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Discover RG7West Berkshire

RG7 is mostly in West Berkshire (71% of its 1,519 postcodes), with the rest in Wokingham (21%) and Basingstoke and Deane (8%). Figures are for the council area, not for RG7 alone
Wards in RG7

Map of schools in West Berkshire

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Schools are coloured by their last Ofsted grade, or by results compared with England schools of the same type in the same year: reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school, and Attainment 8 at GCSE. Special, alternative provision, independent, nursery, 16 to 19 and all-through schools are not compared. Behind them, neighbourhoods are coloured by the education, skills and training measure of the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (England only). Sources: Department for Education, Ofsted, MHCLG. Open Government Licence v3.0. This map outlines West Berkshire and its wards. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools and results

How schools here are spread and how pupils are doing. There are no league tables on this page.

Schools in the area
104
Oct 2026 · aggregated
Pupils on roll
30,015
2025/26 · aggregated
Graded schools rated Good or Outstanding
93.4%
as at 31 Aug 2026 · aggregated
2.2 percentage points higher than England
South East 91.9%England 91.2%
KS2 reading, writing and maths at expected standard
58.3%
2024/25 · aggregated
4.5 percentage points lower than England
South East 62.4%England 62.8%
KS4 Attainment 8 score
45.7
2024/25 · aggregated
About the same as England
South East 45.1England 45.3
Schools opened in the last two years
2
Oct 2024 to Sep 2026 · aggregated
How do we know these figures?
FigureSourcePeriodGeographyMethod and limits
Schools in the area
Open schools (excluding children's centres) with a postcode in the area.
Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) via WhatSchool data
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (DfE Get Information about Schools and Ofsted data, via WhatSchool)
Oct 2026West Berkshire (Council area)aggregated, high quality
Pupils on roll
Pupils on roll at schools in the area (January 2026 census where reported). Pupils may live elsewhere.
Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) via WhatSchool data
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (DfE Get Information about Schools and Ofsted data, via WhatSchool)
2025/26West Berkshire (Council area)aggregated, high quality
Graded schools rated Good or Outstanding
Share of schools with a 1-4 Ofsted grade that are Outstanding or Good.
Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) via WhatSchool data
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (DfE Get Information about Schools and Ofsted data, via WhatSchool)
as at 31 Aug 2026West Berkshire (Council area)aggregated, high quality
KS2 reading, writing and maths at expected standard
Pupil-weighted share of year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in all of reading, writing and maths (2024/25).
Department for Education (compare school performance)
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0
2024/25West Berkshire (Council area)aggregated, high quality
Pupil-weighted mean of school percentages (eligible pupils). From 57 schools. Schools are counted where they are located, not where pupils live.
KS4 Attainment 8 score
Cohort-weighted mean of school Attainment 8 scores (2024/25).
Department for Education (compare school performance)
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0
2024/25West Berkshire (Council area)aggregated, high quality
Cohort-weighted mean of school Attainment 8 scores. From 16 schools. Schools are counted where they are located, not where pupils live.
Schools opened in the last two years
New schools (not academy conversions, relaunches or mergers) with an opening date Oct 2024 - Sep 2026.
Department for Education (GIAS)
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0
Oct 2024 to Sep 2026West Berkshire (Council area)aggregated, medium quality
Method: Schools in an area

Each open school is located by the postcode of its GIAS record, so it belongs to exactly one postcode district, ward, built-up area, constituency, council and so on. A school is counted where it is, not where its pupils live; pupils often cross boundaries. Children's centres are excluded. Phase and type are the GIAS labels grouped for display.

Method: Pupil-weighted school measures

FSM, SEN and absence percentages are school-level figures averaged with school roll (January 2026 census) as the weight; KS2 and KS4 measures are averaged with the number of eligible pupils (KS2) or the KS4 cohort as the weight. This equals the share of pupils in the area's schools, not of pupils living in the area. The England value uses the same method on the same files and is the comparator. Suppressed school values are skipped, so coverage differs by measure (the number of schools used is in the notes). Ofsted outcomes are the latest overall grade on record at 31 August 2026; schools inspected under the new report-card framework may carry no single grade.

