Voluntary controlled school · West Berkshire

Aldermaston C.E. Primary School

4–11Ages
87Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
109947URN

Wasing Lane, Aldermaston, Reading, RG7 4LX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

close to West Berkshire median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in West Berkshire

23 applications for 11 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

48%met the expected standard

West Berkshire 57% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 23 May 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.1applications per place, Reception

close to West Berkshire median (2.1) close to England median (2.2)

23 applications · 11 places offered · 9 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.1; West Berkshire median median 2.1
2025 1.9; West Berkshire median median 2.1
2024 1.8; West Berkshire median median 2.1
2023 1.6; West Berkshire median median 2.1
2022 2.3; West Berkshire median median 2.1
2021 1.7; West Berkshire median median 1.9
2020 1.5; West Berkshire median median 2.0
2019 2.2; West Berkshire median median 2.0
2018 1.6; West Berkshire median median 2.2
2017 1.9; West Berkshire median median 1.9
2016 1.6; West Berkshire median median 2.3
2015 1.2; West Berkshire median median 2.2
2014 1.5; West Berkshire median median 2.2

This school
West Berkshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	11	23	2.1	9	0.82
Sep 2025	12	23	1.9	12	1.00
Sep 2024	17	30	1.8	15	0.88
Sep 2023	14	23	1.6	11	0.79
Sep 2022	10	23	2.3	10	1.00
Sep 2021	15	25	1.7	14	0.93
Sep 2020	15	23	1.5	14	0.93
Sep 2019	14	31	2.2	13	0.93
Sep 2018	27	43	1.6	26	0.96
Sep 2017	17	33	1.9	16	0.94
Sep 2016	28	45	1.6	32	1.14
Sep 2015	29	34	1.2	21	0.72
Sep 2014	28	42	1.5	28	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 64% · Writing 56% · Maths 57% → all three 48% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard48%42nd of 52 in West Berkshire

West Berkshire 57% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard64%

West Berkshire 75% England 78%

Higher standard32%

West Berkshire 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard56%

West Berkshire 68% England 75%

Greater depth0%

West Berkshire 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard57%

West Berkshire 70% England 77%

Higher standard29%

West Berkshire 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
West Berkshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	48%	0%	105	103
2023/24	42%	8%	102	102
2022/23	32%	4%	104	98

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Aldermaston C.E. Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.1applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Woolhampton C.E. Primary School
2.7 km · West Berkshire

Some aspects not as strong2024

2.8applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Brimpton C.E. Primary School
3.0 km · West Berkshire

Good2023

1.4applications per place 20%met the SATs standard
Burnham Copse Primary School
3.2 km · Hampshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Beenham Primary School
3.5 km · West Berkshire

Remains Good2022

2.2applications per place 0%met the SATs standard
Bishopswood Junior School
4.0 km · Hampshire

Remains Good2023

55%met the SATs standard
Bishopswood Infant School
4.0 km · Hampshire

2026

2.1applications per place
Tadley Community Primary School
4.7 km · Hampshire

Standards maintained2025

2.9applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
Ashford Hill Primary School
4.8 km · Hampshire

Serious weaknesses 2025

1.8applications per place 87%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 109947 · 869/3004
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 105 pupils · 87 on roll
Free school meals: 28.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Wasing Lane, Aldermaston, Reading, RG7 4LX
Local authority: West Berkshire

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources