St Martin's East Woodhay Church of England (Aided) Primary School
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

Primary
PUPILS
114
AGES
4 - 11
GENDER
Mixed
TYPE
Voluntary aided school
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The concentration of pupils shows likelihood of admission based on distance criteria

Source: All attending pupils National School Census Data, ONS
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This School Guide heat map has been plotted using official pupil data taken from the last School Census collected by the Department for Education. It is a visualisation of where pupils lived at the time of the annual School Census.

Our heat maps use groups of postcodes, not individual postcodes, and have naturally soft edges. All pupils are included in the mapping (i.e. children with siblings already at the school, high priority pupils and selective and/or religious admissions) but we may have removed statistical ‘outliers’ with more remote postcodes that do not reflect majority admissions.

For some schools, the heat map may be a useful indicator of the catchment area but our heat maps are not the same as catchment area maps. Catchment area maps, published by the school or local authority, are based on geographical admissions criteria and show actual cut-off distances and pre-defined catchment areas for a single admission year.

This information is provided as a guide only. The criteria in which schools use to allocate places in the event that they are oversubscribed can and do vary between schools and over time. These criteria can include distance from the school and sometimes specific catchment areas but can also include, amongst others, priority for siblings, children of a particular faith or specific feeder schools. Living in an area where children have previously attended a school does not guarantee admission to the school in future years. Always check with the school’s own admission authority for the current admission arrangements.

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  1. Look at our school catchment area guide for more information on heat maps. They give a useful indicator of the general areas that admit pupils to the school. This visualisation is based on all attending pupils present at the time of the annual School Census.
  2. Use the link to the Local Authority Contact (above) to find catchment area information based on a single admission year. This is very important if you are considering applying to a school.
  3. On each school page, use the link to visit the school website and find information on individual school admissions criteria. Geographical criteria are only applied after pupils have been admitted on higher priority criteria such as Looked After Children, SEN, siblings, etc.

How Does The School Perform?

Good
NATIONAL AVG. 2.09
Ofsted Inspection
(07/11/2023)
Full Report - All Reports
90%
NATIONAL AVG. 60%
% pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and mathematics



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Progress Compared With All Other Schools

UNLOCK Well Below Average (About 9% of schools in England) Below Average (About 9% of schools in England) Average (About 67% of schools in England) Above Average (About 6% of schools in England) Well Above Average (About 9% of schools in England) UNLOCK Well Below Average (About 10% of schools in England) Below Average (About 9% of schools in England) Average (About 67% of schools in England) Above Average (About 6% of schools in England) Well Above Average (About 8% of schools in England) UNLOCK Well Below Average (About 10% of schools in England) Below Average (About 11% of schools in England) Average (About 59% of schools in England) Above Average (About 11% of schools in England) Well Above Average (About 9% of schools in England)
East End
Newbury
RG20 0AF
01635597796