Method: Change events

Events are dated records from public registers: company insolvency notices in The Gazette (loaded from July 2025, so the window is under 24 months), charity registrations and removals (Charity Commission register events), and school opening and closing dates (GIAS), where academy conversions, relaunches and mergers are labelled separately from genuine new schools and closures. They are located at the registered office, registered address or school premises, which is not necessarily where an organisation operates or where affected people live. Each council shows only its most recent events per type (cap per type); wards show all loaded events. The Gazette feed carries insolvency notices only, not planning, licensing or other notices. A notice is an event on the register, not a judgement about the organisation. No individuals' names are stored.

Latest Ofsted judgements

  • Outstanding8.5%
  • Good78%
  • Requires improvement4.9%
  • Inadequate1.2%
  • Not judged7.3%

This place England

Share of schools by latest overall judgement. Inspection frameworks have changed over time, so older and newer judgements are not like for like. as at 31 Aug 2026.

How do we know this?
FigureSourcePeriodGeographyMethod and limits
Ofsted grades of schools
Latest overall Ofsted grade of schools in the area as at 31 Aug 2026 (distribution).
Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) via WhatSchool data
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (DfE Get Information about Schools and Ofsted data, via WhatSchool)
as at 31 Aug 2026West Berkshire (Council area)
Method: Pupil-weighted school measures

FSM, SEN and absence percentages are school-level figures averaged with school roll (January 2026 census) as the weight; KS2 and KS4 measures are averaged with the number of eligible pupils (KS2) or the KS4 cohort as the weight. This equals the share of pupils in the area's schools, not of pupils living in the area. The England value uses the same method on the same files and is the comparator. Suppressed school values are skipped, so coverage differs by measure (the number of schools used is in the notes). Ofsted outcomes are the latest overall grade on record at 31 August 2026; schools inspected under the new report-card framework may carry no single grade.

Schools by phase

  • Primary68.3%
  • Other or not recorded18.3%
  • Secondary10.6%
  • Nursery1.9%
  • 16 plus1%

This place England

Share of schools. Oct 2026.

How do we know this?
FigureSourcePeriodGeographyMethod and limits
Schools by phase
Open schools by phase of education (distribution).
Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) via WhatSchool data
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (DfE Get Information about Schools and Ofsted data, via WhatSchool)
Oct 2026West Berkshire (Council area)
Method: Schools in an area

Each open school is located by the postcode of its GIAS record, so it belongs to exactly one postcode district, ward, built-up area, constituency, council and so on. A school is counted where it is, not where its pupils live; pupils often cross boundaries. Children's centres are excluded. Phase and type are the GIAS labels grouped for display.

Schools by type

  • Local authority maintained64.4%
  • Academies17.3%
  • Special schools (La)9.6%
  • Independent6.7%
  • Colleges1%
  • Free schools1%

This place England

Share of schools. Oct 2026.

How do we know this?
FigureSourcePeriodGeographyMethod and limits
Schools by type
Open schools by establishment type group (distribution).
Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) via WhatSchool data
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (DfE Get Information about Schools and Ofsted data, via WhatSchool)
Oct 2026West Berkshire (Council area)
Method: Schools in an area

Each open school is located by the postcode of its GIAS record, so it belongs to exactly one postcode district, ward, built-up area, constituency, council and so on. A school is counted where it is, not where its pupils live; pupils often cross boundaries. Children's centres are excluded. Phase and type are the GIAS labels grouped for display.

