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Falkland Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school
Andover Road, Wash Common, Newbury RG14 6NU · falklandprimaryschool.org · 0163544949
On the mapSearch near RG14 6NU
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 65%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. West Berkshire 57%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 422
- 2 over 420 places · 100%
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 6.4%
- First language not English
- 9.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 79 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 76% 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 | 60 | 79 | 1.3▲ | 76% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 59 | 59 | 1 | 98% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 55 | 55 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 71 | 1.2▲ | 85% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 62 | 1▲ | 97% |
Results
In 2024/25, 65% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 6% 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 | |||
| ▲65% | 62% | ||
| ●6% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Falkland Primary School on 29 April 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 29 Apr 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jan 2020
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jan 2020Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Feb 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jun 2007Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (153 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 153
- 37% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 72% who raised concerns
based on the 27% who had a child bullied
based on 35 parents (23%) with SEND