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OpenPrimaryOfsted: Expected standardURN 109975

Shefford C.E. Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Hungerford · RG17 7DB

Ages 4–11 · 52 pupils · West Berkshire

Ofsted

Expected standard

KS2 expected (RWM)

71%

Overall absence

6.1%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Expected standard

Inspection date

2026-04-14

  • AchievementExpected standard
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
  • InclusionExpected standard
  • Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
  • Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

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)71%
Higher standard (RWM)43%
Avg scaled score — reading
113.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
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 absence6.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)22.2%
Unauthorised0.6%
Authorised absence
5.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
45

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

15

Places offered

15

1st-preference offers

15

Total preferences (any rank)
21
Preferred offers (top 3)
15
Applications from outside LA
2
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 fill58%

52 pupils · 90 places

Pupils on roll
52
Boys / girls
19 / 33
School capacity
90
Capacity fill
52 / 90 (58%)
Free school meals
5.8%
FSM pupils
3
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
Federation
Chaddleworth and Shefford CoE Primary Schools
Headteacher
Ms Deborah Munday

Location

Address
Wantage Road, Great Shefford
Postcode
RG17 7DB
Town
Hungerford
County
Berkshire
Local authority
West Berkshire
District
West Berkshire
Constituency
Newbury
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 Hungerford, West Berkshire, 52 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 5.8%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Oxford.

Open schools in Hungerford
9
Primary schools in Hungerford
6
Academies among open schools in Hungerford
22% (2)
Open schools in RG17
9
Primary in RG17
6
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.

  • Welford and Wickham C.E. Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Newbury · RG20 8HL · West Berkshire

    Ages 5–11

    • KS256%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM18.9%
    • Demand0.86

    2.5 miles away

  • Other independent special school

    RG20 8HZ · West Berkshire

    Ages 6–19

    • Att84.8
    • EM5+0%

    2.1 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Ms Deborah Munday
Telephone
01488648657

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