St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Crowthorne Road, Easthampstead, Bracknell, RG12 7EH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr Shaun Riordan
- Diocese
- Diocese of Oxford
- Constituency
- Bracknell
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 184
- URN
- 110010
- Local authority
- Bracknell Forest
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01344420878
About this school
St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Bracknell. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 184 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 33 | 22 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 36% | 68% | 48% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 5% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 52% | 86% | 59% |
| Expected standard in maths | 58% | 77% | 55% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 77% | 55% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 107.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.70 | - | - |
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 St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary 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 | Bracknell Forest average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 36% | 62% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 48% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 213 |
| 2023/24 | 193 |
| 2024/25 | 197 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School compares
St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School ranked 25th of 26 primary schools in Bracknell Forest for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48% | 5.1% | 7.1% | 184 | — |
| Fox Hill Primary School | 59% | 5.7% | 19.9% | 214 | 0.4 miles |
| Wildridings Primary School | 56% | 5.1% | 15.4% | 413 | 0.4 miles |
| Great Hollands Primary School | 81% | 6.3% | 35.5% | 278 | 0.5 miles |
| The Pines School | 48% | 4.8% | 22.9% | 285 | 0.6 miles |
| St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School, Bracknell | 66% | 3.4% | 7.8% | 233 | 0.8 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 7.11%
- English as an additional language
- 13.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.14%
- Persistent absence
- 11.63%
Location
Nearby schools
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Fox Hill Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Bracknell
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Wildridings Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Bracknell
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Great Hollands Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bracknell
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The Pines School0.6 miles
Primary · Bracknell
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St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School, Bracknell0.8 miles
Primary · Bracknell
Other schools in Bracknell
St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School ranks 16th of the 17 ranked primary schools in Bracknell.
- Binfield Church of England Primary School Primary
- Crown Wood Primary School Primary
- Fox Hill Primary School Primary
- Great Hollands Primary School Primary
- Harmans Water Primary School Primary
- Holly Spring Primary School Primary
- Jennett's Park CofE Primary School Primary
- King's Academy Meadow Vale Primary
- King's Academy Oakwood Primary
- Sandy Lane Primary School Primary
- St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School, Bracknell Primary
- The Pines School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School teach?
- St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Bracknell.
- Who is the headteacher of St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is Mr Shaun Riordan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary 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 St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?
- St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School has 184 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School full?
- St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 184 on roll (88%), 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 St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Oxford.
- Does St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 36% in 2022/23 and 48% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School rank locally?
- St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School ranked 25th of 26 primary schools in Bracknell Forest for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School's absence rate?
- St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary 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 29 June 2026.