Basildon C.E. Primary School
School Lane, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG8 8PD
This school is closed (it closed in April 2026).
It was replaced by Basildon C.E. Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Miss Melissa Cliffe
- Diocese
- Diocese of Oxford
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Reading West and Mid Berkshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 174
- URN
- 109949
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
- Website
- School website
About this school
Basildon C.E. Primary School was a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Reading. It taught children aged 2 to 11 and had 174 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Basildon C.E. Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 11 | 15 | 16 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 82% | 47% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 18% | 0% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 91% | 87% | 63% |
| Expected standard in maths | 91% | 67% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 80% | 94% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 108.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +6.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.50 | - | - |
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 Basildon C.E. 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 | 82% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 55.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 177 |
| 2023/24 | 176 |
| 2024/25 | 177 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Basildon C.E. Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 4.3% | 5.2% | 174 | — |
| Basildon C.E. Primary School | — | — | — | — | 0.0 miles |
| Streatley Church of England Primary School | — | — | — | — | 2.6 miles |
| Yattendon C.E. Primary School | 80% | 4.2% | 4.5% | 92 | 2.7 miles |
| Whitchurch Primary School | 65% | 3.7% | 6.6% | 136 | 2.9 miles |
| Pangbourne Primary School | 56% | 5% | 19.4% | 107 | 2.9 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)
- 5.16%
- English as an additional language
- 0.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.29%
- Persistent absence
- 5.93%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Basildon C.E. Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Reading
-
Streatley Church of England Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Reading
-
Yattendon C.E. Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Thatcham
-
Whitchurch Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Reading
-
Pangbourne Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Reading
Other schools in Reading
- Aldermaston C.E. Primary School Primary
- Aldryngton Primary School Primary
- Alfred Sutton Primary School Primary
- All Saints Church of England Aided Infant School Primary
- All Saints Junior School Primary
- Basildon C.E. Primary School Primary
- Battle Primary Academy Primary
- Beechwood Primary School Primary
- Beenham Primary School Primary
- Birch Copse Primary School Primary
- Bradfield C.E. Primary School Primary
- Brimpton C.E. Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Basildon C.E. Primary School teach?
- Basildon C.E. Primary School taught children aged 2 to 11. It was a primary school in Reading.
- Has Basildon C.E. Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Basildon C.E. Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Basildon C.E. Primary School?
- Basildon C.E. Primary School had 174 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- How have Basildon C.E. Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 82% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Basildon C.E. Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Basildon C.E. 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.