SCHOOL PROFILE

Cranbourne Primary School

Primary Community school URN 109835
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 96.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 5 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

8 July 2025
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Good
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

5 June 2024
Ungraded inspection School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published 30 June 2024
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Bracknell Forest
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 202 202 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 98 48.5% of pupils
Male pupils 104 51.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

5.0%
19.8 pts below England
School 5.0%
Bracknell Forest 11.5%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

7.4%
12.9 pts below England
School 7.4%
Bracknell Forest 14.3%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Bracknell Forest 1.4%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
62.9%
127
Any other White background
7.9%
16
Indian
7.9%
16
Any other Mixed background
4.5%
9
White and Asian
4.0%
8
Any other Asian background
3.5%
7
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 8.4% 17 of 202 pupils
12.4 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 8.4%
Bracknell Forest 20.0%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 6.9% 14 pupils
England 14.8% 7.9 pts below
EHC plans 1.5% 3 pupils
England 6.0% 4.5 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Moderate learning difficulty 7
Speech, language & communication 3
Autistic spectrum disorder 2
Specific learning difficulty 2
Physical disability 1
Social, emotional & mental health 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

56.0% 4.4 pts below England
School 56.0%
Bracknell Forest 61.4%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

84.0%

10.2 pts above England

School 84.0%
Bracknell Forest 76.7%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

64.0%

6.3 pts below England

School 64.0%
Bracknell Forest 70.3%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

80.0%

8.0 pts above England

School 80.0%
Bracknell Forest 73.4%
South East 70.9%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.36%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.85 pts lower than England
School 4.36%
Bracknell Forest 5.16%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

6.67%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

9.15 pts lower than England
School 6.67%
Bracknell Forest 11.07%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.56%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.25 pts lower than England
School 0.56%
Bracknell Forest 1.00%
South East 1.93%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

96.2% 8.0 pts above England
Cranbourne Primary School
96.2%
Bracknell Forest
93.8%
South East
89.5%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information