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EnglandSouth EastWest BerkshireRG19 4GGFrancis Baily Primary School
Primary

Francis Baily Primary School

Primary

West Berkshire · Thatcham · RG19 4GG http://www.francisbaily.co.uk

Pupils
533
cap. 567
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
58%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
533
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
58%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
533
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 07/11/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWest Berkshire
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio22.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Francis Baily Primary School · Primary · West Berkshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23

RWM expected standard
58%
+17pp
58%50%41%
'23'24'25
'25 · 58%
RWM higher standard
3%
+2pp
5%3%1%
'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
71%
Reading higher standard
35%
Writing expected standard
76%
Writing higher standard
3%
Maths expected standard
67%
Maths higher standard
35%
Science expected standard
76%
SPAG expected standard
62%
SPAG higher standard
27%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

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
533
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
12%
FSM eligible
18%
SEN
20%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
14%

Contact

Address
Skillman Drive, Thatcham, RG19 4GG
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
2024/2558%3%71%35%76%3%67%35%76%62%105.0105.0103.020%533
2023/2441%1%63%20%53%1%64%13%58%57%103.0102.0102.019%534
2022/2356%5%77%32%61%8%74%23%69%75%106.0105.0104.0+1.00-2.90+0.7017%551

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
2024/2553324.420%12%18%6%14%
2023/2453419.819%9%17%6%14%
2022/2355121.617%8%17%6%18%
2021/2255923.613%7%18%7%24%
2020/2159022.114%5%17%

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