Englefield C.E. Primary School

Englefield C.E. Primary School is a happy, welcoming and nurturing school with a strong sense of community. Pupils thrive in an ambitious curriculum that is well designed from early years through Year 6, and staff are adept at meeting the needs of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Reading is central to the curriculum, behaviour is exemplary, attendance is high, and pupils benefit from a rich wider development programme including clubs, community activities and local outdoor learning. Leadership is strong, staff morale is high, and parents speak highly of the school's family feel. Safeguarding arrangements are effective. The main area for improvement is that assessment approaches are not yet fully embedded in some wider curriculum subjects, meaning gaps in pupils' knowledge can sometimes be missed and learning does not always build clearly on what pupils already know.

Strengths

• Ambitious and aspirational curriculum for all pupils from early years to Year 6
• Strong support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities
• Reading is at the heart of the curriculum and pupils develop a love of reading
• Exemplary behaviour and high levels of respect and kindness among pupils
• Strong, caring and trusting relationships between staff and pupils
• High attendance supported by effective work with families
• Rich personal development programme including residential trips and diversity awareness
• Wide range of clubs and community activities that build character and responsibility
• Strong shared vision among leaders and governors, with high staff morale
• Effective safeguarding arrangements

Areas for Improvement

• Assessment approaches are not fully embedded in some wider curriculum subjects, so gaps in pupils' knowledge are sometimes missed and learning does not consistently build over time

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 Englefield C.E. Primary School attended 95.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.4% 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 Englefield 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 Englefield C.E. Primary School had 21.0 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, 16.0% of pupils at Englefield C.E. Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.8% 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 Englefield C.E. Primary School received £8,318 and spent £8,185 for each of its 106 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £34,000 (£325 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 Englefield C.E. Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Englefield C.E. Primary School is Good, from an inspection in February 2025.

When was Englefield C.E. Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Englefield C.E. Primary School was last inspected in February 2025.

How many pupils does Englefield C.E. Primary School have?

Englefield C.E. Primary School has 106 pupils on roll.

What age range does Englefield C.E. Primary School cover?

Englefield C.E. Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Englefield C.E. Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Englefield C.E. Primary School?

Englefield C.E. Primary School is at The Street, Englefield, Reading, Berkshire, RG7 5ER.