Englefield C.E. Primary School
Primary · Reading · RG7 5ER
Data updated
SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection
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Inspected 7 January 2025
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106 pupils · 95% of 112 capacity (January 2026 census)
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Age range
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Free school meals
- 7.5% of pupils (January 2026)
- English as additional language
- 4.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
- SEN support
- 17.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
- EHC plan
- 4.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
- Website
- www.englefieldprimary.co.uk
- URN
- 110011
In figures
For September 2026 entry, 18 families named it first for 16 Reception places, 1.12 first choices per place. Its last Reception place offered on distance for 2026 entry went to 2.612 miles, the only Reception round we hold for it. At its inspection on 7 January 2025 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 3.4% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.
Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026
1.12 first-choice applications per place16 places offered · 18 first-choice applications · oversubscribed
First-choice applications per place, by entry year
Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured
Catchment area
Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Places by distance, last offered at 2.612 miles for 2026 entry.
Admissions cutoff distance: Reception
Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2026 entry) lived within 2.612 miles
measurement method not stated by the council.
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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work
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Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)
16 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025
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
On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of 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.
It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works
Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)
White British 86% (West Berkshire 74%, England 60%) · Any other Mixed background 4% (West Berkshire 2%, England 3%) · Any other ethnic group 3% (West Berkshire 1%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 3% (West Berkshire 2%, England 2%) · Any other White background 2% (West Berkshire 6%, England 7%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (West Berkshire 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (West Berkshire 2%, England 2%) · Not recorded 1% (West Berkshire 1%, England 1%)
Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures
Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)
Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)
0.00 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · West Berkshire: 3.40 suspensions and 0.05 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →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
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Teacher retention (2024/25)
100% of teachers stayed at the school the following year
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)
14.3% of teachers took sickness absence, 0.5 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 £53,839; 14.3% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted
Spending per pupil (2025-26)
Where the money went (2025-26)
Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 75% (76%) · premises 3% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 7% (8%) · supplies and services 10% (9%) · educational supplies 5% (4%) · bought-in professional services 4% (3%) · catering 3% (5%)
Reserves (2025-26)
Revenue reserve £34,453; in-year balance +£14,019
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →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
- 7 January 2025: Good
- 9 October 2019: Section 8 inspections of good and non-exempt outstanding schools
- 15 March 2016: Yes - improving (good)
Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems
The area around the school
- Child poverty (IDACI)
- 5/10around the middle for England
- Overall deprivation (IMD)
- 6/10around the middle for England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 36.1% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 14.4% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 42.7% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 12.7% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 50.3% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 59.4% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 21.2% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 19.3% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 24.2% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 12% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 27.2% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 8.7% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01016328 · how to read area figures
What homes cost nearby
- Median sale price
- £335,000122 sales within 2 km, January 2024 to September 2026
- Typical range
- £261,000–£419,000the middle half of sales
- England median
- £300,000all sales over the same period
Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 2 km across every state school.
Fewer than ten homes sold within 1 km, so the figures use 2 km.
Source: HM Land Registry sales within 2 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
No collision was reported to the police within 500 m of the school in 2021–2025.
- Child pedestrian casualties
- 0a rural school averages 0.3
- Collisions at school-run times
- 0a rural school averages 0.7
- All reported collisions
- 0a rural school averages 3.4
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 0a rural school averages 0.9
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