Inkpen Primary School
Weavers Lane, Inkpen, Hungerford, RG17 9QE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Frances Buck
- Constituency
- Newbury
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 84
- Pupils on roll
- 41
- URN
- 109817
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01488668219
About this school
Inkpen Primary School is a community primary school in Hungerford. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 41 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Inkpen 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 15 | 3 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | - |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | - |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | - |
Trends over time
How Inkpen 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 52 |
| 2023/24 | 48 |
| 2024/25 | 34 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Inkpen Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 4% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 11.8% | 17.7% | 41 | — |
| Kintbury St Mary's C.E. Primary School | 26% | 6.3% | 29.8% | 113 | 1.8 miles |
| Hungerford Primary School | 65% | 4.3% | 28.5% | 316 | 2.9 miles |
| St Martin's East Woodhay Church of England (Aided) Primary School | 67% | 3.3% | 0.9% | 101 | 3.5 miles |
| Enborne C.E. Primary School | 92% | 4.1% | 3.7% | 77 | 4.1 miles |
| St Thomas' Church of England Infant School, Woolton Hill | — | 4.2% | 8.4% | 85 | 4.3 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report3 March 2026
- 21 June 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.65%
- English as an additional language
- 2.9%
- Overall absence
- 11.78%
- Persistent absence
- 24.14%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Kintbury St Mary's C.E. Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Hungerford
-
Hungerford Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Hungerford
-
St Martin's East Woodhay Church of England (Aided) Primary School3.5 miles
Primary · Newbury
-
Enborne C.E. Primary School4.1 miles
Primary · Newbury
-
St Thomas' Church of England Infant School, Woolton Hill4.3 miles
Primary · Newbury
Other schools in Hungerford
- Chilton Foliat Church of England Primary School Primary
- Hungerford Primary School Primary
- Kintbury St Mary's C.E. Primary School Primary
- Lambourn CofE Primary School Primary
- Shefford C.E. Primary School Primary
- Hungerford Nursery School Centre for Children Nursery
- John O'Gaunt School Secondary
- Oaklands School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Inkpen Primary School teach?
- Inkpen Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Hungerford.
- Who is the headteacher of Inkpen Primary School?
- The headteacher of Inkpen Primary School is Miss Frances Buck, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Inkpen Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Inkpen 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 Inkpen Primary School?
- Inkpen Primary School has 41 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Inkpen Primary School full?
- Inkpen Primary School has capacity for 84 pupils and 41 on roll (49%), 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 Inkpen Primary School a faith school?
- No. Inkpen Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Inkpen Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Inkpen Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Inkpen Primary School's absence rate?
- Inkpen Primary School's overall absence rate is 11.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Inkpen Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Inkpen 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.