Parsons Down Junior School

State-Funded School

parsons-down-junior-school-west-berkshire-south-east

South EastRegion

West BerkshireLocal Authority

NewburyConstituency

RG19 3SRPostcode

2.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Parsons Down Junior School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 7–11, located in West Berkshire, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 139 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 56%
Higher standard: 6%
Reading score: 104
Maths score: 102

Ethnicity

White

92%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Pupils

139

Total Pupils

45%Boys

55%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

17%

England average

27%

First language not English

13%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 7 – 11
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 139
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 6 July 2022. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
13 Jul 2017	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	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.