Pupils and attendance

Pupils eligible for free school meals
13.9%
2025/26 · aggregated
10.9 percentage points lower than England
South East 19.1%England 24.8%
Pupils on SEN support
17%
2025/26 · aggregated
2.2 percentage points higher than England
South East 15.1%England 14.8%
Pupils with an EHC plan
6.5%
2025/26 · aggregated
0.5 percentage points higher than England
South East 6.1%England 6%
Overall absence rate
6.7%
2024/25 · aggregated
About the same as England
South East 6.8%England 6.7%
Persistent absence
16.6%
2024/25 · aggregated
1.3 percentage points lower than England
South East 17.6%England 17.8%
How do we know these figures?
FigureSourcePeriodGeographyMethod and limits
Pupils eligible for free school meals
Pupil-weighted share of pupils eligible for free school meals (2025/26).
Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) via WhatSchool data
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (DfE Get Information about Schools and Ofsted data, via WhatSchool)
2025/26West Berkshire (Council area)aggregated, high quality
Share of pupils at schools in the area; pupil-weighted. From 99 schools. Schools are counted where they are located, not where pupils live.
Pupils on SEN support
Pupil-weighted share of pupils receiving SEN support (2025/26).
Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) via WhatSchool data
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (DfE Get Information about Schools and Ofsted data, via WhatSchool)
2025/26West Berkshire (Council area)aggregated, high quality
Share of pupils at schools in the area; pupil-weighted. From 99 schools. Schools are counted where they are located, not where pupils live.
Pupils with an EHC plan
Pupil-weighted share of pupils with an education, health and care plan (2025/26).
Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) via WhatSchool data
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (DfE Get Information about Schools and Ofsted data, via WhatSchool)
2025/26West Berkshire (Council area)aggregated, high quality
Share of pupils at schools in the area; pupil-weighted. From 99 schools. Schools are counted where they are located, not where pupils live.
Overall absence rate
Pupil-weighted share of sessions missed for any reason (2024/25).
Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) via WhatSchool data
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (DfE Get Information about Schools and Ofsted data, via WhatSchool)
2024/25West Berkshire (Council area)aggregated, high quality
Pupil-weighted mean of school rates. From 79 schools. Schools are counted where they are located, not where pupils live.
Persistent absence
Pupil-weighted share of pupils missing 10% or more of sessions (2024/25).
Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) via WhatSchool data
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (DfE Get Information about Schools and Ofsted data, via WhatSchool)
2024/25West Berkshire (Council area)aggregated, high quality
Pupil-weighted mean of school rates. From 79 schools. Schools are counted where they are located, not where pupils live.
Method: Pupil-weighted school measures

FSM, SEN and absence percentages are school-level figures averaged with school roll (January 2026 census) as the weight; KS2 and KS4 measures are averaged with the number of eligible pupils (KS2) or the KS4 cohort as the weight. This equals the share of pupils in the area's schools, not of pupils living in the area. The England value uses the same method on the same files and is the comparator. Suppressed school values are skipped, so coverage differs by measure (the number of schools used is in the notes). Ofsted outcomes are the latest overall grade on record at 31 August 2026; schools inspected under the new report-card framework may carry no single grade.

Pupil characteristics describe who attends local schools, not how good the schools are. Absence and special educational needs rates differ for many reasons beyond the school.

Adult qualifications

What residents have studied, from the census.

Adults with no qualifications
14.1%
2021
3.9 percentage points lower than England
England 18%
Adults with a degree-level qualification or above
37%
2021
3 percentage points higher than England
England 34%
How do we know these figures?
FigureSourcePeriodGeographyMethod and limits
Adults with no qualifications
Share of usual residents aged 16 and over with no qualifications (Census 2021).
Office for National Statistics
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0
2021West Berkshire (Council area)direct, high quality
Adults with a degree-level qualification or above
Share of usual residents aged 16 and over whose highest qualification is Level 4 (degree level) or above (Census 2021).
Office for National Statistics
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0
2021West Berkshire (Council area)direct, high quality
Method: Census 2021 housing, health and qualifications for Wales

Wales held its census on the same day as England (21 March 2021) with the same questions, so the figures are directly comparable. For Wales we use the published local authority tables. Tenure counts shared ownership with owners; "private rented" includes people who live rent free, as in the England figures. Overcrowding is an occupancy rating of -1 or less for bedrooms. Qualifications are for people aged 16 and over; "no qualifications" and "Level 4 or above" (degree level and above) are shares of all those people. Counts are rounded by random adjustment, so tiny differences from other tables are expected. Wales households per local authority are not split to small areas here.

Highest qualification of people aged 16 and over, Census 2021 (21 March 2021). Level 4 is degree level and above. Older adults are less likely to hold formal qualifications, so areas with more older residents show higher shares with none.

Local schools (99)

Listed alphabetically. Each links to its own page, with its Ofsted record, results and governors.

