Lambourn CofE Primary School
Greenways, Lambourn, Hungerford, RG17 7LJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- EXCALIBUR ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Maria Cupit
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Oxford
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Excalibur Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Newbury
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 130
- URN
- 146307
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 0148871479
About this school
Lambourn CofE Primary School is a Church of England primary academy in Hungerford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 130 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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- 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 | 26 | 23 | 23 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 15% | 48% | 48% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 13% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 46% | 57% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 35% | 65% | 52% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 42% | 61% | 57% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 99.0 | 101.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.00 | - | - |
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 Lambourn CofE 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 | 15% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 48% | 55.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 193 |
| 2023/24 | 167 |
| 2024/25 | 144 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lambourn CofE Primary School compares
Lambourn CofE Primary School ranked 42nd of 52 primary schools in West Berkshire 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 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48% | 5.6% | 33.9% | 130 | — |
| Baydon St Nicholas Church of England Primary School | 50% | 2.6% | 7.8% | 81 | 2.7 miles |
| Shefford C.E. Primary School | 33% | 4.4% | 9.8% | 52 | 4.2 miles |
| St Michael's CofE Aided Primary | 85% | 3.7% | 13% | 194 | 4.2 miles |
| Chilton Foliat Church of England Primary School | 64% | 3.1% | 6.5% | 92 | 4.8 miles |
| Ramsbury Primary School | 78% | 4.8% | 4.1% | 186 | 5.2 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 33.86%
- English as an additional language
- 6.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.63%
- Persistent absence
- 15.87%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Baydon St Nicholas Church of England Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Marlborough
-
Shefford C.E. Primary School4.2 miles
Primary · Hungerford
-
St Michael's CofE Aided Primary4.2 miles
Primary · Marlborough
-
Chilton Foliat Church of England Primary School4.8 miles
Primary · Hungerford
-
Ramsbury Primary School5.2 miles
Primary · Marlborough
Other schools in Hungerford
Lambourn CofE Primary School ranks 3rd of the 5 ranked primary schools in Hungerford.
- Chilton Foliat Church of England Primary School Primary
- Hungerford Primary School Primary
- Inkpen Primary School Primary
- Kintbury St Mary's C.E. Primary School Primary
- Shefford C.E. Primary School Primary
- Hungerford Nursery School Centre for Children Nursery
- John O'Gaunt School Secondary
- Oaklands School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Lambourn CofE Primary School teach?
- Lambourn CofE Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Hungerford.
- Who is the headteacher of Lambourn CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of Lambourn CofE Primary School is Miss Maria Cupit, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Lambourn CofE Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lambourn CofE 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 Lambourn CofE Primary School?
- Lambourn CofE Primary School has 130 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Lambourn CofE Primary School full?
- Lambourn CofE Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 130 on roll (62%), 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 Lambourn CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Lambourn CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Oxford.
- Is Lambourn CofE Primary School a selective school?
- No. Lambourn CofE Primary School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Lambourn CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Lambourn CofE Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Lambourn CofE Primary School?
- Lambourn CofE Primary School is part of EXCALIBUR ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Lambourn CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 15% 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 Lambourn CofE Primary School rank locally?
- Lambourn CofE Primary School ranked 42nd of 52 primary schools in West Berkshire 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 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lambourn CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Lambourn CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lambourn CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lambourn CofE 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 10 July 2026.