College Town Primary School, Sandhurst

Ofsted's report card from its 9 September 2026 inspection grades College Town Primary School on 7 areas: 2 strong standard and 5 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Leaders and staff place great value on attendance."

Early years - Strong standard. "Children make an excellent start to their early education."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Typically, pupils learn well across the curriculum."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have an accurate view of the quality of the curriculum and teaching."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "This is a very inclusive and caring school where pupils feel welcomed and are happy."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders have high aspirations for all pupils."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "The personal development programme is well considered and varied."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that highly effective teaching is embedded across all subjects and classes"; "Leaders should ensure that adaptations for pupils with barriers to their learning and wellbeing are matched precisely to pupils' needs and implemented consistently so that pupils can be even more successful in their learning"; "Leaders should strengthen pupils' personal development knowledge by ensuring that pupils develop a secure and detailed understanding of fundamental British values and protected characteristics, and how these, along with the school values, relate to character development and their life beyond school".

From the headteacher's welcome: "I am delighted that you are either considering, or have decided, to become part of our school community. I am confident that the information enclosed will help you to feel secure that College Town Primary School is the right school for your child to become the best that they can be."

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 84% of Year 6 pupils at College Town Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 73% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 80% and 76% in Bracknell Forest and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (74% in reading, 83% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 49 families put College Town Primary School as their first choice and 81 named it as one of their preferences, for 54 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to College Town Primary School are Owlsmoor Primary School (0.5 miles); Uplands Primary School and Nursery (0.9 miles, 90% reading, 87% maths); Frogmore Junior School (1.2 miles, Good, 81% reading, 83% maths); and Frogmore Infant School (1.2 miles, Good).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than College Town Primary School.

8.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 85 pupils (17.7%) received SEN support and 9 (1.9%) 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.

The nearest railway station is Blackwater Rail Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Richmond Road (adjacent), 180 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 55 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Bracknell Forest (84).

In 2024/25, College Town Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to College Town Primary School are Sandhurst School (0.3 miles), Edgbarrow School (1.3 miles) and Frogmore Community College (1.6 miles).