SchoolPhaseTypePupils
Aldermaston C.e. Primary SchoolPrimaryVoluntary controlled school87
Basildon C.e. Primary SchoolPrimaryAcademy converter
Beedon C.e. (Controlled) Primary SchoolPrimaryVoluntary controlled school22
Beenham Primary SchoolPrimaryCommunity school57
Birch Copse Primary SchoolPrimaryCommunity school420
Bradfield C.e. Primary SchoolPrimaryVoluntary aided school156
Bradfield CollegeNot applicableOther independent school810
Brightwalton C.e. Aided Primary SchoolPrimaryVoluntary aided school88
Brimpton C.e. Primary SchoolPrimaryVoluntary controlled school49
Brockhurst and Marlston House SchoolsNot applicableOther independent school307
Brookfields SchoolNot applicableAcademy special converter224
Bucklebury C.e. Primary SchoolPrimaryVoluntary controlled school99
Burghfield St Mary's C.e. Primary SchoolPrimaryVoluntary controlled school208
Calcot Infant School and NurseryPrimaryCommunity school217
Calcot Junior SchoolPrimaryCommunity school264
Chaddleworth St Andrew's C.e. Primary SchoolPrimaryVoluntary controlled school30
Chieveley Primary SchoolPrimaryCommunity school164
Cold Ash St Mark's CE Primary SchoolPrimaryVoluntary controlled school195
Compton C.e. Primary SchoolPrimaryAcademy converter
Curridge Primary SchoolPrimaryCommunity school111
Denefield SchoolSecondaryAcademy converter1,171
Downe HouseNot applicableOther independent school535
Downsway Primary SchoolPrimaryCommunity school213
Elstree SchoolNot applicableOther independent school320
Enborne C.e. Primary SchoolPrimaryVoluntary aided school77
Engaging PotentialNot applicableOther independent special school14
Englefield C.e. Primary SchoolPrimaryVoluntary aided school106
Falkland Primary SchoolPrimaryCommunity school422
Fir Tree Primary School and NurseryPrimaryAcademy sponsor led239
Francis Baily Primary SchoolPrimaryAcademy converter491
Garland Junior SchoolPrimaryCommunity school185
Hampstead Norreys C.e. Primary SchoolPrimaryVoluntary controlled school46
Haywards Farm SchoolNot applicableOther independent special school28
Hermitage Primary SchoolPrimaryCommunity school186
Highwood Copse Primary SchoolPrimaryFree schools149
Hungerford Nursery School Centre for ChildrenNurseryLocal authority nursery school109
Hungerford Primary SchoolPrimaryCommunity school316
Inkpen Primary SchoolPrimaryCommunity school41
John O'gaunt SchoolSecondaryAcademy sponsor led439
John Rankin Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimaryAcademy converter240
John Rankin Junior SchoolPrimaryAcademy sponsor led311
Kennet SchoolSecondaryAcademy converter1,824
Kennet Valley Primary SchoolPrimaryCommunity school198
Kintbury St Mary's C.e. Primary SchoolPrimaryVoluntary controlled school113
Lambourn CofE Primary SchoolPrimaryAcademy sponsor led130
Little Heath SchoolSecondaryVoluntary aided school1,682
Long Lane Primary SchoolPrimaryCommunity school212
Mary Hare SchoolNot applicableNon-maintained special school146
Mortimer St Mary's C.e. Junior SchoolPrimaryVoluntary aided school235
Mortimer St John's C.e. Infant SchoolPrimaryVoluntary controlled school164
Mrs Bland's Infant SchoolPrimaryCommunity school181
New Barn SchoolNot applicableOther independent special school71
Newbury College16 plusFurther education
Northcroft Vocational SchoolNot applicableOther independent special school15
Oaklands SchoolNot applicableOther independent special school60
Pangbourne CollegeNot applicableOther independent school393
Pangbourne Primary SchoolPrimaryCommunity school107
Park House SchoolSecondaryAcademy converter981
Parsons Down Infant SchoolPrimaryCommunity school88
Parsons Down Junior SchoolPrimaryCommunity school139

Showing the first 60 of 99. Near Me lists schools by distance.

Sources used on this page

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Registered offices are not operating locations. Ranks and deciles are never averaged. Census 2021 figures are labelled 2021.