Chieveley Primary School
School Road, Chieveley, Newbury, RG20 8TY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Michael Harris
- Constituency
- Newbury
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 164
- URN
- 109810
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01635248281
About this school
Chieveley Primary School is a community primary school in Newbury. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 164 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 31 | 27 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 52% | 48% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 3% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 77% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 55% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 52% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Chieveley Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | West Berkshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 67% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 48% | 55.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 192 |
| 2023/24 | 177 |
| 2024/25 | 170 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Chieveley Primary School compares
Chieveley Primary School ranked 44th of 52 primary schools in West Berkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48% | 3.9% | 8.8% | 164 | — |
| Curridge Primary School | 55% | 4.5% | 13.8% | 111 | 1.7 miles |
| Hermitage Primary School | 60% | 5.3% | 12.6% | 186 | 2.3 miles |
| Beedon C.E. (Controlled) Primary School | — | 10% | 43.5% | 22 | 2.6 miles |
| Shaw-cum-Donnington C.E. Primary School | 60% | 6% | 25.9% | 91 | 3.2 miles |
| Cold Ash St Mark's CE Primary School | 61% | 3.6% | 3.5% | 195 | 3.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 8.82%
- English as an additional language
- 0.6%
- Overall absence
- 3.92%
- Persistent absence
- 8.11%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Curridge Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Thatcham
-
Hermitage Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Thatcham
-
Beedon C.E. (Controlled) Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Newbury
-
Shaw-cum-Donnington C.E. Primary School3.2 miles
Primary · Newbury
-
Cold Ash St Mark's CE Primary School3.3 miles
Primary · Thatcham
Other schools in Newbury
Chieveley Primary School ranks 17th of the 20 ranked primary schools in Newbury.
- Beedon C.E. (Controlled) Primary School Primary
- Brightwalton C.E. Aided Primary School Primary
- Burghclere Primary School Primary
- Chaddleworth St Andrew's C.E. Primary School Primary
- Compton C.E. Primary School Primary
- Ecchinswell and Sydmonton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Enborne C.E. Primary School Primary
- Falkland Primary School Primary
- Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Highwood Copse Primary School Primary
- John Rankin Infant and Nursery School Primary
- John Rankin Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Chieveley Primary School teach?
- Chieveley Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Newbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Chieveley Primary School?
- The headteacher of Chieveley Primary School is Mr Michael Harris, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Chieveley Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chieveley Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Chieveley Primary School?
- Chieveley Primary School has 164 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Chieveley Primary School full?
- Chieveley Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 164 on roll (78%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Chieveley Primary School a faith school?
- No. Chieveley Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Chieveley Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Chieveley Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Chieveley Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 48% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Chieveley Primary School rank locally?
- Chieveley Primary School ranked 44th of 52 primary schools in West Berkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Chieveley Primary School's absence rate?
- Chieveley Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Chieveley Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Chieveley Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.