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EnglandSouth EastWest BerkshireRG14 2RAFir Tree Primary School and Nursery
Primary

Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery

Primary

West Berkshire · Newbury · RG14 2RA www.firtreeschool.co.uk/

Pupils
242
cap. 210
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
53%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
242
Pupils · 2024/25
26%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
53%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
242
Pupils · 2024/25
26%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 11/05/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWest Berkshire
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio24.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery · Primary · West Berkshire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
53%
+8pp
66%43%19%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 53%
RWM higher standard
3%
+3pp
10%5%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
67%
Reading higher standard
30%
Writing expected standard
67%
Writing higher standard
7%
Maths expected standard
60%
Maths higher standard
13%
Science expected standard
73%
SPAG expected standard
67%
SPAG higher standard
17%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
100.0
GPS scaled score
102.0

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
242
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
26%
FSM eligible
42%
SEN
21%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
16%

Contact

Address
Fir Tree Lane, Newbury, RG14 2RA
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
2024/2553%3%67%30%67%7%60%13%73%67%103.0100.0102.021%242
2023/2445%0%63%20%48%0%53%13%66%50%102.0101.0102.021%238
2022/2366%10%76%31%79%21%69%14%83%59%105.0103.0105.0+0.70+3.30-0.1022%231
2018/1941%5%45%9%73%23%64%14%82%64%100.0101.0101.0-4.40-1.00-3.2016%194
2017/1819%0%57%5%62%14%24%0%76%33%99.095.097.0-5.70-2.70-7.5014%221
2016/1741%0%64%23%59%18%45%0%68%59%103.099.0105.0-3.10-5.30-7.4017%219

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
2024/2524223.621%26%42%6%16%
2023/2423823.821%25%40%6%18%
2022/2323121.322%26%40%7%21%
2021/2220920.922%25%35%8%26%
2020/2120519.021%26%29%
2018/1919418.516%25%22%4%7%
2017/1822117.014%24%23%4%8%
2016/1721916.617%26%27%3%3%

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