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Burghfield St Mary's C.E. Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Reading · RG30 3TX

Ages 4–11 · 208 pupils · West Berkshire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

76%

Overall absence

4.7%

Admissions demand

1.17 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-07-11

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
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)76%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
109.0
Avg scaled score — maths
107.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
108.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)13.0%
Unauthorised0.9%
Authorised absence
3.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
185

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

1.17 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

35

Places offered

30

1st-preference offers

29

Total preferences (any rank)
66
Preferred offers (top 3)
30
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 fill99%

208 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
208
Boys / girls
119 / 89
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
208 / 210 (99%)
Free school meals
12.5%
FSM pupils
26
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
Mrs Karen Carmichael

Location

Address
Theale Road, Burghfield Village
Postcode
RG30 3TX
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 4–11, in Reading, West Berkshire, 208 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 12.5%. 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 RG30
21
Primary in RG30
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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    • Absence6.5%
    • FSM26.5%

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    • Absence6.1%
    • FSM11.6%
    • Demand1.00

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    • FSM6.4%
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    • FSM16.8%
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    Ages 4–11

    • KS237%
    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM25.3%
    • Demand0.96

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  • Theale C.E. Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

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    Reading · RG7 5AS · West Berkshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS277%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM20.6%
    • Demand0.89

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  • Manor Primary School

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    • KS267%
    • Absence6.9%
    • FSM34.7%
    • Demand0.98

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Karen Carmichael
Telephone
01189836387
Website
www.burghfield.w-berks.sch.uk

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