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Newbury, South East
Shaw-cum-Donnington C.E.
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Shaw-cum-Donnington C.E. Primary School is a primary voluntary-controlled school in Newbury, South East. It has not yet been rated by students on y.school. Be the first to rate this voluntary-controlled school and help other students and parents understand what the school experience is really like.
In terms of academic performance, Shaw-cum-Donnington C.E. Primary School has 60% of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at KS2.
The school has 42 pupils on roll, a teacher turnover rate of 37.7%, 26% of pupils eligible for free school meals, an overall absence rate of 5.2%.
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Latest government data shown is for the 2024/25 academic year; some figures cover earlier years.
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In context — vs similar-intake schools
Above par for its intakeShaw-cum-Donnington C.E. Primary School's KS2 results (reading, writing & maths) of 60% looks modest against the national average, but among schools with a similar intake (21–31% of pupils eligible for free school meals) it is in the upper half — it adds more value than its raw results suggest.
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At Shaw-cum-Donnington C.E. Primary School, 60% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths combined at the end of Key Stage 2.
87% met the expected standard in reading and 67% in maths.
Shaw-cum-Donnington C.E. Primary School has an overall absence rate of 5.2%. The national average for primary schools was approximately 6.0% (DfE, 2023/24).
The teacher turnover rate at Shaw-cum-Donnington C.E. Primary School is 37.7%. This measures the percentage of teachers who left the school in the past year.
Shaw-cum-Donnington C.E. Primary School has 42 pupils on roll.
26% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is used as a proxy for socioeconomic disadvantage.
16% of pupils receive SEN (Special Educational Needs) support or have an Education, Health and Care plan.
Compared with 2,752 schools nationally that have a similar share of disadvantaged pupils (21–31% of pupils eligible for free school meals). Raw league-table positions are heavily shaped by intake; this comparison isolates how a school performs relative to others facing similar circumstances. Source: Department for Education.
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National percentiles (100 = best) for the area around the school · 5/5 measures · Police.uk, DEFRA, NaPTAN, DfT STATS19, MHCLG IoD 2025.
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