Burnham Copse Primary School

About Burnham Copse Primary School

Burnham Copse Primary School’s headline Key Stage 2 results sit slightly below the Hampshire local authority average, with 59% of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with the LA average of 61%. That three-percentage-point gap is modest, and the school’s national percentile ranking of around 58th places it squarely in the middle of the pack nationally. Within Basingstoke and Deane, it ranks 22nd out of 40 primary schools, putting it in the bottom half locally but not dramatically so. The school’s strongest individual subject at KS2 was reading, where pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 and 72% met the expected standard, matching the maths expected rate. Writing lagged a little, with 65% hitting the expected level. At the higher standard, 9% of pupils achieved the top benchmark across all three subjects, while 15% did so in maths and 22% in reading. These are solid, if unspectacular, results for a school serving a typical state primary cohort.

Ofsted’s most recent graded inspection in February 2025 rated the school Good across every category — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. This is a clean sweep of Good grades, and it marks a clear improvement from the previous inspection in 2016, where early years provision was rated Requires Improvement. The school is now operating at full capacity with 314 pupils against a capacity of 315, and it is oversubscribed: for 2025/26 entry, there were 99 applications for 43 places, with 42 first-preference offers made. The oversubscription ratio of 2.3 suggests strong local demand. Parent View responses from 75 families show 77% would recommend the school, though responses on SEND support were notably mixed — 55% of respondents disagreed or strongly disagreed that SEND children get the support they need, a significant area of concern.

The school offers a broad range of facilities including a gymnasium, sports hall, playing fields, library, music rooms, ICT suite and a chapel. Sports provision covers cross country, swimming, gymnastics, rounders and cricket, while clubs include gardening, drama, choir, chess and film club. SEND provisions are extensive, covering moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication, hearing and visual impairments, multi-sensory impairment, autistic spectrum disorder and other difficulties. With 13.7% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a fairly typical demographic for a state primary. Burnham Copse is best suited to families looking for a well-regarded local primary with good Ofsted grades and a full range of facilities, but those with children who have SEND needs may want to investigate the support on offer more closely before applying.

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