Safeguarding context · Local authority
West Berkshire: the safeguarding context
- 99 schools and colleges
- England
- Berkshire West Safeguarding Children Partnership
Evidence of the local risks around every school and college in West Berkshire, ready for your policy, your staff and your inspector.
What children's services, the health service and the police record across West Berkshire, the local safeguarding arrangements, and the 99 open schools and colleges in the Department for Education register for West Berkshire, England. Everything here describes the area. None of it rates a school or college.
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First finding · Harm and risk outside the home (ROTH) across West Berkshire
Across West Berkshire, children's social care recorded sexual abuse by another child in a higher share of assessments than across England.
This describes what social workers record for the whole authority, never a school, a college or any child, and a higher share can reflect better identification as easily as more harm.
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Local safeguarding arrangements
West Berkshire is covered by Berkshire West Safeguarding Children Partnership, shared with Reading and Wokingham.
- Report a concern about a childwestberks.gov.uk
- West Berkshire threshold document (continuum of need)berkshirewestsafeguardingchildrenpartnership.org.uk
- Request early help in West Berkshirewestberks.gov.uk
- Allegations against staff: the West Berkshire designated officer (LADO)berkshirewestsafeguardingchildrenpartnership.org.uk
- Prevent referral route in West Berkshireberkshirewestsafeguardingchildrenpartnership.org.uk
- The partnership's procedures, guidance and trainingberkshirewestsafeguardingchildrenpartnership.org.uk
If a child is in immediate danger, call 999. Links checked 1 November 2026.
What is recorded across West Berkshire
Published figures for the whole authority, or the police force area it sits in, beside the national figure named in each table where one is published. Counts below three are shown as fewer than 3.
What children's services record, year to 31 March 2025, the latest year published
Children in need, child protection plans and the factors social workers identified at assessment across West Berkshire. The whole authority, never a school, college or setting.
| Measure | West Berkshire | England | Compared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children in need at 31 March | 338.4 per 10,000 children (1,201 children) | 330.3 | Similar |
| Children on child protection plans at 31 March | 57.8 per 10,000 children (205 children) | 40.6 | Higher |
| Child criminal exploitation | 1.8% of assessments | 3.2% | Lower |
| Child sexual exploitation | 1.6% of assessments | 2.4% | Lower |
| Gangs | 0.7% of assessments | 1.7% | Lower |
| Going missing | 2% of assessments | 3.3% | Lower |
| Trafficking | 0% of assessments | 0.4% | Not compared |
| Sexual abuse by another child | 4.3% of assessments | 2.5% | Higher |
| Physical abuse by another child | 2% of assessments | 3% | Lower |
| Domestic abuse, the child as victim | 7.8% of assessments | 11.3% | Lower |
| Domestic abuse, a parent or carer as victim | 30.5% of assessments | 31.7% | Similar |
| Self-harm | 0.7% of assessments | 5% | Lower |
| The child's mental health | 11.2% of assessments | 17.6% | Lower |
| Drug misuse by the child | 2% of assessments | 4.8% | Lower |
| Alcohol misuse by the child | 0.8% of assessments | 2.1% | Lower |
| Socially unacceptable behaviour | 2.3% of assessments | 7% | Lower |
| Neglect | 10.3% of assessments | 17.6% | Lower |
| Emotional abuse | 7% of assessments | 19% | Lower |
Department for Education, Children in need, reporting year 2025.
Young people's health and youth justice
Published figures for West Berkshire against England; higher or lower is the publisher's own significance test.
| Measure | Period | West Berkshire | England | Compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital admissions for self-harm, ages 10 to 24 | 2023/24 | 224.6 per 100,000, age-standardised | 266.6 | Similar |
| Hospital admissions for violence, including sexual violence, all ages | 2022/23 - 24/25 | 10.4 per 100,000, age-standardised | 31.9 | Lower |
| First-time entrants to the youth justice system, ages 10 to 17 | 2025 | 62 per 100,000 aged 10 to 17 | 127.1 | Lower |
| Hospital admissions for substance misuse, ages 15 to 24 | 2022/23 - 24/25 | 41.9 per 100,000, age-standardised | 39 | Similar |
| Hospital admissions for alcohol-specific conditions, under 18 | 2021/22 - 23/24 | 20 per 100,000 under 18 | 22.6 | Similar |
| 16 and 17 year olds not in education, employment or training, or not known | 2025/26 | 3.7% of 16 and 17 year olds | 5.8% | Lower |
| Children under 16 in relative low income families | 2024/25 | 9.6% of children under 16 | 19.8% | Lower |
Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, Fingertips public health profiles.
