Hatch Ride Primary School

Hatch Ride Primary School is a smaller-than-average primary school in Crowthorne, Berkshire, and is part of the Corvus Learning Trust. This was a full section 5 inspection in July 2026. Safeguarding standards are met. The report card shows strong early years provision and expected standard across the remaining evaluated areas. Leaders have a clear and accurate view of the school, and staff, parents and governors are positive about its inclusive ethos and supportive culture. Pupils typically achieve well and are well prepared for the next stage. Reading is a particular strength, phonics is taught systematically, and higher-standard attainment in reading and mathematics is often above national. Early years children get off to a positive start. Attendance is above national averages, behaviour is calm and orderly, and pupils feel safe and respected. Inclusion is effective, with prompt identification of needs and thoughtful use of pupil premium funding. The main areas for improvement are consistency in teaching and assessment. In some classes, learning is not adapted closely enough, misconceptions persist, and some pupils—including some disadvantaged pupils and those needing more tailored support or challenge—do not make the progress they could. Leaders have been asked to ensure assessment is used consistently across the curriculum and that effective teaching approaches are applied equally well in all subjects.

Strengths

• Early years provision is strong, with a warm, purposeful environment and a well-designed curriculum.
• Phonics is taught systematically and reading is a particular strength; pupils read fluently and enthusiastically.
• Pupils typically achieve well, with higher-standard attainment in reading and mathematics often above national.
• Attendance is above national averages and improving for groups identified as needing extra support.
• Pupils behave well, bullying is rare, and lessons are free from disruption.
• The curriculum is broad and ambitious, with logical sequencing in mathematics and a refined approach to writing.
• Inclusion is effective, with prompt identification of needs and support that helps pupils with SEND participate fully.
• Leaders use pupil premium funding thoughtfully to widen opportunities for disadvantaged pupils.
• Leadership and governance are effective, with clear priorities and strong support from the trust.
• Staff feel well supported, parents speak highly of the school, and safeguarding standards are met.
• Personal development helps pupils learn how to stay safe, build positive relationships and respect differences.

Areas for Improvement

• Assessment is not used consistently across the curriculum to identify misconceptions and gaps in pupils' knowledge.
• Teaching is not always adapted precisely enough to pupils' needs, so some pupils do not achieve as well as they could.
• Some disadvantaged pupils and pupils requiring more tailored support or challenge do not make the progress they are capable of.
• Effective teaching approaches and questioning or assessment practice are not yet consistent across all classes and subjects.
• In some classes, misconceptions persist and errors remain in pupils' work over time.
• Some areas of personal development are remembered less deeply than others.

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 Hatch Ride Primary School attended 97.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 2.7% 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, 1.0% of pupils at Hatch 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 Hatch Ride Primary School had 20.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.1% 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, 9.9% of pupils at Hatch Ride Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.0% 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 Hatch Ride Primary School received £5,912 and spent £5,868 for each of its 210 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £110,000 (£522 per pupil).

Across all 7 schools of The Corvus Learning Trust, income was £8,871 and spending £8,736 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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All schools in Crowthorne · Wokingham local authority: places and applications

Hatch Ride Primary School is part of The Corvus Learning Trust, which runs 7 schools. The nearest others:

• Oaklands Junior School Crowthorne
• Oaklands Infant School Crowthorne
• Edgbarrow School Crowthorne
• Sandhurst School Sandhurst
• Kennel Lane School Bracknell
• The Bulmershe School Reading

What is Hatch Ride Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Hatch Ride Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in September 2026.

When was Hatch Ride Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Hatch Ride Primary School was last inspected in September 2026.

How many pupils does Hatch Ride Primary School have?

Hatch Ride Primary School has 202 pupils on roll.

What age range does Hatch Ride Primary School cover?

Hatch Ride Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Hatch Ride Primary School?

Hatch Ride Primary School is at Hatch Ride, Crowthorne, Berkshire, RG45 6LP.