities
• Good partnerships with parents, external agencies, the local authority and the diocese
• Well-planned professional development with attention to staff wellbeing
• Safeguarding arrangements meet requirements and pupils feel safe

Areas for Improvement

• Some children in early years do not secure fundamental early reading and writing skills
• Phonics outcomes remain below the national average, including for pupils with SEND
• Gaps in pupils' writing fluency persist across the school
• Achievement across the wider curriculum is variable
• Task design sometimes lacks sufficient stretch and opportunities to secure prior learning
• Pupils' misconceptions are occasionally not addressed in a timely manner
• Adaptations for pupils with SEND and disadvantaged pupils are more variable in the wider curriculum
• Overall attendance is below national figures
• Persistent absence is high, particularly for disadvantaged pupils and pupils with SEND
• Early years outcomes have been too low over time and recent improvements are at an early stage

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 Eton Wick CofE First School attended 94.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.6% 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 Eton Wick CofE First 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 Eton Wick CofE First School had 18.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 17.2% 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, 6.1% of pupils at Eton Wick CofE First School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.5% 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 Eton Wick CofE First School received £8,443 and spent £8,431 for each of its 132 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £201,000 (-£1,526 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 Eton Wick CofE First School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Eton Wick CofE First School is Needs attention, from an inspection in January 2026.

When was Eton Wick CofE First School last inspected by Ofsted?

Eton Wick CofE First School was last inspected in January 2026.

How many pupils does Eton Wick CofE First School have?

Eton Wick CofE First School has 132 pupils on roll.

What age range does Eton Wick CofE First School cover?

Eton Wick CofE First School for pupils aged 3 to 9.

Where is Eton Wick CofE First School?

Eton Wick CofE First School is at Sheepcote Road, Eton Wick, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 6JB.