Chieveley Primary School
School Road, Chieveley, Newbury, RG20 8TYOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Chieveley Primary School is a primary school in Newbury for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 98 schools in West Berkshire. It ranks 16th of 20 primary schools in Newbury. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in October 2024, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 1 October 2024, report published 10 November 2024
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 1 October 2024
Chieveley Primary School is a welcoming and friendly community. Most pupils enjoy coming to school each day and attend regularly. Teachers have high expectations of pupils' behaviour and reward those who demonstrate the school's values of resilience, reflection, resourcefulness, risk-taking and relationships. Pupils respond well to this and are proud when their good behaviour and achievements are recognised. Pupils are generally kind to each other. They play and learn together well. Although pupils say that bullying is not common, they are rightly confident that they can talk to an adult if needed and any issues will be resolved. Pupils feel safe in school. They form strong and trusting relationships with their class teachers. Pupils are taught the importance of playing their part in the Chieveley School community. Many pupils benefit from taking on roles and responsibilities such as helping to run the school library, showing visitors around or raising money for charity. Pupils also enjoy participating in a range of extra-curricular activities, including sport, music, creative and social clubs. Most parents and carers would recommend the school and many commented that their children feel happy and well supported.
What the school should improve
- The school does not always identify the needs of pupils with SEND as quickly and precisely as it could, and then provide helpful information to teachers. This means that some pupils with SEND do not learn as well as they could, because the curriculum is not adapted sufficiently well. The school should ensure that there is a more systematic approach to identifying SEND and that this results in more timely and effective adaptations to teaching. Governors should check that this work is having its intended impact.
- The school's work to develop pupils' mathematical fluency is not as effective as it could be. This has a negative impact on pupils' learning in mathematics and how much they know and remember in this subject. Leaders should continue to prioritise efforts to improve pupils' mathematical fluency and ensure that they monitor the impact of this work closely.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
27 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
164 pupils on roll, with places for 210
Schools near Chieveley Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curridge Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 55% met the expected standard |
| Hermitage Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding | 60% met the expected standard |
| Beedon C.E. (Controlled) Primary School | 3 miles | Report card: Needs attention to strong standard | Not published |
| Shaw-cum-Donnington C.E. Primary School | 3 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding | 60% met the expected standard |
| Cold Ash St Mark's CE Primary School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 61% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mr Michael Harris
- Phone
- 01635248281
- Address
- School Road, Chieveley, Newbury, RG20 8TY
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
- URN
- 109810
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.