The Ilsleys Primary School
Church Hill, Newbury, RG20 7LP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Kate House
- Constituency
- Reading West and Mid Berkshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 88
- Pupils on roll
- 55
- URN
- 109813
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01635281225
About this school
The Ilsleys Primary School is a community primary school in Newbury. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 55 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Ilsleys Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 19 July 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 10 | 10 | 6 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 100% | 90% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 40% | 40% | 33% |
| Expected standard in reading | 100% | 90% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 100% | 100% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 111.0 | 112.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 111.0 | 111.0 | 111.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.80 | - | - |
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 The Ilsleys 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 | 100% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 90% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 55.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 61 |
| 2023/24 | 54 |
| 2024/25 | 49 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Ilsleys Primary School compares
The Ilsleys Primary School ranked 12th of 52 primary schools in West Berkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 5.7% | 12.2% | 55 | — |
| Beedon C.E. (Controlled) Primary School | — | 10% | 43.5% | 22 | 1.9 miles |
| Compton C.E. Primary School | — | — | — | — | 2.0 miles |
| Chilton County Primary School | 65% | 4.7% | 8.1% | 310 | 3.2 miles |
| Hampstead Norreys C.E. Primary School | 70% | 4.5% | 21.2% | 46 | 3.5 miles |
| Blewbury Church of England Primary School | 27% | 6.9% | 28.4% | 82 | 3.9 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)
- 12.24%
- English as an additional language
- 6.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.68%
- Persistent absence
- 6.67%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Beedon C.E. (Controlled) Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Newbury
-
Compton C.E. Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Newbury
-
Chilton County Primary School3.2 miles
Primary · Didcot
-
Hampstead Norreys C.E. Primary School3.5 miles
Primary · Thatcham
-
Blewbury Church of England Primary School3.9 miles
Primary · Didcot
Other schools in Newbury
The Ilsleys Primary School ranks 5th 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
- Chieveley 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
Common questions
- What ages does The Ilsleys Primary School teach?
- The Ilsleys Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Newbury.
- Who is the headteacher of The Ilsleys Primary School?
- The headteacher of The Ilsleys Primary School is Miss Kate House, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Ilsleys Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Ilsleys 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 many pupils are at The Ilsleys Primary School?
- The Ilsleys Primary School has 55 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is The Ilsleys Primary School full?
- The Ilsleys Primary School has capacity for 88 pupils and 55 on roll (63%), 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 The Ilsleys Primary School a faith school?
- No. The Ilsleys Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does The Ilsleys Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records The Ilsleys Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have The Ilsleys Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 100% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Ilsleys Primary School compare with other schools in West Berkshire?
- The Ilsleys Primary School ranked 12th of 52 primary schools in West Berkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Ilsleys Primary School's absence rate?
- The Ilsleys Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Ilsleys Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Ilsleys 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.