1
Birch Copse Primary School
Reading • Berkshire • RG31 5LN
1
10 Sep 2024
Top 10 Primary schools in Berkshire
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2019)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the county of Berkshire. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
269
Outstanding
20
Good
208
Median inspection year
2019
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 8% · G: 86% · RI: 5% · I: 1%
2
St Francis Catholic Primary School, South Ascot
Ascot • Berkshire • SL5 9HG
1
9 Sep 2024
3
Iqra Slough Islamic Primary School
Slough • Berkshire • SL2 5FF
1
19 Nov 2023
4
Burchetts Green CofE Infants' School
Maidenhead • Berkshire • SL6 6QZ
1
25 May 2023
5
St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary School
Woodley • Berkshire • RG5 3BH
1
9 Mar 2020
6
Khalsa Primary School
Slough • Berkshire • SL2 5QR
1
3 Feb 2020
7
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Slough • Berkshire • SL3 8NF
1
18 Jul 2019
8
Enborne C.E. Primary School
Newbury • Berkshire • RG20 0JU
1
4 Mar 2019
9
Emmbrook Infant School
Wokingham • Berkshire • RG41 1JR
1
10 Feb 2019
10
Furze Platt Junior School
Maidenhead • Berkshire • SL6 6HQ
1
8 Jan 2019
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- Cranbourne Primary School 1 • Dec 2018
- The Langley Academy Primary 1 • Sep 2018
- St Luke's CofE Primary School 1 • Nov 2017
- Evendons Primary School 1 • Sep 2017
- Waltham St Lawrence Primary School 1 • Mar 2017
- Montem Academy 1 • Jan 2017
- Fulmer Infant School 1 • Nov 2014
- Oldfield Primary School 1 • Oct 2014
- Crowthorne Church of England Primary School 1 • Feb 2014
- South Lake Primary School 1 • Apr 2013