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Burnham Copse Primary School

Community school · Tadley · RG26 4HN

Ages 4–11 · 308 pupils · Hampshire

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

59%

Overall absence

5.4%

Admissions demand

0.98 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-02-11

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
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)59%
Higher standard (RWM)9%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)13.1%
Unauthorised0.9%
Authorised absence
4.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.4%
Enrolments in measure
275

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

0.98 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

40

Places offered

41

1st-preference offers

40

Total preferences (any rank)
90
Preferred offers (top 3)
41
Applications from outside LA
5
Offers to outside-LA applicants
2

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 fill98%

308 pupils · 315 places

Pupils on roll
308
Boys / girls
155 / 153
School capacity
315
Capacity fill
308 / 315 (98%)
Free school meals
11.4%
FSM pupils
35
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

Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Alison Armstrong

Location

Address
Newchurch Road
Postcode
RG26 4HN
Town
Tadley
County
Hampshire
Local authority
Hampshire
District
Basingstoke and Deane
Constituency
North West Hampshire
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 Tadley, Hampshire, 308 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 11.4%.

Open schools in Tadley
9
Primary schools in Tadley
6
Academies among open schools in Tadley
11% (1)
Open schools in RG26
9
Primary in RG26
6
Open schools in Hampshire LA
620
Primary in Hampshire LA
423

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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  • Bishopswood Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Tadley · RG26 3NA · Hampshire

    Ages 7–11

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

    0.6 miles away

  • Bishopswood Infant School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community school · Primary

    Tadley · RG26 3NA · Hampshire

    Ages 5–7

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

    0.6 miles away

  • Tadley Community Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Primary

    Tadley · RG26 3PB · Hampshire

    Ages 4–11

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

    1.1 miles away

  • Aldermaston C.E. Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Reading · RG7 4LX · West Berkshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS242%
    • Absence7.1%
    • FSM28.7%
    • Demand0.88

    2.0 miles away

  • Ashford Hill Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Thatcham · RG19 8BB · Hampshire

    Ages 4–11

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

    2.3 miles away

  • Brimpton C.E. Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Reading · RG7 4TL · West Berkshire

    Ages 4–11

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

    2.5 miles away

  • The Priory Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Tadley · RG26 5QD · Hampshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS264%
    • Absence4.2%
    • FSM6.6%
    • Demand0.96

    2.7 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Alison Armstrong
Telephone
01189814498
Website
www.bcp.hants.sch.uk/

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