Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery

School overview

Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery is a primary school serving Newbury, West Berkshire, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. It has 242 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery 'Good'. 53% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 8.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 103 in reading and 100 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 3% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery is oversubscribed: about 5 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, with 50 first choices for 28 places. Overall pupil absence was 5.8%. There are about 23.6 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 42% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. When you visit, you might ask how the school stretches its higher-attaining pupils and supports those who need to catch up. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.