The Pines SchoolSt Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School, Bracknell

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

Summary of the comparison

The Pines School and St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School, Bracknell are primary schools in Bracknell.

  • The Pines School scores 48 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School, Bracknell scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average). St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School, Bracknell is ahead on our composite score.

  • The Pines School was judged Good and St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School, Bracknell 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 48.0% for The Pines School and 66.0% for St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School, Bracknell.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at The Pines School (54.0% in 2022-23, 48.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School, Bracknell (50.0% in 2022-23, 66.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

The Pines School versus St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School, Bracknell compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BracknellThe Pines SchoolBracknellSt Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School, BracknellEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD48/100C58/100Stronger figure
Local ranking18th of 27 in Bracknell Forest 12th of 27 in Bracknell Forest Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll298 206
Capacity296 210
LocationBracknell, RG12 7WX Bracknell, RG12 7RD
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard48.0% 66.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard4.0% Stronger figure3.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score103.0 106.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score102.0 104.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census298 206
Free school meals (ever 6)22.9% 7.8%
English as an additional language17.8% 51.9%
SEN support17.8% 21.4%
SEN with an EHC plan9.4% 0.5%
Attendance
Overall absence4.8% 3.4% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence10.4% 3.3% 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.

The Pines School

St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School, Bracknell

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