Kintbury St Mary's C.E. Primary School
Gainsborough Avenue, Kintbury, Hungerford, RG17 9XN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Head Teacher
- Mrs Alison McDonald
- Diocese
- Diocese of Oxford
- Constituency
- Newbury
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 195
- Pupils on roll
- 113
- URN
- 109967
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01488658336
About this school
Kintbury St Mary's C.E. Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Hungerford. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 113 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Kintbury St Mary's C.E. 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 4 May 2023, 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 | 27 | 19 | 23 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 41% | 58% | 26% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 11% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 59% | 74% | 43% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 68% | 39% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 52% | 63% | 39% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 99.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 103.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.10 | - | - |
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 Kintbury St Mary's 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 | 41% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 26% | 55.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 137 |
| 2023/24 | 133 |
| 2024/25 | 121 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kintbury St Mary's C.E. Primary School compares
Kintbury St Mary's C.E. Primary School ranked 50th of 52 primary schools in West Berkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 26% | 6.3% | 29.8% | 113 | — |
| Inkpen Primary School | — | 11.8% | 17.7% | 41 | 1.8 miles |
| Hungerford Primary School | 65% | 4.3% | 28.5% | 316 | 3.1 miles |
| Stockcross C.E. School | 54% | 3.9% | 8.2% | 83 | 3.2 miles |
| Welford and Wickham C.E. Primary School | 36% | 5.4% | 17.7% | 53 | 3.2 miles |
| Enborne C.E. Primary School | 92% | 4.1% | 3.7% | 77 | 3.2 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)
- 29.75%
- English as an additional language
- 9.9%
- Overall absence
- 6.3%
- Persistent absence
- 14.78%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Inkpen Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Hungerford
-
Hungerford Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · Hungerford
-
Stockcross C.E. School3.2 miles
Primary · Newbury
-
Welford and Wickham C.E. Primary School3.2 miles
Primary · Newbury
-
Enborne C.E. Primary School3.2 miles
Primary · Newbury
Other schools in Hungerford
Kintbury St Mary's C.E. Primary School ranks 5th of the 5 ranked primary schools in Hungerford.
- Chilton Foliat Church of England Primary School Primary
- Hungerford Primary School Primary
- Inkpen 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 Kintbury St Mary's C.E. Primary School teach?
- Kintbury St Mary's C.E. Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Hungerford.
- Who is the head teacher of Kintbury St Mary's C.E. Primary School?
- The head teacher of Kintbury St Mary's C.E. Primary School is Mrs Alison McDonald, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Kintbury St Mary's C.E. Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kintbury St Mary's C.E. 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 Kintbury St Mary's C.E. Primary School?
- Kintbury St Mary's C.E. Primary School has 113 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Kintbury St Mary's C.E. Primary School full?
- Kintbury St Mary's C.E. Primary School has capacity for 195 pupils and 113 on roll (58%), 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 Kintbury St Mary's C.E. Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Kintbury St Mary's C.E. Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Oxford.
- Does Kintbury St Mary's C.E. Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Kintbury St Mary's C.E. Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Kintbury St Mary's C.E. Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 41% in 2022/23 and 26% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Kintbury St Mary's C.E. Primary School compare with other schools in West Berkshire?
- Kintbury St Mary's C.E. Primary School ranked 50th of 52 primary schools in West Berkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Kintbury St Mary's C.E. Primary School's absence rate?
- Kintbury St Mary's C.E. Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Kintbury St Mary's C.E. Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kintbury St Mary's 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.