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Beenham Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school
Mount Pleasant, Beenham, Reading RG7 5NN · beenhamprimary.co.uk · 0118 971 3397
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 0%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. West Berkshire 57%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 57
- 54% of 105 places
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 33.3%
- First language not English
- 10.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 4 families put the school first and 6 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 6 | 4 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 6 | 5 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across West Berkshire it was 57%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼0% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼97 | 106 | ||
| ▼97 | 105 | ||
| ▼95 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 6 October 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Beenham Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 6 Oct 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Sept 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Sept 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Jun 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (23 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 23
- 44% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 61% who raised concerns
based on the 17% who had a child bullied