Crown Wood Primary School

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Opladen Way
Crown Wood
Bracknell
Berkshire
RG12 0PE
Phone 01344485448
Reference Number 144048

Crown Wood Primary School is performing well overall, demonstrating notable strengths in safeguarding, early years education, and inclusion practices. The school has created a safe and nurturing environment where pupils feel valued and supported, which contributes to their positive behavior and attitudes. The curriculum is ambitious, particularly in its delivery of phonics and reading, enabling many pupils to achieve well. However, there are areas requiring attention, particularly in the wider curriculum where some pupils experience gaps in their knowledge, which the school leadership is currently working to address.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 652
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 51.53%
Girls: 48.47%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 16.7%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 15.2%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 27.9
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 29.6
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 27

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 41 47 88
2 48 40 88
3 42 40 82
4 46 41 87
5 45 39 84
6 35 37 72

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 71.8%
White, Other 10.7%
African 2.8%
White & Asian 2.6%
White & Black (African) 2%
Indian 1.8%
Asian, Other 1.8%
Unclassified 1.2%
Chinese 1.1%
Mixed, Other 1.1%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.8%
Pakistani 0.6%
Irish 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Needs attention
 >  Leadership & Governance Expected standard
 >  Personal Development & Wellbeing Expected standard
 >  Achievement Needs attention
 >  Attendance & Behaviour Expected standard
 >  Curriculum & Teaching Needs attention
 >  Inclusion Expected standard
 >  Early Years Strong standard
Last Report Date 20 Jan 2026
Date Report
20 Jan 2026 School inspection
03 Nov 2021 School inspection
06 Jun 2017 Academy conversion letter
05 Mar 2015 Full inspection:
Previously as Crown Wood Primary School
05 Mar 2015 Full inspection:
06 Jun 2013 Monitoring visit
06 Jun 2013 Monitoring visit
07 Mar 2013 Full inspection:
07 Mar 2013 Full inspection:
02 Mar 2011 Full inspection:
02 Mar 2011 Full inspection:
29 Sep 2010 Monitoring visit
29 Sep 2010 Monitoring visit
14 Jan 2010 Full inspection:
14 Jan 2010 Full inspection:
30 Jan 2007 Full inspection:
30 Jan 2007 Full inspection:
18 Feb 2002 Full inspection
18 Feb 2002 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Highly ambitious early years curriculum.
  • Effective safeguarding culture that prioritizes pupil safety.
  • Strong support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities.
  • Positive relationships between staff, pupils, and parents.
  • Effective teaching of phonics and reading.
  • Well-established routines supporting excellent behavior.

Areas for Improvement

  • Some pupils have gaps in knowledge across the wider curriculum.
  • Inconsistent support for writing skills.
  • Behaviour of a small proportion of pupils needs improvement during unstructured times.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 63%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 8%

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 106
Maths 105

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 -0.8
Maths 2.1

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 33 2
Third Preference 20 1
From another Local Authority 2 0

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