Beedon C.E. (Controlled) Primary School
Stanmore Road, Beedon, Newbury, RG20 8SL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Acting Headteacher
- Mrs Gemma Holbrook
- Diocese
- Diocese of Oxford
- Federation
- The Downs Federation
- Constituency
- Reading West and Mid Berkshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 63
- Pupils on roll
- 22
- URN
- 109950
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01635248284
About this school
Beedon C.E. (Controlled) Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Newbury. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 22 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 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
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 30% | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | - |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 60% | - |
| Expected standard in maths | 38% | 60% | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 38% | 50% | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 100.0 | - |
| Reading progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -7.10 | - | - |
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 Beedon C.E. (Controlled) 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 | 13% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 30% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 55.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 46 |
| 2023/24 | 36 |
| 2024/25 | 23 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Beedon C.E. (Controlled) Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 10% | 43.5% | 22 | — |
| The Ilsleys Primary School | 67% | 5.7% | 12.2% | 55 | 1.9 miles |
| Compton C.E. Primary School | — | — | — | — | 2.5 miles |
| Chieveley Primary School | 48% | 3.9% | 8.8% | 164 | 2.6 miles |
| Hampstead Norreys C.E. Primary School | 70% | 4.5% | 21.2% | 46 | 2.6 miles |
| Hermitage Primary School | 60% | 5.3% | 12.6% | 186 | 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 43.48%
- English as an additional language
- 13%
- Overall absence
- 10.01%
- Persistent absence
- 25%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Ilsleys Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Newbury
-
Compton C.E. Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Newbury
-
Chieveley Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Newbury
-
Hampstead Norreys C.E. Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Thatcham
-
Hermitage Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Thatcham
Other schools in Newbury
- 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
- John Rankin Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Beedon C.E. (Controlled) Primary School teach?
- Beedon C.E. (Controlled) Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Newbury.
- Who is the acting headteacher of Beedon C.E. (Controlled) Primary School?
- The acting headteacher of Beedon C.E. (Controlled) Primary School is Mrs Gemma Holbrook, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Beedon C.E. (Controlled) Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Beedon C.E. (Controlled) 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 Beedon C.E. (Controlled) Primary School?
- Beedon C.E. (Controlled) Primary School has 22 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Beedon C.E. (Controlled) Primary School full?
- Beedon C.E. (Controlled) Primary School has capacity for 63 pupils and 22 on roll (35%), 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 Beedon C.E. (Controlled) Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Beedon C.E. (Controlled) Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Oxford.
- Does Beedon C.E. (Controlled) Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Beedon C.E. (Controlled) Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Beedon C.E. (Controlled) Primary School?
- Beedon C.E. (Controlled) Primary School is part of the The Downs Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Beedon C.E. (Controlled) Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 13% in 2022/23 and 30% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Beedon C.E. (Controlled) Primary School's absence rate?
- Beedon C.E. (Controlled) Primary School's overall absence rate is 10% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Beedon C.E. (Controlled) Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Beedon C.E. (Controlled) 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.