The Pines School

The Pines School has demonstrated strong progress since its previous inspection, moving from a requires improvement grade to a good overall effectiveness rating. There is a clear sense of partnership and ambition within the school, fostering a safe and nurturing environment conducive to learning. Teachers and staff show dedication to creating supportive relationships, leading to good behaviour and a pride among pupils about their school life. However, while the core subjects, particularly reading, are well developed, there are still areas, particularly within some foundation subjects, where curriculum delivery needs refinement to ensure all pupils consistently achieve their potential.

Strengths

• A strong sense of partnership and ambition among staff and pupils.
• Effective teaching and support for early reading and phonics.
• Positive behaviour and a safe learning environment.
• High-quality support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
• A broad and ambitious curriculum that encourages links across subjects.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent identification of teaching knowledge in some foundation subjects.
• Lack of regular assessment to check pupils' knowledge understanding in foundation subjects.

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 The Pines School attended 95.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.4% 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, 3.0% of pupils at The Pines 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 The Pines School had 16.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 13.2% 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, 18.9% of pupils at The Pines School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 13.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 18 pupils.

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 The Pines School received £9,341 and spent £9,505 for each of its 277 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £4,000 (£16 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 The Pines School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Pines School is Good, from an inspection in March 2023.

When was The Pines School last inspected by Ofsted?

The Pines School was last inspected in March 2023.

How many pupils does The Pines School have?

The Pines School has 285 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Pines School cover?

The Pines School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are The Pines School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 48% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is The Pines School?

The Pines School is at Hanworth Road, Hanworth, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG12 7WX.