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Shefford C.E. Primary School

West Berkshire, RG17 7DBPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Jun 2022
KS2 Results
71%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
5 1st-choice / 5 places
Ranking
#3,853
of 13,686 nationally

About Shefford C.E. Primary School

Shefford C. E. Primary School is a small Church of England primary in West Berkshire, a local authority with 67 primary schools where only three currently hold an Outstanding rating. The school sits 16th in the LA rankings based on KS2 outcomes, placing it comfortably in the top quarter of its peers. Among the highest-scoring local primaries are The Ilsleys Primary School, Robert Sandilands Primary School and Nursery, and Sulhamstead and Ufton Nervet School, all of which rank above Shefford on the same metric. With just 51 pupils against a capacity of 90, the school is notably undersubscribed in terms of total places, though it received 11 applications for 5 available places in the 2025/26 admissions round, making it oversubscribed by a ratio of 2. 2 to one. Headteacher Deborah Munday leads a school that has improved significantly since its previous Ofsted inspection in 2015, when it was rated Requires Improvement.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressWantage Road, Hungerford, West Berkshire, RG17 7DB
HeadteacherDeborah Munday
Local AuthorityWest Berkshire
Number of Pupils51
Free School Meals (FSM)9.8%
School Capacity51 / 90 (57% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

23 Jun 2022
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (23 Jun 2022): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 8 Jun 2017. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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Shefford C.E. Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.