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Colnbrook Church of England Primary School

Primary · Colnbrook · SL3 0JZ

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 20 March 2024

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At a glance

235 pupils · 112% of 210 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy sponsor led
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
37.9% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
36.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
14.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
5.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.colnbrookprimary.com
URN
139567

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 26 families named it first for 30 Reception places, 0.87 first choices per place. We hold 3 Reception admissions rounds for it, 2024 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 20 March 2024 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.5% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.87 first-choice applications per place

30 places offered · 26 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

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

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Cutoff by admission criterion (2026 entry)

Distance
n/a

Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
73%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
13%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
107
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
104
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 school73%
Median of its 12 closest peers55%
Slough average70.5%
England62%

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.

SchoolOfstedResult
Colman Junior SchoolNorwich · 109 miles awayGood65%
Heavers Farm Primary SchoolLondon · 20 miles awayGood48%
Ruskin AcademyWellingborough · 57 miles awayGood81%
Holy Cross Catholic Primary SchoolSt Helens · 165 miles awayNeeds attention44%
Thorntree Primary SchoolLondon · 24 miles awayExpected standard73%
St James the Great Roman Catholic Primary SchoolLondon · 19 miles awayGood75%
Rangefield Primary SchoolBromley · 23 miles awayGood51%
Our Lady and St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyBradford · 169 miles awayExpected standard46%
Stoke Park Primary SchoolBristol · 88 miles awayGood39%
St John and St James CofE Primary SchoolLondon · 21 miles awayOutstanding69%
St John the Baptist Catholic Primary SchoolBrighton · 49 miles awayGood40%
Kineton Green Primary SchoolSolihull · 86 miles awayGood59%

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

Special educational needs

Needs this school records that it caters for, in the order it lists them.

Provision type: Resourced provision.

Resourced provision
9 of 10 places taken nearly full

Unit places come from the school census and describe the position when it was taken, not today. Confirm with the local authority before relying on them.

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

Any other White background 24% (Slough 9%, England 7%) · Asian Indian 22% (Slough 26%, England 4%) · White British 20% (Slough 10%, England 60%) · Black African 8% (Slough 5%, England 5%) · Asian Pakistani 5% (Slough 26%, England 5%) · Any other ethnic group 5% (Slough 4%, England 3%) · Any other Black background 4% (Slough 1%, England 1%) · Any other Mixed background 3% (Slough 6%, England 3%) · Asian Bangladeshi 3% (Slough 1%, England 2%) · Any other Asian background 2% (Slough 4%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Slough 3%, England 2%) · White Gypsy/Roma 1% (Slough 1%, England 0%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Slough 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Slough 2%, England 2%) · other groups together 1%

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)
4.5%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
8.9%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.43 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Slough: 0.98 suspensions and 0.01 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
21.4
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

83% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 17% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

76.9% of teachers took sickness absence, 9.6 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 £55,188; 27.3% 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 (2024-25)

This school£7,623
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 80% (77%) · premises 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 8% (8%) · supplies and services 8% (9%) · educational supplies 3% (4%) · bought-in professional services 2% (2%) · catering 4% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £221,000; in-year balance +£113,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, 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)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher33.4%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications18.6%18.1%
In managerial or professional work30.1%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways20.8%18.1%
Residents in very good health50.7%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier37%62.3%
Social housing20.4%17.1%
Privately rented42.5%20.5%
Detached houses5.7%22.9%
Flats49.6%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms7.9%21.1%
Households with no car or van18.1%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01016481 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£360,00081 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£251,000–£465,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Semi-detached (21)£487,000
Terraced (34)£369,500
Flat (22)£206,000

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
10an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
3an 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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