Fox Hill Primary School

About Fox Hill Primary School

Fox Hill Primary School is a state-funded mixed primary in Bracknell Forest, one of 29 such schools in the local authority. It ranks 15th out of 23 in the LA on the key stage 2 expected standard measure, placing it in the bottom half of local primaries. The top-performing peers in the area are Crowthorne Church of England Primary School, St Joseph's Catholic Primary School in Bracknell, and Great Hollands Primary School. Fox Hill is a relatively small school, with 196 pupils against a capacity of 210, and it serves a community where 19.4% of children are eligible for free school meals — slightly above the national average. The school has no religious character and is led by headteacher Kelly Lane. In its most recent Ofsted inspection, carried out in June 2024, the school retained its overall Good rating, a grade it has held consistently across its previous inspection in 2018.

Academically, Fox Hill’s key stage 2 results for 2023/24 show that 57% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. This is below the Bracknell Forest LA average of 63%. The school’s ranking score of 57 places it in the bottom 50% nationally, at the 64th percentile. In individual subjects, 75% of pupils reached the expected standard in maths and 71% in reading, while 64% did so in writing. At the higher standard, 29% achieved in maths, 18% in reading and 11% in writing. Only 4% of pupils reached the higher standard across all three subjects. Progress scores are not available for the school, so it is not possible to compare how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points. The Ofsted report noted that personal development was Outstanding, while behaviour and attitudes, leadership and management, and the quality of education were all rated Good.

The school offers a range of facilities including a dining hall, library, playing fields, music rooms and a chapel. Sports provision covers tennis, athletics, netball, cricket and dance, and there are clubs such as choir, art club, film club and drama. Fox Hill has a dedicated SEND department that supports children with specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. For the 2025/26 intake, the school was oversubscribed: it received 82 applications for 30 places, with 27 offers made to first-preference applicants from 28 first-preference requests — an oversubscription ratio of 2.73. This suggests strong local demand, particularly from families who prioritise the school’s inclusive SEND support and its broad extracurricular offer. It is a good fit for families seeking a smaller, community-focused primary with a strong personal development focus and a wide range of activities beyond the classroom.

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