Compton C.E. Primary School

About Compton C.E. Primary School

Parents considering Compton C.E. Primary School will find a mixed picture in the most recent Parent View responses, collected between September 2024 and September 2025. 78% of the 63 respondents said they would recommend the school, which is a solid majority. However, the detail reveals some notable areas of concern. While 84% of parents agreed or strongly agreed that their child is happy, and 85% felt their child is safe, only 65% agreed that concerns are dealt with properly, with 21% actively disagreeing. The most striking split is around SEND support: just 35% agreed that children with special educational needs get the support they need, while 65% disagreed or strongly disagreed. The school is oversubscribed for 2025/26, with 34 applications for 20 places and an oversubscription ratio of 1.7, and all 19 first-preference applicants were offered a place. That demand suggests the school remains popular locally, but the parent feedback indicates that experience can vary significantly depending on a child's needs.

Academically, Compton C.E. Primary School performs above the local authority average. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments, 65% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a West Berkshire average of 57%. That places the school 20th out of 57 primary schools in the local authority, putting it in the top 35% regionally and top 44% nationally. Individual subject scores were solid: 81% reached the expected standard in reading, 84% in writing and 71% in maths. At the higher standard, 10% achieved the top marks across all three subjects, with reading leading at 26% and maths at 23%. The school's most recent Ofsted inspection in November 2024 rated it Good across all areas, including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. This was a change from its previous Outstanding rating in 2013, though the 2024 inspection was a graded inspection rather than a full section 5, so no overall effectiveness grade was issued.

The school is a Church of England primary with 166 pupils on roll, well below its capacity of 210. Facilities include a library, sports hall, gymnasium, ICT suite, music rooms, playing fields and a chapel. Sports on offer include netball, tennis, gymnastics, rounders and cross country, while clubs include chess, choir and science club. The school's SEND provisions cover specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, speech and language needs, social and emotional mental health needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. Given the parent feedback on SEND support, families whose children have identified needs may want to discuss provision directly with the school before applying. For families looking for a Good-rated, oversubscribed village primary with above-average KS2 outcomes and a Church of England character, Compton is a strong contender, but the parent view data suggests it pays to ask the right questions.

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