Burnham Copse Primary School
Newchurch Road, Tadley, RG26 4HN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Alison Armstrong
- Constituency
- North West Hampshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 308
- URN
- 131516
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01189814498
About this school
Burnham Copse Primary School is a community primary school in Tadley. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 308 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 | 45 | 46 | 47 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 59% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 9% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 72% | 60% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 72% | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 63% | 60% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.50 | - | - |
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 Burnham Copse 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 | 60% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 312 |
| 2023/24 | 310 |
| 2024/25 | 314 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Burnham Copse Primary School compares
Burnham Copse Primary School ranked 238th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 5.7% | 14.3% | 308 | — |
| Bishopswood Junior School | 55% | 4.6% | 12.2% | 223 | 0.6 miles |
| Bishopswood Infant School | — | 5.4% | 10.7% | 174 | 0.6 miles |
| Tadley Community Primary School | 36% | 5.5% | 14.4% | 221 | 1.1 miles |
| Aldermaston C.E. Primary School | 48% | 6.5% | 28.3% | 87 | 2.0 miles |
| Silchester Church of England Primary School | 70% | 3.1% | 4.1% | 156 | 2.2 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 14.33%
- English as an additional language
- 6.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.73%
- Persistent absence
- 12.64%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bishopswood Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Tadley
-
Bishopswood Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Tadley
-
Tadley Community Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Tadley
-
Aldermaston C.E. Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Reading
-
Silchester Church of England Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Reading
Other schools in Tadley
Burnham Copse Primary School ranks 4th of the 5 ranked primary schools in Tadley.
- Bishopswood Infant School Primary
- Bishopswood Junior School Primary
- Bramley Church of England Primary School Primary
- Tadley Community Primary School Primary
- The Priory Primary School Primary
- The Hurst School Secondary
- Tadley Court School Special schools
- Grantham Farm Montessori School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Burnham Copse Primary School teach?
- Burnham Copse Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Tadley.
- Who is the headteacher of Burnham Copse Primary School?
- The headteacher of Burnham Copse Primary School is Mrs Alison Armstrong, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Burnham Copse Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Burnham Copse 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 Burnham Copse Primary School?
- Burnham Copse Primary School has 308 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Burnham Copse Primary School full?
- Burnham Copse Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 308 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Burnham Copse Primary School a faith school?
- No. Burnham Copse Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Burnham Copse Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Burnham Copse Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Burnham Copse Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 53% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Burnham Copse Primary School rank locally?
- Burnham Copse Primary School ranked 238th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Burnham Copse Primary School's absence rate?
- Burnham Copse Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Burnham Copse Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Burnham Copse 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.