1
Birch Copse Primary School
Reading • Berkshire • RG31 5LN
1
10 Sep 2024
Top 10 Primary schools in West Berkshire
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2017)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the local authority of West 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
67
Outstanding
2
Good
54
Median inspection year
2017
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 3% · G: 90% · RI: 7% · I: 0%
2
Enborne C.E. Primary School
Newbury • Berkshire • RG20 0JU
1
4 Mar 2019
3
Thatcham Park CofE Primary
Thatcham • Berkshire • RG18 4NP
2
11 Jun 2024
4
Brimpton C.E. Primary School
Reading • Berkshire • RG7 4TL
2
25 Feb 2024
5
Westwood Farm Infant School
Reading • Berkshire • RG31 6RY
2
25 Jan 2024
6
Highwood Copse Primary School
Newbury • Berkshire • RG20 9BS
2
20 Nov 2023
7
Burghfield St Mary's C.E. Primary School
Reading • Berkshire • RG30 3TX
2
28 Sep 2023
8
Aldermaston C.E. Primary School
Reading • RG7 4LX
2
13 Jul 2023
9
Speenhamland School
Newbury • Berkshire • RG14 1NU
2
15 Jun 2023
10
Calcot Infant School and Nursery
Reading • Berkshire • RG31 4XG
2
20 Mar 2023
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
- Spurcroft Primary School 2 • Jan 2023
- Whitelands Park Primary School 2 • Dec 2022
- Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery 2 • Jul 2022
- Brightwalton C.E. Aided Primary School 2 • Jun 2022
- The Willows Primary School 2 • Jan 2022
- Hungerford Primary School 2 • Feb 2020
- Kennet Valley Primary School 2 • Dec 2019
- Hampstead Norreys C.E. Primary School 2 • Dec 2019
- Parsons Down Infant School 2 • Feb 2019
- Welford and Wickham C.E. Primary School 2 • Jan 2019