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Highwood Copse Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Free school
Highwood Copse Way, Newbury RG20 9BS · highwoodcopse.co.uk · 01635 749991
On the mapSearch near RG20 9BS
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2023
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 149
- 71% of 210 places
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 11.4%
- First language not English
- 4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 39 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 72% 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 | 30 | 39 | 1.3▲ | 72% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 35 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 38 | 1.3▲ | 79% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 90% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 37 | 1.2▲ | 76% |
Results
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | ||
| Expected standard | n/a | 62% |
| Higher standard | n/a | 8% |
| Average scaled score | ||
| Reading | n/a | 106 |
| Maths | n/a | 105 |
| Grammar and spelling | n/a | 105 |
Ofsted
Highwood Copse Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 3 October 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 3 Oct 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Outstanding |
What parents said
97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (29 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Replies
- 29
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 59% who raised concerns
based on the 21% who had a child bullied