St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Bracknell
St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Bracknell. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2013. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in October 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 16th-highest of the 17 schools in Bracknell with published results, and 13,336th of 14,452 across England. It was 92% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2013)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Bracknell Forest (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School in detail
St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "St Michael's Easthampstead CE (VA) Primary School is a happy and nurturing school which is committed to helping every child achieve their full potential."
Coming up: an open day on Tuesday 10 November 2026, an open day on Tuesday 24 November 2026, an open day on Monday 7 December 2026 and an open day on Tuesday 12 January 2027. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Bracknell Forest
Headteacher's welcome (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 59% of Year 6 pupils at St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 55% 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 86% in reading and 77% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 23 families put St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School as their first choice and 67 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 2 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School are Fox Hill Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 76% reading, 79% maths); Wildridings Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 69% reading, 78% maths); Great Hollands Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 88% reading, 83% maths); and The Pines School (0.6 miles, Good, 62% reading, 56% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School.
Fox Hill Primary SchoolWildridings Primary SchoolGreat Hollands Primary SchoolThe Pines School
What parents say
34 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (as of September 2025): 82% would recommend the school, 88% say their child is happy there and 57% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (94%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (57%).
Who goes there
12.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 36 pupils (19.6%) received SEN support and 14 (7.6%) 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
St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided 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 Bracknell Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Michael's Church (opposite), 40 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 265 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Bracknell Forest (84), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School issued 9 suspensions, 4.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School are The Brakenhale School (0.6 miles), Ranelagh School (0.9 miles), King's Academy Easthampstead Park (1 mile) and Garth Hill College (1.4 miles).
The Brakenhale SchoolRanelagh SchoolKing's Academy Easthampstead ParkGarth Hill College
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; 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
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from June 2013, 13 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Pupils are positive and enthusiastic about their time in school. They enjoy learning within and beyond the classroom. Pupils connect their learning with life outside of school. For example, by role playing in the school's 'French café' or taking part in a workshop about life in the Stone Age.
In class, pupils focus well. They understand the school's expectations of how they should behave. Their achievements are recognised and celebrated, such as in assemblies or with postcards home. Older pupils act as 'buddies' for children in the early years. This helps to create a caring and welcoming ethos throughout the school. Pupils feel confident that there is always someone they can turn to if they are worried.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
Reading is at the heart of the school's ongoing improvements. From the outset of the Reception Year, children begin reading and listening to stories frequently. Weaker readers become more confident thanks to the support the school provides. Pupils with SEND benefit strongly from the consistency of the phonics provision. As pupils' reading develops, this provides them with a secure foundation for future learning across the curriculum.
The school's curriculum sets out an organised sequence for learning in each subject. In reading and mathematics, programmes of learning are firmly established. Pupils revisit important knowledge and build on their understanding over time. In some other subjects, previous weaknesses in the curriculum have led to older pupils having gaps in their understanding. The school has not identified and addressed these fully. This means that pupils sometimes find it difficult to access the tasks set and to deepen their knowledge as well as they could.
From Ofsted's October 2024 ungraded inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its June 2013 inspection - unchanged since its previous inspection.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
12.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
34 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 86% to 59% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 77% to 55% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 77% to 62% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
27.5
Avg class size
25.5
Infant (KS1)
28.5
KS2
6
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Get Ready for School Newsletter 2026-27
27 Aug 2026
URGENT - Reduced School Day This Week
23 Jun 2026
Sports Day Postponed
22 Jun 2026
Warm Weather Advice
22 Jun 2026
Get Ready For School Newsletter 2025
1 Sep 2025
Our Art Exhibition May 2025
2 Jun 2025
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School.
- Kids Bracknell590m away · Not yet graded
- In2Care @ Fox Hill590m away · Not yet graded
- S4K Camp - Great Hollands Primary880m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is a voluntary aided school, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Bracknell Forest's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
You apply to the council where you live. St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided 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
- 18
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 18 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 17 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on a bicycle and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise.
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.
Commute and house prices
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
92%
Near capacity
194 pupils
210 places
16 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Bracknell
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Bracknell
Across Bracknell Forest council
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(7)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
36
SEN Support
14
EHC Plans
27.2%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
184
Total Pupils
85
Boys
99
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
13
Teachers
14.2:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£48,664
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,358
Per pupil
£1158k
Total funding
£21k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.1%
Overall absence
11.6%
Persistent absence
172
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Questions parents ask about St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
What are SATs results like at St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?
Of the pupils at St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 59% reached the expected standard in reading and 55% did so in maths.
What is St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School's Ofsted rating?
St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in October 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in June 2013, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided 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 St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?
St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 92% of its 210 places.
How big are the classes at St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?
Classes at St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School average 27.5 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?
St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School has around 184 pupils on roll. 13% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?
5.1% of sessions were missed at St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School in 2024/25. 11.6% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?
Apply through Bracknell Forest's coordinated admissions process, naming St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided 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 St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists 3 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School: Kids Bracknell (590m away, registered, not yet graded), In2Care @ Fox Hill (590m away, registered, not yet graded) and S4K Camp - Great Hollands Primary (880m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 18 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 17 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on a bicycle and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise. 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 St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?
St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is at Crowthorne Road, Easthampstead, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG12 7EH.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)