School Description

Leaders have maintained the good quality of education in the school since the last inspection against a backdrop of significant staffing changes for a small school. The school was without a permanent headteacher for all of the last school year. You joined the school in September 2017, and two more new senior leaders, the deputy headteacher and inclusion manager, took up post in January 2018. Half of the staff who responded to Ofsted’s online survey were not at the school at the last inspection. There have also been changes within the governing body, including a new chair, since the last inspection. The vast majority of parents and carers are really pleased with the school and rightly so. They appreciate the caring and nurturing atmosphere of a small village school and feel that their children are happy and taught well, and make good progress. A few voiced concerns about recent changes to the way things are done, but these are more than outweighed by overwhelmingly positive feedback from others. Pupils are equally positive about St Martin’s. Those I spoke to felt that you are fitting in well. It is clear that the new school values of respect, friendship, courage and creativity are helping them to reflect with maturity on the positive attitudes and attributes they need for life. Over the last three years, the proportion of children reaching a good level of development by the end of Reception Year has consistently been above average. Outcomes at the expected standard in reading, writing and mathematics at age seven and age 11 are usually close to national figures. The proportions of pupils reaching a higher standard in reading, something the school was asked to improve following the last inspection, are consistently above average at ages seven and 11. Last summer term, the interim headteacher and local authority adviser identified the need to pick up the pace on improving teaching further, the other aspect the inspector in 2014 asked the school to develop. You hit the ground running on this as soon as you took up post last September. You drew on your experience and careful analysis to pinpoint exactly which aspects of teaching and assessment needed to improve. A mix of whole-staff training, individual support from you, local authority advisers and, more recently, the new deputy headteacher, has brought about significant improvements in teaching and learning since September. Part of the recipe for success has been the way you have paced the support and challenge to ensure that staff are fully on board. Governance has also strengthened considerably over the last year. Governors are honest that finding things were not as good as they thought last year was a wakeup call for them. They value the detailed reports they get from you about the school’s work, but make sure they check what you are saying for themselves or through external validation. You are ambitious for the school and the pupils, and know that they could do even better, given their starting points. Your monitoring is keeping a careful eye on those pupils in all year groups who are not reaching the expected level for their age in all three of reading, writing and mathematics. You see that as the precursor of future success. This term, you have turned your attention to the wider curriculum, which you know needs revamping to be fully fit for purpose. You have joined forces with a small group of leaders from similar schools and advisers from the local authority, and are making good headway with your plans to have the new curriculum in place for the beginning of the next school year. To start with, it has been you leading this work, but plans are in place to ensure that all teachers, as subject leaders, are involved in the next phases. This is part of the longer term plan to develop leadership beyond the senior team, first in English and mathematics, and then in other subjects. Safeguarding is effective One of your first priorities has been to review safeguarding arrangements carefully to be confident that they are fit for purpose and to make sure that everyone is of the mind ‘it could happen here’. Policies, procedures and staff training are up to date and take account of the most recent guidance on a range of matters. Access to the school site and buildings has, rightly, been tightened. While a few parents question the need for some of the changes you have made, they are unanimous, as are staff, that pupils are safe at the school. Virtually all pupils responding to the online survey feel safe, and confident that they can talk to an adult at school if anything is worrying them. Pupils I spoke to appreciate the way staff talk through problems to help them sort things out.

St Martin's East Woodhay Church of England (Aided) Primary School Parent Reviews



unlock % Parents Recommend This School
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>73, "agree"=>25, "disagree"=>2, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 55 responses up to 07-11-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>80, "agree"=>18, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>2, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 55 responses up to 07-11-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>73, "agree"=>25, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>2} UNLOCK Figures based on 55 responses up to 07-11-2023
My Child Has Not Been Bullied Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"my_child_has_not_been_bullied"=>76, "strongly_agree"=>5, "agree"=>5, "disagree"=>4, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>9} UNLOCK Figures based on 55 responses up to 07-11-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>67, "agree"=>33, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 55 responses up to 07-11-2023
I Have Not Raised Any Concerns Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"i_have_not_raised_any_concerns"=>16, "strongly_agree"=>42, "agree"=>25, "disagree"=>9, "strongly_disagree"=>2, "dont_know"=>5} UNLOCK Figures based on 55 responses up to 07-11-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>43, "agree"=>14, "disagree"=>29, "strongly_disagree"=>14, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 10 responses up to 07-11-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>40, "agree"=>51, "disagree"=>5, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>4} UNLOCK Figures based on 55 responses up to 07-11-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>71, "agree"=>25, "disagree"=>2, "strongly_disagree"=>2, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 55 responses up to 07-11-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>58, "agree"=>38, "disagree"=>2, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>2} UNLOCK Figures based on 55 responses up to 07-11-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>53, "agree"=>40, "disagree"=>5, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>2} UNLOCK Figures based on 55 responses up to 07-11-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>56, "agree"=>40, "disagree"=>4, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 55 responses up to 07-11-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>53, "agree"=>36, "disagree"=>2, "strongly_disagree"=>2, "dont_know"=>7} UNLOCK Figures based on 55 responses up to 07-11-2023
Yes No {"yes"=>93, "no"=>7} UNLOCK Figures based on 55 responses up to 07-11-2023

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