OFSTED
22 October 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
7 June 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
13 July 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
Bracknell Forest
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
184
184 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
99
53.8% of pupils
Male pupils
85
46.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
12.3 pts
below England
School
12.5%
Bracknell Forest
11.5%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
4.5 pts
below England
School
15.8%
Bracknell Forest
14.3%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.5 pts
below England
School
0.5%
Bracknell Forest
1.4%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
62.0%
114
African
8.7%
16
Any other Asian background
6.5%
12
Any other White background
6.0%
11
Any other Mixed background
5.4%
10
White and Asian
3.3%
6
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
27.2%
50 of
184 pupils
6.3 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.8 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.6 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
48.0%
12.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
59.0%
Reading
14.8 pts below England
School
59.0%
Bracknell Forest
76.7%
South East
74.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
62.0%
Writing
8.3 pts below England
School
62.0%
Bracknell Forest
70.3%
South East
70.5%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
55.0%
Maths
17.0 pts below England
School
55.0%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.14%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.08 pts
lower than
England
School
5.14%
Bracknell Forest
5.16%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
11.63%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.19 pts
lower than
England
School
11.63%
Bracknell Forest
11.07%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.58%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.22 pts
lower than
England
School
0.58%
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
87.6%
0.6 pts
below England
St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
87.6%
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.