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Birch Copse Primary School

Community school · Reading · RG31 5LN

Ages 4–11 · 420 pupils · West Berkshire

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Ofsted

Outstanding

KS2 expected (RWM)

82%

Overall absence

4.0%

Admissions demand

1.23 · Competitive

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Outstanding

Inspection date

2024-07-09

Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
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)82%
Higher standard (RWM)21%
Avg scaled score — reading
109.0
Avg scaled score — maths
108.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
111.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)7.4%
Unauthorised0.2%
Authorised absence
3.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
367

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

1.23 · Competitive

1st preferences

74

Places offered

60

1st-preference offers

58

Total preferences (any rank)
164
Preferred offers (top 3)
60
Applications from outside LA
86
Offers to outside-LA applicants
27

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 fill100%

420 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
420
Boys / girls
241 / 179
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
420 / 420 (100%)
Free school meals
6.9%
FSM pupils
29
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr P Massey

Location

Address
Wittenham Avenue, Tilehurst
Postcode
RG31 5LN
Town
Reading
County
Berkshire
Local authority
West Berkshire
District
West Berkshire
Constituency
Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Urban/rural
Urban: 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 community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Reading, West Berkshire, 420 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 6.9%.

Open schools in Reading
156
Primary schools in Reading
102
Academies among open schools in Reading
36% (56)
Open schools in RG31
14
Primary in RG31
11
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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    • KS283%
    • Absence4.2%
    • FSM4.3%
    • Demand0.88

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    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM17.8%
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    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM8.9%
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    • Absence7.0%
    • FSM39.6%
    • Demand1.00

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS270%
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  • Calcot Infant School and Nursery

    Ofsted: Good

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    Ages 3–7

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    • FSM16.8%
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  • Calcot Junior School

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    Ages 7–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence7.3%
    • FSM29.2%

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  • Meadow Park Academy

    Ofsted: Good

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS249%
    • Absence7.1%
    • FSM37.2%
    • Demand1.00

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr P Massey
Telephone
01189427442
Website
www.birchcopse.co.uk

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