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New Scotland Hill Primary School, Sandhurst

Good
Primary
Community school
Mixed
Ages 3–11

New Scotland Hill Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Sandhurst. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2014. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in March 2023 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 9th-highest of the 26 schools in Bracknell Forest with published results, and 4,333rd of 14,452 across England. It was 93% full in 2025.

SATs results
Above England average
Ofsted
Good (2014)
Demand
Oversubscribed
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

New Scotland Hill Primary School in detail

New Scotland Hill Primary School in its own words

From the headteacher's welcome: "On behalf of the children, staff and governors of New Scotland Hill, welcome to our school. We are a one-form entry Primary School, with a thriving Nursery on site, set within stunning grounds that border beautiful heathland in the community of Little Sandhurst."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, rugby, cricket, athletics, gymnastics, cross-country, dance, drama and choir.

Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 83% of Year 6 pupils at New Scotland Hill Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 83% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 80% and 76% in Bracknell Forest and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 93% in reading and 83% in maths in 2024.

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

Getting a place at New Scotland Hill Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 33 families put New Scotland Hill Primary School as their first choice and 61 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 4 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Admissions history and your chances at New Scotland Hill Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to New Scotland Hill Primary School are St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Sandhurst (0.5 miles, 90% reading, 93% maths); Uplands Primary School and Nursery (0.8 miles, 90% reading, 87% maths); Crowthorne Church of England Primary School (1.2 miles, Outstanding, 93% reading, 90% maths); and Wildmoor Heath School (1.3 miles, Good, 83% reading, 74% maths).

New Scotland Hill Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

St Michael's Church of England Primary School, SandhurstUplands Primary School and NurseryCrowthorne Church of England Primary SchoolWildmoor Heath School

Who goes there

2.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 3.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (84%) and Mixed (8%).

In 2026, 23 pupils (10.4%) received SEN support and 7 (3.2%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

Staffing

New Scotland Hill Primary School had 13 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Sandhurst Rail Station, about 1140 metres away (roughly a 14-minute walk).

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Hancome Road (adjacent), 160 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood New Scotland Hill 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 19 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and other crime. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Bracknell Forest (84).

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, New Scotland Hill Primary School issued 4 suspensions, 1.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to New Scotland Hill Primary School are Edgbarrow School (0.8 miles), Sandhurst School (1.3 miles), Frogmore Community College (1.5 miles) and Yateley School (1.8 miles).

Edgbarrow SchoolSandhurst SchoolFrogmore Community CollegeYateley School

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; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Offered a place in 2026 (~1.2km)Unlikely (~1.6km)

Bracknell Forest published that the last place for 2026 entry went to a family 0.755 miles away (straight line). The cut-off moves every year.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Simon Cotterill
Pupils:221
LA:Bracknell Forest
Phone:01344772184
Address:Grampian Road, Sandhurst, GU47 8NQ
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 4 years ago

This judgement is from June 2014, 12 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.

-

Overall

Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.

Inspected 21 March 2023View full report
URN:109883
UKPRN:10068900
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Bracknell
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its June 2014 inspection - unchanged since its previous inspection.

Rated Good for

Leadership & management.

At a Glance

2.3%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-10ppMathsWriting+1pp

Reading has declined from 93% to 83% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 83% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 77% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

26.8

Avg class size

29.3

Infant (KS1)

27.3

KS2

8

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Before and after school care

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near New Scotland Hill Primary School.

  • Camp Beaumont - Wellington College750m away · Not yet graded
  • The Den890m away · Not yet graded

Term dates

New Scotland Hill 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

Hancome Road (adj)
161m · 3 min walk
Edgbarrow Rise (N-bound)
294m · 5 min walk
Ambarrow Crescent (adj)
394m · 6 min walk
Larks Wood Close (opp)
586m · 10 min walk
Eagle House (opp)
752m · 12 min walk

Free school transport

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You apply to the council where you live. New Scotland Hill 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)

No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025.

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 New Scotland Hill Primary School

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  • The straight-line distance from your home to New Scotland Hill Primary School.
  • Last distance offered for 2026 entry, from Bracknell Forest's own figures, and how your distance compares each year.
  • Applications, first choices and offers at New Scotland Hill 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

93%

Near capacity

196 pupils

210 places

14 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Sandhurst

Low pressure
New homes approved:521
Projected new pupils:130

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

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: Oversubscribed

Inspection History(8)

21 March 2023

Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good.

30 January 2018
3 June 2014
Leadership & ManagementGood

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

23

SEN Support

7

EHC Plans

13.6%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Social, Emotional & Mental Health9
Speech, Language & Communication5
Autistic Spectrum Disorder5
Moderate Learning Difficulty3
Specific Learning Difficulty2
Profound & Multiple LD1
Hearing Impairment1
Other1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
84.2%
Asian
2.3%
Mixed
8.3%
Unclassified
2.3%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals2.3%
English as Additional Language3.6%

221

Total Pupils

111

Boys

110

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

13

Teachers

17.0:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£50,294

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£5,402

Per pupil

£1186k

Total funding

£20k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£21,343
EAL funding£2,915
Lump sum£152,845

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

3.8%

Overall absence

4.6%

Persistent absence

174

Enrolments

Authorised2.9%
Unauthorised0.9%
Persistent (10%+)4.6%
Severe (50%+)0.0%

Absence trend

2.9%
18/19
2.0%
20/21
6.1%
21/22
4.6%
22/23
4.4%
23/24
3.8%
24/25
Overall absence rate

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

Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about New Scotland Hill Primary School

What are SATs results like at New Scotland Hill Primary School?

Of the pupils at New Scotland Hill Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 83% reached the expected standard in reading and 83% did so in maths.

What is New Scotland Hill Primary School's Ofsted rating?

New Scotland Hill Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in March 2023, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in June 2014, it was rated Good.

How close to New Scotland Hill Primary School do you need to live?

Bracknell Forest published for September 2026 entry that the last place offered at New Scotland Hill Primary School on distance went to a family 0.755 miles away. This is the authority's own figure for one year, not a fixed boundary - the cut-off moves with the number of applications, so treat it as a guide rather than a guarantee.

Is it hard to get a place at New Scotland Hill Primary School?

New Scotland Hill Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 93% of its 210 places.

How big are the classes at New Scotland Hill Primary School?

Classes at New Scotland Hill Primary School average 26.8 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to New Scotland Hill Primary School?

New Scotland Hill Primary School has around 221 pupils on roll. 2% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at New Scotland Hill Primary School?

3.8% of sessions were missed at New Scotland Hill Primary School in 2024/25. 4.6% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to New Scotland Hill Primary School?

Apply through Bracknell Forest's coordinated admissions process, naming New Scotland Hill 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.

Does New Scotland Hill Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Ofsted's childcare register lists 2 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of New Scotland Hill Primary School: Camp Beaumont - Wellington College (750m away, registered, not yet graded) and The Den (890m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.

What are New Scotland Hill Primary School's term dates?

New Scotland Hill 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 New Scotland Hill Primary School?

No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025. The typical figure for schools in Bracknell Forest is 7 (the median across 46 schools, same distance and years).

Where is New Scotland Hill Primary School?

New Scotland Hill Primary School is at Grampian Road, Sandhurst, Berkshire, GU47 8NQ.

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

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