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Crown Wood Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Opladen Way, Crown Wood, Bracknell RG12 0PE · crownwoodschool.com · 01344 485448
On the mapSearch near RG12 0PE
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jan 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 63%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bracknell Forest 60%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 671
- 41 over 630 places · 107%
- Local authority
- Bracknell Forest
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 17.1%
- First language not English
- 13.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 99 families put the school first and 90 places were offered; 88% 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 | 90 | 99 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 90 | 95 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 90 | 106 | 1.2▲ | 82% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 90 | 84 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 84 | 78 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 63% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 8% the higher standard. Across Bracknell Forest it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●63% | 62% | ||
| ●8% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 109928)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Crown Wood Primary School on 20 January 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Early years: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 20 Jan 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2021Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Mar 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Early years Good Mar 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
89% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (102 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 89%
- Positive
- 79%
- Replies
- 102
- 16% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 87% who raised concerns
based on 23 parents (23%) whose child was bullied
based on 37 parents (36%) with SEND