Crowthorne Church of England Primary School

About Crowthorne Church of England Primary School

Crowthorne Church of England Primary School has been rated Outstanding by Ofsted following its most recent graded inspection in February 2025, with every assessed category — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, early years provision, and leadership and management — all receiving the top grade of 1. The school’s academic story is best told through its Key Stage 2 results from the 2023/24 academic year, where 93% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. That figure is a full 30 percentage points above the Bracknell Forest local authority average of 63%, placing Crowthorne first out of 23 primary schools in the area. The school also ranks in the top 1% nationally on this measure, sitting at 152nd out of 13,686 schools. This is a school where high attainment is the norm, not the exception.

Digging deeper into the KS2 data, the school’s reading and maths average scores of 111 and 110 respectively are well above the national benchmark of 100. In reading, every single pupil reached the expected standard, and 47% achieved the higher standard. In maths, 50% of pupils hit the higher threshold, while 27% did so in writing. The proportion of pupils reaching the higher standard across all three subjects was 20%. The school’s ranking score of 93 reflects this consistency, and it sits comfortably ahead of its nearest local peer, St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, which scored 81. Crowthorne is one of only two Outstanding-rated primary schools in Bracknell Forest out of 29 schools of the same type, which underscores how unusual this level of performance is within the local authority.

The school is small, with 208 pupils against a capacity of 210, and it is heavily oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, there were 99 applications for 30 places, with 48 of those coming as first preferences. The oversubscription ratio of 3.3 to 1 means competition is fierce. Facilities include an outdoor playground, playing fields, art studios, music rooms, an ICT suite, a sensory room and a chapel. The school offers a range of clubs including eco club, choir, film club, chess, art club and science club, plus sports such as swimming, athletics, netball and tennis. SEND provision covers specific learning difficulties including dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. Parent View responses from 92 families were overwhelmingly positive, with 97% saying they would recommend the school, and 85% strongly agreeing that their child is happy there.

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