Schools in West Berkshire
98 schools in the West Berkshire local authority.
Schools
98
Open schools
Pupils
27,859
2025–26 census
Good or better
95%
63 of 66 graded
Academic Performance
4.9
out of 10 · 78 schools
Ofsted ratings
- Outstanding
- 7 11%
- Good
- 56 85%
- Requires improvement
- 3 5%
- Inadequate
- 0 0%
13 inspected since 2024, no overall grade16 superseded by a report card19 not judged1 in a category of concern
4.9
Academic PerformanceAveraged over 78 of 98 schools that can be scored
Pupils
27,859
pupils on roll
Boys 50%50% Girls
Roll from 94 of 98 schools (27,859 pupils). Independent schools report roll and sex only.
Ethnicity
White
81%Asian
7%Black
3%Mixed
7%Chinese
<1%Any other group
1%Unclassified
1%Ethnicity from 79 of 98 schools (24,396 pupils). Independent schools report roll and sex only.
Pupil characteristics
- Free school meals
- 16.3%
- First language not English
- 12.3%
- Young carers
- <1%
3,979 of 24,396 pupils · 79 of 98 schools
2,992 of 24,396 pupils · 79 of 98 schools
123 of 24,171 pupils · 77 of 98 schools
Schools by phase
- Primary
- 70
- Secondary
- 13
- All-through
- 1
- Special
- 6
- Nursery
- 2
- PRU
- 1
- Not recorded
- 5
Top primary schools in West Berkshire
The 20 highest-scoring primary schools here on Academic Performance, which combines the Ofsted judgement with DfE attainment.
- 1.Birch Copse Primary SchoolWest Berkshire · Primary9.9/10Outstanding
- 2.Enborne C.E. Primary SchoolWest Berkshire · Primary9.7/10Outstanding
- 3.The Ilsleys Primary SchoolWest Berkshire · Primary9.0/10Good
- 4.Robert Sandilands Primary School and NurseryWest Berkshire · Primary8.8/10Good
- 5.Stockcross C.E. SchoolWest Berkshire · Primary8.7/10Good
- 6.Englefield C.E. Primary SchoolWest Berkshire · Primary8.6/10
- 7.St Paul's Catholic Primary SchoolWest Berkshire · Primary8.3/10Good
- 8.Hampstead Norreys C.E. Primary SchoolWest Berkshire · Primary8.2/10Good
- 9.Shefford C.E. Primary SchoolWest Berkshire · Primary8.2/10Good
- 10.Sulhamstead and Ufton Nervet SchoolWest Berkshire · Primary8.2/10Good
- 11.Falkland Primary SchoolWest Berkshire · Primary8.1/10
- 12.Theale C.E. Primary SchoolWest Berkshire · Primary8.0/10
- 13.Bradfield C.E. Primary SchoolWest Berkshire · Primary7.4/10Good
- 14.Springfield Primary SchoolWest Berkshire · Primary7.3/10Good
- 15.Downsway Primary SchoolWest Berkshire · Primary7.2/10Good
- 16.Burghfield St Mary's C.E. Primary SchoolWest Berkshire · Primary7.1/10Good
- 17.Curridge Primary SchoolWest Berkshire · Primary7.0/10Good
- 18.Mortimer St Mary's C.E. Junior SchoolWest Berkshire · Primary6.8/10Good
- 19.The Willows Primary SchoolWest Berkshire · Primary6.6/10Good
- 20.Shaw-cum-Donnington C.E. Primary SchoolWest Berkshire · Primary6.1/10
Top secondary schools in West Berkshire
The highest-scoring secondary schools here on Academic Performance, which combines the Ofsted judgement with DfE attainment.
- 1.St Bartholomew's SchoolWest Berkshire · Secondary9.7/10Outstanding
- 2.Park House SchoolWest Berkshire · Secondary8.6/10
- 3.The Willink SchoolWest Berkshire · Secondary8.1/10Good
- 4.Denefield SchoolWest Berkshire · Secondary6.6/10Good
- 5.Little Heath SchoolWest Berkshire · Secondary6.5/10Good
- 6.Kennet SchoolWest Berkshire · Secondary6.3/10Good
- 7.Trinity SchoolWest Berkshire · Secondary3.5/10Good
- 8.Theale Green SchoolWest Berkshire · Secondary2.0/10Good
- 9.John O'Gaunt SchoolWest Berkshire · Secondary1.4/10
Browse all 98 schools in West Berkshire — filter by phase or Ofsted rating.
About schools in West Berkshire
- How many schools are there in West Berkshire?
- West Berkshire has 98 open schools — 70 primary, 13 secondary, 6 special, 2 nursery, teaching 27,859 pupils in total.
- How many schools in West Berkshire are rated Good or Outstanding?
- 63 of the 66 schools holding an Ofsted grade — 95% — are rated Good or Outstanding, including 7 rated Outstanding. That share is measured against graded schools, not all 98: a school inspected since September 2024 has no overall grade at all.
- What is the average Academic Performance in West Berkshire?
- 4.9 out of 10, averaged across the 78 schools here that can be scored, where 5 is the national average. Academic Performance combines the Ofsted judgement with DfE attainment and is ranked against comparable schools, so it is neither figure on its own.
- Why do some West Berkshire schools have no Ofsted rating?
- 32 schools in West Berkshire currently hold no overall grade. Ofsted stopped awarding single-word judgements in September 2024 and moved to a report card of separately graded areas, so schools inspected since then have no overall rating whatever the inspection found. Their profiles show the report card instead.
- What does West Berkshire local authority do?
- A local authority is the body responsible for state education in its area — the level most admissions and school-place decisions are made at. West Berkshire covers 98 schools and sits in the South East region. It does not run academies or independent schools directly, though it still coordinates admissions for most of them.
- How many pupils in West Berkshire are eligible for free school meals?
- 16.3% — 3,979 of 24,396 pupils at the 79 schools that report it. Independent schools file a return with roll and sex only, so they are outside this figure rather than counted as zero.
Part of the South East region.