Hatch Ride Primary School, Crowthorne

Ofsted's report card from its 7 July 2026 inspection grades Hatch Ride Primary School on 7 areas: 1 strong standard and 6 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Early years - Strong standard. "Leaders have established a clear vision for the early years and ensure that children benefit from a positive and purposeful start to their education."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils typically achieve well and develop the knowledge and skills they need for the next stage of their education."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders make attendance a high priority and have established effective systems to help pupils attend school regularly."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have developed a broad and ambitious curriculum that helps pupils build knowledge and skills successfully over time."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders have established a welcoming culture where pupils are known well and valued as individuals."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders have a clear and accurate understanding of the school."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Pupils learn how to stay safe, healthy and build positive relationships through the school's personal, social and health education curriculum and wider opportunities."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that teachers use assessment consistently across the curriculum to identify misconceptions and gaps in pupils' knowledge and adapt teaching precisely so that all pupils build secure knowledge and achieve well"; "Leaders should continue to develop the consistency of effective teaching approaches, ensuring all pupils benefit from high-quality learning experiences across all subjects".

In its own words: "To promote personal excellence by providing a challenging education in a safe, caring and inclusive environment where each child can achieve their full potential and become lifelong learners Giving ALL our children the passion to dream big, aim high and make a difference"

From the headteacher's welcome: "On behalf of the children, staff and Governors, I would like to welcome you to Hatch Ride Primary School. I am truly privileged to be the Head Teacher of this great school with community at its heart. Here at Hatch Ride, we take pride in developing the children’s love for learning through outstanding teaching and knowing each child as individuals."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, judo, dance, choir, chess and sewing.

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care until 6:00pm.

In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils at Hatch Ride Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 77% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 86% and 83% in Wokingham and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 85% in reading and 81% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 32 families put Hatch Ride Primary School as their first choice and 85 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 2 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Hatch Ride Primary School are Oaklands Infant School (0.3 miles, Good); Oaklands Junior School (0.3 miles, Good, 89% reading, 94% maths); Crowthorne Church of England Primary School (0.6 miles, Outstanding, 93% reading, 90% maths); and Saint Sebastians Church of England Primary School and Nursery (0.8 miles, Good, 93% reading, 71% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Hatch Ride Primary School.

Hatch Ride Primary School is one of 7 schools run by The Corvus Learning Trust, an academy trust.

2.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 6.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (79%) and Mixed (7%).

In 2026, 20 pupils (9.9%) received SEN support and 4 (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 speech, language and communication needs.

Hatch Ride Primary School had 13 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

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

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Hatch Ride 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 2024/25, Hatch Ride Primary School issued 2 suspensions, 1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Hatch Ride Primary School are Edgbarrow School (1.2 miles) and King's Academy Easthampstead Park (1.5 miles).