Ecchinswell and Sydmonton Church of England Primary SchoolKingsclere Church of England Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Newbury.

Summary of the comparison

Ecchinswell and Sydmonton Church of England Primary School and Kingsclere Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Newbury.

  • Ecchinswell and Sydmonton Church of England Primary School scores 41 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Kingsclere Church of England Primary School scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average). Kingsclere Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Ecchinswell and Sydmonton Church of England Primary School was judged Good and Kingsclere Church of England Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 33.0% for Ecchinswell and Sydmonton Church of England Primary School and 64.0% for Kingsclere Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Kingsclere Church of England Primary School (61.0% in 2022-23, 64.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Ecchinswell and Sydmonton Church of England Primary School versus Kingsclere Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure NewburyEcchinswell and Sydmonton Church of England Primary SchoolNewburyKingsclere Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD41/100C57/100Stronger figure
Local ranking269th of 416 in Hampshire 142nd of 416 in Hampshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary controlled school Voluntary controlled school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll47 201
Capacity105 266
LocationNewbury, RG20 4UA Newbury, RG20 5RE
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard33.0% 64.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 9.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score100.0 107.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 Stronger figure104.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census47 201
Free school meals (ever 6)40.4% 19.4%
English as an additional language4.3% 1.5%
SEN support27.7% 20.9%
SEN with an EHC plan4.3% 4.0%
Attendance
Overall absence5.2% Stronger figure5.5% 6.2%
Persistent absence14.6% 12.7% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Ecchinswell and Sydmonton Church of England Primary School

Kingsclere Church of England Primary School

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