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Voluntary controlled school · West Berkshire

Shefford C.E. Primary School

  • 4–11Ages
  • 52Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • Church of EnglandReligious character
  • 109975URN

Wantage Road, Great Shefford, Hungerford, RG17 7DB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Apr 2026

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

Applications per place · Sept 2026
1.8per place
0.3 below West Berkshire median (2.1)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in West Berkshire

16 applications for 9 places
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
33%met the expected standard

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Report card · inspected 14 April 2026Published 17 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
AreaExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement
InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementExpected standard
Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
Early yearsExpected standard
Post-16 provisionDoes not apply to this school
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

  1. 14 April 2026
    Report card · 6 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
  2. 23 June 2022
    Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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
1.8applications per place, Reception
0.3 below West Berkshire median (2.1) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

16 applications · 9 places offered · 8 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

  1. 2026 1.8; West Berkshire median median 2.1
  2. 2025 2.2; West Berkshire median median 2.1
  3. 2024 1.4; West Berkshire median median 2.1
  4. 2023 2.0; West Berkshire median median 2.1
  5. 2022 2.2; West Berkshire median median 2.1
  6. 2021 1.3; West Berkshire median median 1.9
  7. 2020 1.6; West Berkshire median median 2.0
  8. 2019 1.6; West Berkshire median median 2.0
  9. 2018 1.3; West Berkshire median median 2.2
  10. 2017 1.4; West Berkshire median median 1.9
  11. 2016 5.0; West Berkshire median median 2.3
  12. 2015 1.2; West Berkshire median median 2.2
  13. 2014 0.6; 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 20269161.880.89
Sep 20255112.251.00
Sep 202415211.4151.00
Sep 202311222.0111.00
Sep 20225112.251.00
Sep 202111141.3111.00
Sep 202011181.6100.91
Sep 201912191.6121.00
Sep 201810131.380.80
Sep 20177101.430.43
Sep 2016155.011.00
Sep 2015561.251.00
Sep 2014530.620.40

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 50% · Writing 33% · Maths 50% → all three 33% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard33%49th of 52 in West Berkshire
Reading
Expected standard50%
Higher standard17%
Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard33%
Greater depth0%
Maths
Expected standard50%
Higher standard0%
Average scaled score 98 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • West Berkshire median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2533%0%10098
2023/2471%43%113106
2022/23

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

  • 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
109975 · 869/3040
Religious character
Church of England
Capacity
90 pupils · 52 on roll
Free school meals
5.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address
Wantage Road, Great Shefford, Hungerford, RG17 7DB
Local authority
West Berkshire

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