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St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Primary · Bracknell · RG12 7EH

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 22 October 2024

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At a glance

184 pupils · 88% of 210 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Voluntary aided school
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
12.5% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
13.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
15.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
7.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
http://www.stmichaelseasthampstead.com
URN
110010

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 23 families named it first for 30 Reception places, 0.77 first choices per place. At its inspection on 22 October 2024 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.1% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.77 first-choice applications per place

30 places offered · 23 first-choice applications · usually has places

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

29 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
48%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
0%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
104
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
102
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school48%
Median of its 12 closest peers64.5%
Bracknell Forest average63.8%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolYork · 177 miles awayGood54%
St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolLondon · 36 miles awayGood82%
St Georges Church SchoolWeston-Super-Mare · 92 miles awayGood67%
Sutton Courtenay Church of England Primary SchoolAbingdon · 27 miles awayExpected standard52%
Totternhoe Church of England AcademyDunstable · 34 miles awayNeeds attention18%
Westende Junior SchoolWokingham · 3 miles awayGood70%
Harwell Primary SchoolDidcot · 27 miles awayExpected standard62%
St Saviours Junior Church SchoolBATH · 68 miles awayGood55%
Weston Village Primary SchoolCrewe · 134 miles awayStrong standard78%
Horniman Primary SchoolLondon · 30 miles awayGood73%
Saint Albert the Great Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyHemel Hempstead · 27 miles awayGood50%
St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, NewchurchRossendale · 171 miles awayOutstanding74%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 62% (Bracknell Forest 66%, England 60%) · Black African 9% (Bracknell Forest 3%, England 5%) · Any other Asian background 6% (Bracknell Forest 4%, England 2%) · Any other White background 6% (Bracknell Forest 9%, England 7%) · Any other Mixed background 5% (Bracknell Forest 3%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 3% (Bracknell Forest 2%, England 2%) · Any other Black background 2% (Bracknell Forest 0%, England 1%) · Asian Bangladeshi 1% (Bracknell Forest 0%, England 2%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Bracknell Forest 1%, England 1%) · Black Caribbean 1% (Bracknell Forest 0%, England 1%) · other groups together 2%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
5.1%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
10.4%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

4.57 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Bracknell Forest: 2.80 suspensions and 0.02 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
16.1
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

85% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 15% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

36.4% of teachers took sickness absence, 4 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £48,664; 15.4% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£7,191
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 81% (76%) · premises 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 5% (8%) · supplies and services 9% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 5% (3%) · catering 3% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £47,297; in-year balance +£74,652

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
6/10around the middle for England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
6/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher26.2%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications20%18.1%
In managerial or professional work30%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways15.5%18.1%
Residents in very good health49.7%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier60.2%62.3%
Social housing26.9%17.1%
Privately rented12.6%20.5%
Detached houses5.6%22.9%
Flats13.8%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms28.2%21.1%
Households with no car or van16.2%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01016248 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£365,000424 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£313,000–£414,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (30)£547,500
Semi-detached (85)£418,000
Terraced (223)£365,000
Flat (86)£210,000

Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
3an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
18an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
1an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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