Speenhamland School

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Pelican Lane
Newbury
Berkshire
RG14 1NU
Phone 0163541077
Reference Number 143999

Speenhamland School has been rated as good overall in its recent inspection, showing notable improvements from its previous requires improvement grade. The leadership demonstrates strong ambition and is dedicated to fostering an inclusive and supportive environment where all pupils can strive for their personal best. Key strengths include a well-structured curriculum that emphasizes reading and mathematics, and effective behavior management strategies that promote positive conduct among pupils. Although the school is making strides, it recognizes that there are areas requiring further enhancement, particularly in the systematic use of assessment information to improve overall pupil achievement in mathematics and other subjects.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 302
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 47.35%
Girls: 52.65%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 23.5%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 36.4%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 27.5
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 25.8
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 28.8

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 17 27 44
2 31 9 40
3 22 15 37
4 21 30 51
5 14 26 40
6 21 24 45

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 51.3%
White, Other 14.2%
Indian 12.9%
African 7.3%
Pakistani 2.3%
White & Asian 2%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.3%
White & Black (African) 0.7%
Mixed, Other 0.7%
Asian, Other 0.7%
Unclassified 0.3%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 19 Apr 2023
Date Report
19 Apr 2023 School inspection:
04 Dec 2019 School inspection:
04 Feb 2017 Academy conversion letter
11 May 2015 Monitoring visit
Previously as Speenhamland Primary School
11 May 2015 Monitoring visit
14 Jan 2015 Full inspection:
14 Jan 2015 Full inspection:
05 Jun 2013 Monitoring visit
05 Jun 2013 Monitoring visit
17 Jan 2013 Full inspection:
17 Jan 2013 Full inspection:
29 Nov 2011 Monitoring visit
29 Nov 2011 Monitoring visit
12 Jul 2011 Curriculum and development visit
12 Jul 2011 Curriculum and development visit
11 May 2010 Full inspection:
11 May 2010 Full inspection:
29 Sep 2009 Monitoring visit
29 Sep 2009 Monitoring visit
10 Feb 2009 Full inspection:
10 Feb 2009 Full inspection:
04 Jul 2005 Full inspection
04 Jul 2005 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Inclusion of all pupils, regardless of individual needs.
  • Strong leadership and management with effective safeguarding.
  • Ambitious curriculum designed to cover essential knowledge and skills.
  • High-quality early reading and phonics instruction.
  • Positive behavior management system that promotes fairness.
  • Wide range of extracurricular opportunities to support personal development.

Areas for Improvement

  • Inconsistent use of assessment information to guide future learning.
  • Some pupils are not achieving their full potential in mathematics.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 55%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 7%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 103
Maths 103

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -1.9
Writing -0.9
Maths -2.6

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Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 30 0
Third Preference 22 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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