Kintbury & Boxford

Summary

Kintbury & Boxford (E02003384) is part of West Berkshire local authority (view on map). Kintbury & Boxford has an approximate population of 6,400 people, of which 17% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "smaller rural: further from a major town or city".

Kintbury & Boxford neighbours Chieveley, East Isley & Compton, Lambourn & Great Shefford, Hungerford, Newbury North West, Newbury South West, Newbury Wash Common, Woolton Hill, Burghclere & Bishops Green, Andover Charlton & Bourne Valley, and Bedwyn, Burbage & Collingbourne.

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Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

Kintbury & Boxford is the 10th least deprived area in West Berkshire (out of 22) with 17% of children living in low-income families, compared to 21% across West Berkshire and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Kintbury & Boxford, 18% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 17% in West Berkshire and 27% nationally.

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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Kintbury & Boxford % in West Berkshire % in England
Eligible for free school meals 18% 17% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 82% 83% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Kintbury & Boxford, 21% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 22% in West Berkshire, and 19% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.

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Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

% in Kintbury & Boxford % in West Berkshire % in England
No special educational needs 79% 78% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 15% 16% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 6% 6% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Kintbury & Boxford, 6% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 18% in West Berkshire, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.

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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Kintbury & Boxford % in West Berkshire % in England
White 93% 82% 67%
Asian – 7% 14%
Black – 3% 7%
Mixed 4% 6% 7%
Other – 1% 3%
Not known – 1% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Kintbury & Boxford with English as an additional language is 5%, compared with 12% in West Berkshire, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.

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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Kintbury & Boxford % in West Berkshire % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 5% 12% 22%
Known or believed to be English 95% 88% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Kintbury & Boxford has 4 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Kintbury & Boxford
All childcare providers 4
Childminders 0
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 4

There have been no inspections of childcare providers in Kintbury & Boxford since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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State-funded schools

Kintbury & Boxford has 5 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Kintbury & Boxford
All state-funded schools 5
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 5
Secondary and all-through schools 0
Special schools 0
Registered alternative provision 0

In Kintbury & Boxford, there have been 2 full inspections of schools since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

Under the renewed education inspection framework, schools are evaluated on the following areas:

  • Achievement
  • Attendance and behaviour
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Early years (where applicable)
  • Inclusion
  • Leadership and governance
  • Personal development and wellbeing
  • Post 16 provision (where applicable)

The evaluation scale for each evaluation area, other than safeguarding, is:

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Achievement: 2 were graded 'expected standard' (of 2).

Attendance and behaviour: 1 was graded 'expected standard', and 1 was graded 'needs attention' (of 2).

Curriculum and teaching: 2 were graded 'expected standard' (of 2).

Early years: 1 was graded 'expected standard', and 1 was graded 'needs attention' (of 2).

Inclusion: 2 were graded 'expected standard' (of 2).

Leadership and governance: 2 were graded 'expected standard' (of 2).

Personal development and wellbeing: 2 were graded 'expected standard' (of 2).

Post-16 provision: There have been no inspections of Post-16 provision in Kintbury & Boxford so no outcomes are available for this area.

The tables below show the outcomes of inspections of state-funded schools in Kintbury & Boxford. The tables are split by provider type, and show the number of inspections that have taken place for each area, and the outcomes of those inspections.

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All schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 2 0 0 2 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 2 0 0 1 1 0
Curriculum and teaching 2 0 0 2 0 0
Early years 2 0 0 1 1 0
Inclusion 2 0 0 2 0 0
Leadership and governance 2 0 0 2 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 2 0 0 2 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Nursery schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Primary schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 2 0 0 2 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 2 0 0 1 1 0
Curriculum and teaching 2 0 0 2 0 0
Early years 2 0 0 1 1 0
Inclusion 2 0 0 2 0 0
Leadership and governance 2 0 0 2 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 2 0 0 2 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Secondary schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Special schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Registered alternative provision

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

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