Schools and Education in Newbury

There are 22 schools in Newbury (excluding independent schools), including 15 primary schools, 3 secondary schools, and none serving sixth-form education. Newbury has 1 school with Pupil Referral Unit places, and none with places for teen mothers. There are no schools in Newbury under Special Measures.

Primary Schools Secondary Schools Pupils Referral Units

Newbury Education Profile

The median school in Newbury has 17% of its pupils entitled to free schools meals, the 30th highest figure in Berkshire. This represents about 1,000 pupils, or approximately 1 in 6 of Newbury's pupils. Looking at the number of pupils per teacher, the median ratio for Newbury is 18.69 school children per full-time equivalent teacher. This is the 29th lowest ratio in Berkshire, and the 487th lowest pupil/teacher ratio in the South East region of the UK.

The 1 schools in Newbury operating with pupil referral units offer 78 PRU places to the local area.

Primaries

15

6.67% Outstanding • 87% Good

Secondaries

3

33% Outstanding • 33% Good

Primary Schools in Newbury

Most of Newbury's primary schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 13 schools or 87% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between very low and low - about 20% and 20% of primary schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 20% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Newbury's primary schools most commonly have a good ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted KS2 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Enborne C.E. Primary School 4–11 yrs 84
Outstanding
Very high
Low
Church of England
Falkland Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Very high
Good
Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Very low
Good
John Rankin Infant and Nursery School 2–7 yrs 330
Good
Very high
John Rankin Junior School 7–11 yrs 360
Good
Parsons Down Junior School 7–11 yrs 360
Good
Good
Good
Robert Sandilands Primary School and Nursery 3–11 yrs 240
Good
Very high
High
Shaw-cum-Donnington C.E. Primary School 3–11 yrs 98
Requires improvement
Very low
Low
Church of England
Speenhamland School 4–11 yrs 301
Good
Good
Low
St John the Evangelist CofE Infant and Nursery School 3–7 yrs 180
Good
Very high
Church of England
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 244
Good
Low
Very high
Roman Catholic
St Nicolas C.E. Junior School 7–11 yrs 256
Good
Low
Good
Church of England
The Willows Primary School 2–11 yrs 450
Good
Very low
Good
The Winchcombe School 3–11 yrs 480
Good
High
High
Whitelands Park Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
Low

Newbury Secondary Schools

Most of Newbury's secondary schools have been rated Outstanding by Ofsted, amounting to 1 school or 33% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between good and very high - about 33% and 33% of secondary schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 33% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Newbury's secondary schools most commonly have a very low ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Park House School 11–19 yrs 1,295
St Bartholomew's School 11–18 yrs 1,710
Outstanding
Very high
Low
Trinity School 11–18 yrs 1,204
Good
Good
Very low

Newbury Pupil Referral Units

Most of Newbury's pupil referral units have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 1 school or 100% of the total. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Newbury's pupil referral units most commonly have a very low ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
iCollege Alternative Provision 5–19 yrs 48
Good
Very low
Last updated: 27 Jul 2023