Highwood Copse Primary School

West Berkshire · RG20 9BS

General information Primary School · 3-11 years Who goes here 149 pupils, 11.4% FSM

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Highwood Copse Primary School

General Information

Address: Highwood Copse Way, Newbury, RG20 9BS – View on map
Phone: 01635749991
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Miss Serraphina Robinson
Age range: 3-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 39 families put it first for 30 places – 13 for every 10 places. 72% of them were offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 10 · 2024 13 · 2025 12 · 2026 13
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: None
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

149 pupils out of 210 places Plenty of room

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 17
% eligible for free school meals: 11.4%
Pupil mix: 3 in 10 (less mixed than the West Berkshire average)
English as an additional language: 4% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 23.5% a year (West Berkshire 19.2%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 58% moved to another school, 42% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across West Berkshire: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 2 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 6 (0.5 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 2 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in West Berkshire, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 3.9%
Persistently absent pupils: 3.2%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 10.1%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 2.7%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Autistic spectrum disorder: 5 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 4 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 3 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 2 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 2 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2023 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

SATs results for this school weren't published for 2024/25 - the Department for Education withholds them when a year group is too small to report without identifying pupils.

View full Ofsted inspection report

17th of 34 primary schools in West Berkshire for Ofsted rating

#15Hampstead Norreys C.E. Primary SchoolGood
#16Hermitage Primary SchoolGood
#17Highwood Copse Primary SchoolGood
#18Hungerford Primary SchoolGood
#19Kintbury St Mary's C.E. Primary SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Birch Copse Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Enborne C.E. Primary SchoolOutstanding
#3Aldermaston C.E. Primary SchoolGood
#4Basildon C.E. Primary SchoolGood
#5Beenham Primary SchoolGood
#6Bradfield C.E. Primary SchoolGood
#7Brimpton C.E. Primary SchoolGood
#8Burghfield St Mary's C.E. Primary SchoolGood
#9Cold Ash St Mark's CE Primary SchoolGood
#10Curridge Primary SchoolGood
#11Downsway Primary SchoolGood
#12Englefield C.E. Primary SchoolGood
#13Falkland Primary SchoolGood
#14Fir Tree Primary School and NurseryGood
#15Hampstead Norreys C.E. Primary SchoolGood
#16Hermitage Primary SchoolGood
#17Highwood Copse Primary SchoolGood
#18Hungerford Primary SchoolGood
#19Kintbury St Mary's C.E. Primary SchoolGood
#20Long Lane Primary SchoolGood
#21Pangbourne Primary SchoolGood
#22Robert Sandilands Primary School and NurseryGood
#23Speenhamland SchoolGood
#24Spurcroft Primary SchoolGood
#25St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#26St Paul's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#27Streatley Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#28Sulhamstead and Ufton Nervet SchoolGood
#29Thatcham Park CofE PrimaryGood
#30The Ilsleys Primary SchoolGood
#31Welford and Wickham C.E. Primary SchoolGood
#32Whitelands Park Primary SchoolGood
#33Woolhampton C.E. Primary SchoolGood
#34Yattendon C.E. Primary SchoolGood

Financials

Spending per pupil: £7,492 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

22nd of 47 primary schools in West Berkshire for spending per pupil

#20Yattendon C.E. Primary School£7,766
#21Englefield C.E. Primary School£7,748
#22Highwood Copse Primary School£7,492
#23Hermitage Primary School£7,329
#24The Winchcombe School£7,156

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Beedon C.E. (Controlled) Primary School£19,851
#2Inkpen Primary School£13,916
#3Brimpton C.E. Primary School£11,685
#4Shefford C.E. Primary School£11,239
#5Beenham Primary School£11,037
#6Hampstead Norreys C.E. Primary School£10,959
#7Purley CofE Primary School£9,495
#8Stockcross C.E. School£9,394
#9Kintbury St Mary's C.E. Primary School£8,915
#10Shaw-cum-Donnington C.E. Primary School£8,623
#11Kennet Valley Primary School£8,557
#12Woolhampton C.E. Primary School£8,430
#13Lambourn CofE Primary School£8,314
#14Pangbourne Primary School£8,165
#15Brightwalton C.E. Aided Primary School£8,112
#16Curridge Primary School£8,084
#17Theale C.E. Primary School£7,940
#18Aldermaston C.E. Primary School£7,859
#19Bucklebury C.E. Primary School£7,788
#20Yattendon C.E. Primary School£7,766
#21Englefield C.E. Primary School£7,748
#22Highwood Copse Primary School£7,492
#23Hermitage Primary School£7,329
#24The Winchcombe School£7,156
#25Speenhamland School£7,149
#26Sulhamstead and Ufton Nervet School£7,137
#27Enborne C.E. Primary School£7,084
#28The Willows Primary School£6,945
#29Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery£6,904
#30Hungerford Primary School£6,706
#31Chieveley Primary School£6,659
#32St Joseph's Catholic Primary School£6,596
#33Springfield Primary School£6,565
#34Robert Sandilands Primary School and Nursery£6,564
#35Thatcham Park CofE Primary£6,408
#36Burghfield St Mary's C.E. Primary School£6,291
#37Birch Copse Primary School£6,276
#38Spurcroft Primary School£6,249
#39Bradfield C.E. Primary School£6,216
#40St Paul's Catholic Primary School£5,966
#41Long Lane Primary School£5,931
#42Downsway Primary School£5,872
#43Whitelands Park Primary School£5,869
#44Cold Ash St Mark's CE Primary School£5,825
#45St Finian's Catholic Primary School£5,680
#46Francis Baily Primary School£5,595
#47Falkland Primary School£5,564

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