Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery
Contact details for the school

School Name: Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery
Address: Fir Tree Lane
Town/City: Newbury
County: Berkshire
Postcode: RG14 2RA
Telephone Number: 0163542129
Website:

Type of school

Phase: Primary (ages 3-11)
Type: Academy sponsor led
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2013
Trust: Newbury Academy Trust
Sponsor: Trinity School - Newbury Academy Trust

Staff and pupils

Headteacher: Mr Michael Steer
Capacity: 210
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 239 (51% boys & 49% girls)
Enrollment: 114% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 33.5%

SEN Provisions

  • ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder

Location and administration

URN: 139081
DfE Number: 869/2000
UKPRN: 10039868
UPRN: 100081319824
Region: South East (E12000008)
District: West Berkshire (E06000037)
Constituency: Newbury (E14001376)
Electoral Ward: Newbury Clay Hill (E05012142)

Easting & Northing: 449159E, 167674N
Latitude & Longitude: 51° 24' 23.78" N 1° 17' 40.23" W
Plus Code: 9C3WCP44+J5

External links

DfE Record: View record

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Nearby schools
  1. Engaging Potential (0.3km)
  2. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (1.4km)
  3. Parsons Down Junior School (1.4km)
  4. Parsons Down Infant School (1.4km)
  5. Trinity School (1.8km)
  6. Victoria Park Nursery School (1.8km)
  7. The Winchcombe School (1.9km)
  8. Whitelands Park Primary School (2.1km)
  9. Northcroft Vocational School (2.2km)
  10. Speenhamland School (2.2km)
Associated schools

Same trust

Same sponsor Predecessor school†

† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged.
Governors

  • Mrs Subah Akhtar - Shared Local Governor - Establishment. Appointed on 8 December 2025 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 20 April 2026.
  • Mr Hugo Edward Bailey - Shared Local Governor - Establishment. Appointed on 21 October 2022 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 20 October 2026.
  • Mr Hugo Edward Bailey - Chair of Local Governing Body. Appointed on 30 September 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 20 October 2026.
  • Mr Nicholas Phillip Blair - Local Governor. Appointed on 21 May 2025 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 20 May 2029.
  • Mrs Sandra Maher - Shared Local Governor - Establishment. Appointed on 28 November 2025 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 27 November 2029.
  • Dr Alison Jane Mitchell - Local Governor. Appointed on 30 September 2024 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 22 April 2027.
  • Mrs Karen Mary Osmond - Shared Local Governor - Establishment. Appointed on 29 November 2021 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 28 November 2025.
  • Mrs Jennifer Pharoah - Shared Governance Professional - Establishment. Appointed on 22 April 2025.
  • Mrs Natasha Amanda Purcell - Shared Local Governor - Establishment. Appointed on 8 December 2021 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 7 December 2025.
  • Mrs Sarah Walton - Local Governor. Appointed on 21 May 2025 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 20 May 2029.
  • Dr Charlotte Wilson - Shared Local Governor - Establishment. Appointed on 12 July 2012 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal). Term runs until 12 July 2052.