Burghclere Primary School
Church Lane, Newbury, RG20 9HT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Beulah Letchford
- Constituency
- North West Hampshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 119
- Pupils on roll
- 95
- URN
- 115868
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01635278523
About this school
Burghclere Primary School is a community primary school in Newbury. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 95 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 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 | 18 | 14 | 10 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 78% | 71% | 90% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 0% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 94% | 86% | 100% |
| Expected standard in maths | 89% | 79% | 100% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 79% | 90% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.10 | - | - |
| 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 Burghclere 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 | Hampshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 78% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 90% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 111 |
| 2023/24 | 100 |
| 2024/25 | 95 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Burghclere Primary School compares
Burghclere Primary School ranked 4th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 90% | 4.6% | 11.6% | 95 | — |
| Ecchinswell and Sydmonton Church of England Primary School | 33% | 5.2% | 40.4% | 36 | 2.0 miles |
| Highwood Copse Primary School | — | 3.9% | 9.8% | 149 | 2.3 miles |
| Woolton Hill Junior School | 76% | 3.2% | 20.7% | 129 | 2.4 miles |
| Falkland Primary School | 65% | 4.2% | 6.2% | 422 | 2.4 miles |
| St Thomas' Church of England Infant School, Woolton Hill | — | 4.2% | 8.4% | 85 | 2.5 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)
- 11.58%
- English as an additional language
- 2.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.58%
- Persistent absence
- 9.41%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ecchinswell and Sydmonton Church of England Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Newbury
-
Highwood Copse Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Newbury
-
Woolton Hill Junior School2.4 miles
Primary · Newbury
-
Falkland Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Newbury
-
St Thomas' Church of England Infant School, Woolton Hill2.5 miles
Primary · Newbury
Other schools in Newbury
Burghclere Primary School ranks 2nd of the 20 ranked primary schools in Newbury.
- Beedon C.E. (Controlled) Primary School Primary
- Brightwalton C.E. Aided 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 Burghclere Primary School teach?
- Burghclere Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Newbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Burghclere Primary School?
- The headteacher of Burghclere Primary School is Mrs Beulah Letchford, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Burghclere Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Burghclere 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 Burghclere Primary School?
- Burghclere Primary School has 95 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Burghclere Primary School full?
- Burghclere Primary School has capacity for 119 pupils and 95 on roll (80%), 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 Burghclere Primary School a faith school?
- No. Burghclere Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Burghclere Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Burghclere Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Burghclere Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 78% in 2022/23 and 90% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Burghclere Primary School rank locally?
- Burghclere Primary School ranked 4th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Burghclere Primary School's absence rate?
- Burghclere Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Burghclere Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Burghclere 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 30 June 2026.