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Aldermaston C.E. Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Reading · RG7 4LX

Ages 4–11 · 87 pupils · West Berkshire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

42%

Overall absence

7.1%

Admissions demand

0.88 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-05-23

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)42%
Higher standard (RWM)8%
Avg scaled score — reading
102.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
101.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence7.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)22.1%
Unauthorised4.0%
Authorised absence
3.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
95

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.88 · Often has places

1st preferences

15

Places offered

17

1st-preference offers

15

Total preferences (any rank)
30
Preferred offers (top 3)
17
Applications from outside LA
2
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill83%

87 pupils · 105 places

Pupils on roll
87
Boys / girls
45 / 42
School capacity
105
Capacity fill
87 / 105 (83%)
Free school meals
28.7%
FSM pupils
25
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Oxford
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Miss Sophie Mosher

Location

Address
Wasing Lane, Aldermaston
Postcode
RG7 4LX
Town
Reading
Local authority
West Berkshire
District
West Berkshire
Constituency
Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Reading, West Berkshire, 87 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 28.7%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Oxford.

Open schools in Reading
156
Primary schools in Reading
102
Academies among open schools in Reading
36% (56)
Open schools in RG7
25
Primary in RG7
16
Open schools in West Berkshire LA
99
Primary in West Berkshire LA
67

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    Ofsted: Some aspects not as strong

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Reading · RG7 5TB · West Berkshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS233%
    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM5.1%
    • Demand1.67

    1.6 miles away

  • Brimpton C.E. Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS240%
    • Absence8.2%
    • FSM21.7%
    • Demand1.00

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  • Burnham Copse Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS259%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM11.4%
    • Demand0.98

    2.0 miles away

  • Beenham Primary School

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS20%
    • Absence11.5%
    • FSM33.3%
    • Demand0.50

    2.2 miles away

  • Bishopswood Junior School

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    Ages 7–11

    • KS253%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM11.2%

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  • Bishopswood Infant School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community school · Primary

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    Ages 5–7

    • Absence5.8%
    • FSM8.6%
    • Demand1.00

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  • Tadley Community Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Primary

    Tadley · RG26 3PB · Hampshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS258%
    • Absence7.1%
    • FSM14.5%
    • Demand1.00

    2.9 miles away

  • Ashford Hill Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS271%
    • Absence3.2%
    • FSM16.2%
    • Demand0.80

    3.0 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Sophie Mosher
Telephone
01189713362
Website
https://aldermaston.w-berks.sch.uk/

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