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Basildon C.E. Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Reading · RG8 8PD

Ages 2–11 · 174 pupils · West Berkshire

School website

KS2 expected (RWM)

47%

Overall absence

5.1%

Admissions demand

1.15 · Balanced demand

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)47%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
108.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)14.4%
Unauthorised2.1%
Authorised absence
3.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.8%
Enrolments in measure
132

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

1.15 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

23

Places offered

20

1st-preference offers

19

Total preferences (any rank)
38
Preferred offers (top 3)
20
Applications from outside LA
5
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 fill73%

174 pupils · 240 places

Pupils on roll
174
Boys / girls
84 / 90
School capacity
240
Capacity fill
174 / 240 (73%)
Free school meals
5.2%
FSM pupils
9
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 2–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • 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 Melissa Cliffe

Location

Address
School Lane, Upper Basildon
Postcode
RG8 8PD
Town
Reading
County
Berkshire
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 2–11, in Reading, West Berkshire, 174 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 5.2%. 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 RG8
14
Primary in RG8
9
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.

Compare with theseAll in ReadingNear RG8

  • Basildon C.E. Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Reading · RG8 8PD · West Berkshire

    Ages 2–11

    0.0 miles away

  • Yattendon C.E. Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Thatcham · RG18 0UR · West Berkshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS256%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM3.3%
    • Demand1.33

    2.7 miles away

  • Whitchurch Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Reading · RG8 7EJ · Oxfordshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS285%
    • Absence3.8%
    • FSM6.6%
    • Demand1.00

    2.9 miles away

  • Pangbourne Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Reading · RG8 7LB · West Berkshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS25%
    • Absence6.4%
    • FSM16.8%
    • Demand1.00

    2.9 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Melissa Cliffe
Website
www.basildonprimary.org.uk

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