Brightwalton C.E. Aided Primary School
Common Lane, Brightwalton, Newbury, RG20 7BN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sara Slade
- Diocese
- Diocese of Oxford
- Constituency
- Newbury
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 88
- URN
- 110008
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01488638337
About this school
Brightwalton C.E. Aided Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Newbury. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 88 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
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- 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 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 14 | 15 | 12 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 53% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 0% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 57% | 67% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 60% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 64% | 47% | 58% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.60 | - | - |
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 Brightwalton C.E. Aided 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 | 50% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 55.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 97 |
| 2023/24 | 92 |
| 2024/25 | 87 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Brightwalton C.E. Aided Primary School compares
Brightwalton C.E. Aided Primary School ranked 13th of 52 primary schools in West Berkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 3.2% | 6.9% | 88 | — |
| Chaddleworth St Andrew's C.E. Primary School | — | 8.5% | 30% | 30 | 1.4 miles |
| Shefford C.E. Primary School | 33% | 4.4% | 9.8% | 52 | 3.3 miles |
| Beedon C.E. (Controlled) Primary School | — | 10% | 43.5% | 22 | 3.9 miles |
| The Ilsleys Primary School | 67% | 5.7% | 12.2% | 55 | 4.2 miles |
| Chieveley Primary School | 48% | 3.9% | 8.8% | 164 | 4.4 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)
- 6.9%
- English as an additional language
- 2.3%
- Overall absence
- 3.2%
- Persistent absence
- 5.19%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Chaddleworth St Andrew's C.E. Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Newbury
-
Shefford C.E. Primary School3.3 miles
Primary · Hungerford
-
Beedon C.E. (Controlled) Primary School3.9 miles
Primary · Newbury
-
The Ilsleys Primary School4.2 miles
Primary · Newbury
-
Chieveley Primary School4.4 miles
Primary · Newbury
Other schools in Newbury
Brightwalton C.E. Aided Primary School ranks 7th of the 20 ranked primary schools in Newbury.
- Beedon C.E. (Controlled) 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 Brightwalton C.E. Aided Primary School teach?
- Brightwalton C.E. Aided Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Newbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Brightwalton C.E. Aided Primary School?
- The headteacher of Brightwalton C.E. Aided Primary School is Mrs Sara Slade, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Brightwalton C.E. Aided Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Brightwalton C.E. Aided 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 Brightwalton C.E. Aided Primary School?
- Brightwalton C.E. Aided Primary School has 88 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Brightwalton C.E. Aided Primary School full?
- Brightwalton C.E. Aided Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 88 on roll (84%), 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 Brightwalton C.E. Aided Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Brightwalton C.E. Aided Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Oxford.
- Does Brightwalton C.E. Aided Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Brightwalton C.E. Aided Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Brightwalton C.E. Aided Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Brightwalton C.E. Aided Primary School rank locally?
- Brightwalton C.E. Aided Primary School ranked 13th of 52 primary schools in West Berkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Brightwalton C.E. Aided Primary School's absence rate?
- Brightwalton C.E. Aided Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Brightwalton C.E. Aided Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Brightwalton C.E. Aided 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 13 August 2026.