Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery
Fir Tree Lane, Newbury, RG14 2RA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- NEWBURY ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Michael Steer
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Trinity School - Newbury Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Newbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 239
- URN
- 139081
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 0163542129
About this school
Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery is a primary academy in Newbury. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 239 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 29 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 45% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 0% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 63% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 53% | 60% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 59% | 50% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 101.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.10 | - | - |
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 Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery 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 | 66% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 45% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 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 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 231 |
| 2023/24 | 238 |
| 2024/25 | 242 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery compares
Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery ranked 35th of 52 primary schools in West Berkshire 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% | 42% | 239 | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 45% | 4.5% | 6.6% | 246 | 0.8 miles |
| Parsons Down Junior School | 39% | 5.6% | 23.3% | 139 | 0.9 miles |
| Parsons Down Infant School | — | 6.5% | 8.9% | 88 | 0.9 miles |
| The Winchcombe School | 51% | 5.7% | 16.6% | 436 | 1.2 miles |
| Whitelands Park Primary School | 57% | 6.1% | 22.1% | 372 | 1.3 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)
- 41.98%
- English as an additional language
- 26%
- Overall absence
- 5.71%
- Persistent absence
- 15.68%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Newbury
-
Parsons Down Junior School0.9 miles
Primary · Thatcham
-
Parsons Down Infant School0.9 miles
Primary · Thatcham
-
The Winchcombe School1.2 miles
Primary · Newbury
-
Whitelands Park Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Thatcham
Other schools in Newbury
Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery ranks 15th of the 20 ranked primary schools in Newbury.
- Beedon C.E. (Controlled) Primary School Primary
- Brightwalton C.E. Aided 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
- Highwood Copse Primary School Primary
- John Rankin Infant and Nursery School Primary
- John Rankin Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery teach?
- Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Newbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery?
- The headteacher of Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery is Mr Michael Steer, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery, 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 Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery?
- Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery has 239 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery full?
- Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery has capacity for 210 pupils and 239 on roll (114%), so it is at or above 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 Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery a faith school?
- No. Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery?
- Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery is part of NEWBURY ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery have?
- The schools register lists Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% 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 Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery rank locally?
- Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery ranked 35th of 52 primary schools in West Berkshire 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 Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery's absence rate?
- Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery'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 1 July 2026.