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ClosedPrimaryURN 109959

Compton C.E. Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Newbury · RG20 6QU

Ages 4–11 · 157 pupils · West Berkshire

KS2 expected (RWM)

65%

Overall absence

5.2%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)65%
Higher standard (RWM)10%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
102.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)13.3%
Unauthorised1.3%
Authorised absence
3.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
166

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

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

14

Places offered

14

1st-preference offers

14

Total preferences (any rank)
18
Preferred offers (top 3)
14
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

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 fill75%

157 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
157
Boys / girls
76 / 81
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
157 / 210 (75%)
Free school meals
15.9%
FSM pupils
25
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
Miss Melissa Cliffe

Location

Address
School Road, Compton
Postcode
RG20 6QU
Town
Newbury
County
Berkshire
Local authority
West Berkshire
District
West Berkshire
Constituency
Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Urban/rural
Larger rural: Further from 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 Newbury, West Berkshire, 157 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 15.9%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Oxford.

Open schools in Newbury
42
Primary schools in Newbury
28
Academies among open schools in Newbury
21% (9)
Open schools in RG20
22
Primary in RG20
16
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.

  • Compton C.E. Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Newbury · RG20 6QU · West Berkshire

    Ages 4–11

    0.0 miles away

  • The Ilsleys Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Newbury · RG20 7LP · West Berkshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS290%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM9.1%
    • Demand1.00

    2.0 miles away

  • Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Thatcham · RG18 0TR · West Berkshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS280%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM26.1%
    • Demand0.50

    2.1 miles away

  • Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Newbury · RG20 8SL · West Berkshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS230%
    • Absence9.6%
    • FSM45.5%
    • Demand1.00

    2.5 miles away

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