Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery

State-Funded School

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South EastRegion

West BerkshireLocal Authority

NewburyConstituency

RG14 2RAPostcode

1.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in West Berkshire, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 239 pupils. Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery is part of Newbury Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 45%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 102
Maths score: 101

Ethnicity

White

76%

Asian

13%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Pupils

239

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

31%

England average

27%

First language not English

30%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 239
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: Newbury Academy Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
3 Jul 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
21 Nov 2018	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.