SCHOOL PROFILE

Crown Wood Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 144048
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 630 Published school capacity
Capacity used 106.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

20 January 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching Needs attention
Achievement Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour Expected standard
Personal development Expected standard
Leadership & governance Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

3 November 2021
Graded inspection Good
Published 8 December 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Bracknell Forest
Trust GREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 671 656 full-time · 15 part-time
Female pupils 330 49.2% of pupils
Male pupils 341 50.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

16.7%
8.1 pts below England
School 16.7%
Bracknell Forest 11.5%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

13.9%
6.4 pts below England
School 13.9%
Bracknell Forest 14.3%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

2.4%
1.4 pts above England
School 2.4%
Bracknell Forest 1.4%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
72.9%
489
Any other White background
10.1%
68
White and Asian
2.7%
18
African
2.2%
15
Any other Asian background
1.6%
11
Indian
1.6%
11
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 19.7% 132 of 671 pupils
1.2 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 19.7%
Bracknell Forest 20.0%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 16.2% 109 pupils
England 14.8% 1.5 pts above
EHC plans 3.4% 23 pupils
England 6.0% 2.6 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 41
Autistic spectrum disorder 36
Speech, language & communication 35
Specific learning difficulty 13
Hearing impairment 3
Physical disability 2

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

63.0% 2.6 pts above England
School 63.0%
Bracknell Forest 61.4%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

75.0%

1.2 pts above England

School 75.0%
Bracknell Forest 76.7%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

76.0%

5.7 pts above England

School 76.0%
Bracknell Forest 70.3%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

72.0%

In line with England

School 72.0%
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

4.47%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.75 pts lower than England
School 4.47%
Bracknell Forest 5.16%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

10.77%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.05 pts lower than England
School 10.77%
Bracknell Forest 11.07%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.19%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.61 pts lower than England
School 0.19%
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

106.5% 18.3 pts above England
Crown Wood Primary School
106.5%
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