Westwood Farm Junior School

About Westwood Farm Junior School

Westwood Farm Junior School sits within the West Berkshire local authority, a mixed state primary for pupils aged 7 to 11. In the most recent local rankings based on the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, it placed 28th out of 57 schools of the same type, placing it in the bottom half of the authority. The top-performing peers in the area include The Ilsleys Primary School, Robert Sandilands Primary School and Nursery, and Sulhamstead and Ufton Nervet School. For families prioritising an Outstanding rating, the nearest school with that grade is Birch Copse Primary School, 1.9 kilometres away. Westwood Farm itself has held a Good rating from Ofsted since its graded inspection in 2017, and an ungraded visit in 2022 confirmed the school remains Good. That marks a notable improvement from its previous inspection in 2014, when overall effectiveness was rated Requires Improvement.

In the 2023/24 academic year, 56 per cent of pupils at Westwood Farm achieved the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined at Key Stage 2. That is very close to the local authority average of 57 per cent, placing the school squarely in line with its West Berkshire peers. Reading was the strongest area, with 80 per cent reaching the expected level and 27 per cent working at a higher standard. Maths followed with 66 per cent at expected and 17 per cent at higher, while writing saw 73 per cent at expected and 12 per cent at higher. Average scaled scores were 106 in reading and 103 in maths. Nationally, the school ranks in the 65th percentile among all primary schools, and within the South East region it sits in the 66th percentile. Only 5 per cent of pupils achieved the higher standard across all three subjects, which is below the national average for that top tier.

The school operates slightly above its stated capacity of 240, with 243 pupils currently on roll, and 16.5 per cent are eligible for free school meals. Facilities include a library, outdoor playground, sensory room, forest school, playing fields, gymnasium, music rooms and a chapel. Sports offered are dance, athletics, tennis, rounders and netball, and clubs include gardening, art, coding, science and choir. The school has a broad range of SEND provisions, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, physical disability, and autistic spectrum disorder. This is a solid, improving local option for families in West Berkshire who want a Good-rated junior school with a strong reading focus, a wide range of extracurricular activities, and dedicated support for pupils with additional needs.

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