Birch Copse Primary School
Primary schoolBirch Copse Primary School is a primary school in West Berkshire, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 420 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Outstanding (overall), July 2024
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 9 July 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 72% of pupils at Birch Copse Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 57% in West Berkshire and 62% in England.
20% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | West Berkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 72% | 57% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 20% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- St Paul's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, June 2023. 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)460 m
- Park Lane Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), October 2023. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)510 m
- Springfield Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)530 m
- Little Heath SchoolSecondary. School remains Good, November 2023. Attainment 8 of 48.8 (2025/26, provisional)560 m
- Blagrave Nursery SchoolNursery. Good (overall), November 20231.1 km
- Moorlands Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, June 2025. 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.5 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in West Berkshire
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).