Domestic abuse, year ending March 2025, the latest year published
Police-recorded domestic abuse and MARAC cases for the Thames Valley police force area, the force area the authority sits in.
| Measure | Thames Valley | England and Wales | Compared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic abuse-related incidents and crimes recorded by the police | 21.7 per 1,000 people | 21.8 | Similar |
| Domestic abuse-related crimes recorded by the police | 10.2 per 1,000 people | 13.2 | Lower |
| Cases discussed at multi-agency risk assessment conferences (MARACs) | 15.7 per 10,000 adult women | 50.2 | Lower |
Office for National Statistics, Domestic abuse in England and Wales data tool.
Each school's or college's report sets these figures out chapter by chapter, beside the picture around its own site, and writes what they mean into the policy, the staff briefing and the report to governors, trustees or the proprietor.
Questions about safeguarding in West Berkshire
Which safeguarding partnership covers West Berkshire?
West Berkshire is covered by Berkshire West Safeguarding Children Partnership, which it shares with Reading and Wokingham. Its procedures, threshold guidance and training are published at https://www.berkshirewestsafeguardingchildrenpartnership.org.uk/.
How do I report a concern about a child in West Berkshire?
If a child is in immediate danger, call 999. Otherwise the council's page for reporting a concern about a child is https://www.westberks.gov.uk/article/35564/Children-and-Family-Services. Staff in a school or college should follow their own procedure and tell the designated safeguarding lead.
What do children's services record about harm and risk outside the home (ROTH) in West Berkshire?
Across West Berkshire, children's social care recorded sexual abuse by another child in a higher share of assessments than across England. These figures describe the whole authority, never any school, college or child, and a higher share can reflect better identification as easily as more harm.
Schools and colleges in West Berkshire
Each page describes the context around that school or college: the local arrangements, the places children and young people pass and gather, and the neighbourhood around each site. Open a page to order its report.
Nursery schools (2)
Primary (67)
- Aldermaston C.E. Primary School
- Basildon C.E. Primary School
- Beedon C.E. (Controlled) Primary School
- Beenham Primary School
- Birch Copse Primary School
- Bradfield C.E. Primary School
- Brightwalton C.E. Aided Primary School
- Brimpton C.E. Primary School
- Bucklebury C.E. Primary School
- Burghfield St Mary's C.E. Primary School
- Calcot Infant School and Nursery
- Calcot Junior School
- Chaddleworth St Andrew's C.E. Primary School
- Chieveley Primary School
- Cold Ash St Mark's CE Primary School
- Compton C.E. Primary School
- Curridge Primary School
- Downsway Primary School
- Enborne C.E. Primary School
- Englefield C.E. Primary School
- Falkland Primary School
- Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery
- Francis Baily Primary School
- Garland Junior School
- Hampstead Norreys C.E. Primary School
- Hermitage Primary School
- Highwood Copse Primary School
- Hungerford Primary School
- Inkpen Primary School
- John Rankin Infant and Nursery School
- John Rankin Junior School
- Kennet Valley Primary School
- Kintbury St Mary's C.E. Primary School
- Lambourn CofE Primary School
- Long Lane Primary School
- Mortimer St Mary's C.E. Junior School
- Mortimer St. John's C.E. Infant School
- Mrs Bland's Infant School
- Pangbourne Primary School
- Parsons Down Infant School
- Parsons Down Junior School
- Purley CofE Primary School
- Robert Sandilands Primary School and Nursery
- Shaw-cum-Donnington C.E. Primary School
- Shefford C.E. Primary School
- Speenhamland School
- Springfield Primary School
- Spurcroft Primary School
- St Finian's Catholic Primary School
- St John the Evangelist CofE Infant and Nursery School
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
- St Nicolas C.E. Junior School
- St Paul's Catholic Primary School
- Stockcross C.E. School
- Streatley Church of England Primary School
- Sulhamstead and Ufton Nervet School
- Thatcham Park CofE Primary
- The Ilsleys Primary School
- The Willows Primary School
- The Winchcombe School
- Theale C.E. Primary School
- Welford and Wickham C.E. Primary School
- Westwood Farm Infant School
- Westwood Farm Junior School
- Whitelands Park Primary School
- Woolhampton C.E. Primary School
- Yattendon C.E. Primary School
Secondary (10)
Sixth forms and colleges (1)
Other schools and colleges (19)
- Bradfield College
- Brockhurst and Marlston House Schools
- Brookfields School
- Downe House
- Elstree School
- Engaging Potential
- Haywards Farm School
- iCollege Alternative Provision
- Mary Hare School
- New Barn School
- Northcroft Vocational School
- Oaklands School
- Pangbourne College
- Priors Court School
- St Andrew's School
- St Gabriel's School
- The Castle School
- The Grange School
- The Mile House Therapeutic School
Nurseries, pre-schools and clubs in West Berkshire
104 registered nurseries, pre-schools and out-of-school clubs on non-domestic premises in West Berkshire have their own pages, each describing the safeguarding context around the setting and the same authority figures as above. See every setting in West Berkshire.