Beedon C.E. (Controlled) Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Newbury, West Berkshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
6.191 miles
Published by West Berkshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Beedon C.E. (Controlled) Primary School is a primary school in Newbury, West Berkshire for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). West Berkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Beedon C.E. (Controlled) Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 6.191 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last Reception 2026 offer went to a child 6.191 miles away, 21st longest of the 59 West Berkshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- Reception 2026 drew 3 first-choice applications for 3 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- With 22 pupils on roll, there are 9.9 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 18.4 across the 8 nearest primary schools in West Berkshire.
- Some 45.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared with a middle figure of 10.2% across the 8 nearest primary schools in West Berkshire.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other West Berkshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Stanmore Road, Beedon, Newbury, RG20 8SL
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- West Berkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 22 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 45.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 9.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 3 February 2026
Strengths
- “Staff understand these needs deeply.”
- “Warm, trusting relationships with adults help pupils to feel safe and ready to learn.”
- “Pupils feel that they belong in this caring and inclusive school.”
To improve
- “However, these experiences do not always help pupils, particularly those who have joined the school recently, to gain the knowledge that they need to be fully prepared for their next steps.”
- “More widely, pupils' learning across some aspects of the curriculum is inconsistent.”
- “Attendance is improving, although rates remain low overall.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 March 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 3 first-preference applications, 3 offers in total, 3 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in West Berkshire.
- The Ilsleys Primary School 1.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Compton C.E. Primary School 2.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Chieveley Primary School 2.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Hampstead Norreys C.E. Primary School 2.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Hermitage Primary School 2.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Curridge Primary School 3.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Brightwalton C.E. Aided Primary School 3.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Chaddleworth St Andrew's C.E. Primary School 4.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published