Beenham Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodCommunity school · Primary
Reading · RG7 5NN · West Berkshire
Ages 4–11
- KS20%
- Absence11.5%
- FSM33.3%
- Demand0.50
1.3 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: Improved significantlyURN 110007
Bradfield C.E. Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Reading · RG7 6HR
Ages 4–11 · 156 pupils · West Berkshire
Ofsted
Improved significantly
KS2 expected (RWM)
72%
Overall absence
5.0%
Admissions demand
0.76 · Often has places
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Improved significantly
Inspection date
2025-06-09
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)72%
Higher standard (RWM)12%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 106.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 105.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 100.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence5.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)12.2%
Unauthorised1.2%
- Authorised absence
- 3.8%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.0%
- Enrolments in measure
- 131
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
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
0.76 · Often has places
1st preferences
16
Places offered
21
1st-preference offers
16
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 36
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 21
- Applications from outside LA
- 0
- 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 fill74%
156 pupils · 210 places
- Pupils on roll
- 156
- Boys / girls
- 84 / 72
- School capacity
- 210
- Capacity fill
- 156 / 210 (74%)
- Free school meals
- 10.9%
- FSM pupils
- 17
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Voluntary aided 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 aided school
- Headteacher
- Miss Jessica Davies
Location
- Address
- Cock Lane, Southend, Bradfield
- Postcode
- RG7 6HR
- 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 aided school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Reading, West Berkshire, 156 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 10.9%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Oxford.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Englefield C.E. Primary School
Ofsted: Not judgedVoluntary aided school · Primary
Reading · RG7 5ER · West Berkshire
Ages 4–11
- KS273%
- Absence4.0%
- FSM7.5%
- Demand1.93
2.0 miles away
Woolhampton C.E. Primary School
Ofsted: Some aspects not as strongVoluntary aided school · Primary
Reading · RG7 5TB · West Berkshire
Ages 4–11
- KS233%
- Absence5.5%
- FSM5.1%
- Demand1.67
2.3 miles away
Theale C.E. Primary School
Ofsted: Not judgedVoluntary controlled school · Primary
Reading · RG7 5AS · West Berkshire
Ages 4–11
- KS277%
- Absence4.9%
- FSM20.6%
- Demand0.89
2.6 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Miss Jessica Davies
- Telephone
- 01189744304