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EnglandSouth EastWest BerkshireRG31 5LNBirch Copse Primary School
Primary

Birch Copse Primary School

Primary

West Berkshire · Reading · RG31 5LN www.birchcopse.co.uk

Pupils
416
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
72%
RWM expected · 2024/25
20%
RWM higher · 2024/25
416
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
4%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
72%
RWM expected · 2024/25
20%
RWM higher · 2024/25
416
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
4%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 09/07/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWest Berkshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Birch Copse Primary School · Primary · West Berkshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
72%
-10pp
82%77%72%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 72%
RWM higher standard
20%
-1pp
21%18%15%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 20%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
83%
Reading higher standard
45%
Writing expected standard
87%
Writing higher standard
27%
Maths expected standard
82%
Maths higher standard
32%
Science expected standard
87%
SPAG expected standard
85%
SPAG higher standard
52%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
109.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
416
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
9%
FSM eligible
8%
SEN
8%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
4%

Contact

Address
Wittenham Avenue, Tilehurst, Reading, RG31 5LN
Local authority
West Berkshire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2572%20%83%45%87%27%82%32%87%85%108.0106.0109.08%416
2023/2482%21%87%46%93%31%92%39%97%93%109.0108.0111.07%418
2022/2382%15%87%32%92%27%88%32%90%90%106.0107.0107.0+0.00+2.50+1.908%423
2018/1973%19%78%34%94%31%94%36%92%94%106.0108.0107.0+0.40+1.50+1.208%424
2017/1878%17%83%37%95%30%90%27%93%95%106.0106.0109.0-0.70+0.90-0.108%422
2016/1785%15%93%42%92%28%90%40%93%90%108.0108.0109.0+3.00+1.60+2.707%424

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2541622.58%9%8%3%4%
2023/2441821.57%9%6%4%7%
2022/2342321.18%8%7%4%7%
2021/2242520.56%6%8%4%4%
2020/2142523.17%6%7%
2018/1942419.48%5%6%3%4%
2017/1842222.78%3%7%3%4%
2016/1742421.47%3%6%3%3%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.