Compton C.E. Primary School
School Road, Compton, Newbury, RG20 6QU
This school is closed (it closed in March 2026).
It was replaced by Compton C.E. Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Director of Primaries
- Miss Melissa Cliffe
- Diocese
- Diocese of Oxford
- Constituency
- Reading West and Mid Berkshire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 157
- URN
- 109959
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
- Website
- School website
About this school
Compton C.E. Primary School was a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Newbury. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 157 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Compton 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 | 29 | 31 | 32 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% | 65% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 10% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 81% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 71% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 61% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.50 | - | - |
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 Compton 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 | 62% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 55.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 186 |
| 2023/24 | 178 |
| 2024/25 | 166 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Compton C.E. Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 5% | 23.5% | 157 | — |
| Compton C.E. Primary School | — | — | — | — | 0.0 miles |
| The Ilsleys Primary School | 67% | 5.7% | 12.2% | 55 | 2.0 miles |
| Hampstead Norreys C.E. Primary School | 70% | 4.5% | 21.2% | 46 | 2.1 miles |
| Beedon C.E. (Controlled) Primary School | — | 10% | 43.5% | 22 | 2.5 miles |
| Yattendon C.E. Primary School | 80% | 4.2% | 4.5% | 92 | 3.8 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)
- 23.49%
- English as an additional language
- 0.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.98%
- Persistent absence
- 13.13%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Compton C.E. Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Newbury
-
The Ilsleys Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Newbury
-
Hampstead Norreys C.E. Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Thatcham
-
Beedon C.E. (Controlled) Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Newbury
-
Yattendon C.E. Primary School3.8 miles
Primary · Thatcham
Other 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 year groups does Compton C.E. Primary School teach?
- Compton C.E. Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Newbury.
- Has Compton C.E. Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Compton 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 big is Compton C.E. Primary School?
- Compton C.E. Primary School had 157 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Compton C.E. Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 62% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Compton C.E. Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Compton 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.