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Ascot Heath Primary School, Ascot

Good
Primary
Community school
Mixed
Ages 4–11

Ascot Heath Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Ascot. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in December 2023. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 3rd-highest of the 6 schools in Ascot with published results, and 4,096th of 14,452 across England. It was 92% full in 2025.

SATs results
Above England average
Ofsted
Good (2023)
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
Better than England average
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Bracknell Forest (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Ascot Heath Primary School in detail

Ascot Heath Primary School in its own words

In its own words: "Promoting fundamental British Values is a part of our spiritual, social, moral and cultural (SSMC) development in school. Fundamental British values underpin what it means to be a citizen in modern, diverse Great Britain whereby we value our community and celebrate diversity."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, judo, chess, Lego, art and Spanish.

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.

Vision and values (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils at Ascot Heath Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 87% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 80% and 76% in Bracknell Forest and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 77% in reading and 75% in maths in 2024.

Getting a place at Ascot Heath Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 50 families put Ascot Heath Primary School as their first choice and 98 named it as one of their preferences, for 55 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Admissions history and your chances at Ascot Heath Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Ascot Heath Primary School are Cranbourne Primary School (1 mile, Outstanding, 84% reading, 80% maths); Winkfield St Mary's CofE Primary School (1 mile, Good, 85% reading, 85% maths); South Ascot Village Primary School (1.5 miles, Good, 87% reading, 70% maths); and Whitegrove Primary School (1.6 miles, Good, 83% reading, 76% maths).

Ascot Heath Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Cranbourne Primary SchoolWinkfield St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolSouth Ascot Village Primary SchoolWhitegrove Primary School

Who goes there

5.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 10.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (64%), Asian (16%) and Mixed (10%).

In 2026, 21 pupils (5.2%) received SEN support and 8 (2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Ascot Railway Station, about 1.3 miles away in a straight line.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Royal Hunt Public House (nw-bound), 220 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Ascot Heath Primary School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 21 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and other theft. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Bracknell Forest (84).

Suspensions and exclusions

Ascot Heath Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Rachel Bradley
Pupils:403
LA:Bracknell Forest
Phone:01344882631
Address:Rhododendron Walk, New Road, Ascot, SL5 8PN
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 3 years ago
Good

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 5 December 2023View full report
URN:109867
UKPRN:10069744
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Maidenhead
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its December 2023 inspection.

Rated Good for

Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.

At a Glance

5.5%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+3ppMaths+12ppWriting-23pp

Reading has remained stable at around 80% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 75% to 87% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 90% to 67% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

28.8

Avg class size

29.0

Infant (KS1)

28.6

KS2

14

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Term dates

Ascot Heath Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Bracknell Forest. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.

2026 to 2027

  • Autumn term: Wednesday 2 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
  • Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
  • Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)

2027 to 2028

  • Autumn term: Thursday 2 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
  • Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028)
  • Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)

Source: Bracknell Forest term dates

Getting There

Bus Stops

Royal Hunt Public House (NW-bound)
223m · 4 min walk
Ascot Heath (NE-bound)
346m · 6 min walk
Beechwood Close (opp)
382m · 6 min walk
The Rough (o/s 53)
572m · 9 min walk
Winkfield Manor (Adj)
640m · 10 min walk

Free school transport

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You apply to the council where you live. Ascot Heath Primary School is in Bracknell Forest; for families living there:

Apply to Bracknell Forest for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.

Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
3
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Children hurt
0

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 2 slight.

No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.

2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Bracknell Forest is 7 (the median across 46 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Your chances of a place at Ascot Heath Primary School

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What the report includes for Ascot Heath Primary School:

  • The straight-line distance from your home to Ascot Heath Primary School.
  • Bracknell Forest publishes last distance offered figures, but none for Ascot Heath Primary School that we hold, so the report covers demand, alternatives and dates.
  • Applications, first choices and offers at Ascot Heath Primary School for 2014 to 2026 entry.
  • How many families in Bracknell Forest got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
  • The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
  • Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

92%

Near capacity

385 pupils

420 places

35 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Ascot

Low pressure
New homes approved:399
Projected new pupils:100

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Ascot

Across Bracknell Forest council

Low demand council-wide0.95 applications per place

Places available

1,470

Applications

1,397

Got 1st preference

89.1%

Got preferred school

96.8%

All primary applications across Bracknell Forest council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Every first choice offered

Inspection History(4)

5 December 2023
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
10 May 2011
OutstandingReport
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
4 March 2008
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

21

SEN Support

8

EHC Plans

7.2%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication7
Autistic Spectrum Disorder7
Social, Emotional & Mental Health6
Specific Learning Difficulty3
Hearing Impairment2
Physical Disability2
Moderate Learning Difficulty1
Visual Impairment1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
64.3%
Asian
16.4%
Black
2.2%
Mixed
9.9%
Chinese
0.7%
Other
3.7%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals5.5%
English as Additional Language10.9%

403

Total Pupils

194

Boys

209

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

20

Teachers

20.1:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£43,897

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£5,053

Per pupil

£2105k

Total funding

£30k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£34,665
EAL funding£18,206
Lump sum£152,845

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

3.6%

Overall absence

5.8%

Persistent absence

345

Enrolments

Authorised3.0%
Unauthorised0.6%
Persistent (10%+)5.8%
Severe (50%+)0.6%

Absence trend

2.8%
18/19
2.1%
20/21
4.0%
21/22
4.6%
22/23
4.6%
23/24
3.6%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Questions parents ask about Ascot Heath Primary School

What are SATs results like at Ascot Heath Primary School?

Of the pupils at Ascot Heath Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 80% reached the expected standard in reading and 87% did so in maths.

What is Ascot Heath Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Ascot Heath Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in December 2023. At its previous graded inspection in 2011 it was rated Outstanding.

What is the catchment area for Ascot Heath Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When Ascot Heath Primary School is oversubscribed, Bracknell Forest allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at Ascot Heath Primary School?

Ascot Heath Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 92% of its 420 places.

How big are the classes at Ascot Heath Primary School?

Classes at Ascot Heath Primary School average 28.8 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Ascot Heath Primary School?

Ascot Heath Primary School has around 403 pupils on roll. 6% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Ascot Heath Primary School?

3.6% of sessions were missed at Ascot Heath Primary School in 2024/25. 5.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Ascot Heath Primary School?

Apply through Bracknell Forest's coordinated admissions process, naming Ascot Heath Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.

What are Ascot Heath Primary School's term dates?

Ascot Heath Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Bracknell Forest. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Wednesday 2 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Thursday 2 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028); Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).

How many road collisions happen near Ascot Heath Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 2 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Bracknell Forest is 7 (the median across 46 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Ascot Heath Primary School?

Ascot Heath Primary School is at Rhododendron Walk, New Road, Ascot, Berkshire, SL5 8PN.

Sources: Bracknell Forest term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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