Nine Mile Ride Primary School

Nine Mile Ride Primary School is performing strongly overall. This full section 5 inspection found the school at the strong standard in every evaluated area, with safeguarding standards met. Pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities and disadvantaged pupils, achieve very well across all subjects. Published outcomes are consistently above national averages in reading, writing and mathematics, and disadvantaged pupils outperform disadvantaged pupils nationally. Attendance is high, persistent absence is below national figures, and behaviour is exemplary, with pupils demonstrating care, respect and a strong zest for learning. The school's curriculum is ambitious, well sequenced and delivered consistently well. Early years provision is high quality, inclusion is central to the school's work, and personal development and wellbeing are carefully designed. Leaders and the trust provide strong support and challenge, staff morale is high, and parents are very positive about the school. The school is part of The Circle Trust, and the headteacher took up his role in September 2023. No significant weaknesses or areas needing improvement were identified in the report.

Strengths

• Pupils, including those with SEND and disadvantaged pupils, achieve very well across all subjects.
• Pupil outcomes are consistently above national averages in reading, writing and mathematics.
• Disadvantaged pupils achieve higher than disadvantaged pupils nationally.
• Attendance is consistently above national averages, with persistent absence below national figures.
• Pupils' behaviour is consistently of a high standard, and relationships are warm and respectful.
• The curriculum is ambitious, well sequenced and helps pupils build and remember knowledge.
• Teaching is highly inclusive, with effective adaptations for pupils with SEND.
• Early years provision is high quality, with effective phonics teaching and strong transition arrangements.
• Leaders use pupil premium funding very effectively to support disadvantaged pupils.
• Leadership, governance and trust support are strong, with high staff morale and effective professional development.
• Personal development is well designed, covering safety, healthy lifestyles, relationships, equality and British values.
• Pupils benefit from a wide range of clubs, leadership roles and experiences beyond the classroom.
• Pastoral support is high quality and contributes to a caring school environment.

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 Nine Mile Ride Primary School attended 95.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.5% 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, 0.8% of pupils at Nine Mile Ride 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 Nine Mile Ride Primary School had 20.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 5.0% 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, 11.5% of pupils at Nine Mile Ride Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.7% 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 2024–25 Nine Mile Ride Primary School received £5,999 and spent £6,174 for each of its 376 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £5,000 (£12 per pupil).

Across all 11 schools of The Circle Trust, income was £6,360 and spending £6,297 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Nine Mile Ride Primary School is part of The Circle Trust, which runs 11 schools. The nearest others:

• Wescott Infant School Wokingham
• The Hawthorns Primary School Wokingham
• Westende Junior School Wokingham
• St Crispin's School Wokingham
• The Emmbrook School Wokingham
• Emmbrook Infant School Wokingham
• Emmbrook Junior School Wokingham
• Owlsmoor Primary School Sandhurst
• Shinfield Infant and Nursery School Reading
• Badgemore Primary School Henley-On-Thames

What is Nine Mile Ride Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Nine Mile Ride Primary School is Strong standard, from an inspection in September 2026.

When was Nine Mile Ride Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Nine Mile Ride Primary School was last inspected in September 2026.

How many pupils does Nine Mile Ride Primary School have?

Nine Mile Ride Primary School has 375 pupils on roll.

What age range does Nine Mile Ride Primary School cover?

Nine Mile Ride Primary School for pupils aged 5 to 11.

What are Nine Mile Ride Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 75% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Nine Mile Ride Primary School?

Nine Mile Ride Primary School is at 430 Finchampstead Road, Finchampstead, Wokingham, Berkshire, RG40 3RB.