Highwood Copse Primary School

State-Funded School

highwood-copse-primary-school-west-berkshire-south-east

South EastRegion

West BerkshireLocal Authority

NewburyConstituency

RG20 9BSPostcode

5.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Highwood Copse Primary School 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 149 pupils. Highwood Copse Primary School is part of THE THAMES LEARNING TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Ethnicity

White

88%

Asian

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

149

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

11%

England average

27%

First language not English

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: Less deprived
Total pupils: 149
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: THE THAMES LEARNING TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
20 Nov 2023	Good	Good	Outstanding	Outstanding	Good

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.