Best Schools in Newbury

How many schools are there in Newbury?

Newbury has 43 open schools: 28 state primary, 5 state secondary or all-through, 2 independent, 5 special and 3 others.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Newbury are rated Outstanding?

4 schools in Newbury were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: St Bartholomew's School, Enborne C.E. Primary School, The Castle School and Victoria Park Nursery School. Counting Good as well, 89% of the 36 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

St Bartholomew's SchoolEnborne C.E. Primary SchoolThe Castle SchoolVictoria Park Nursery School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Newbury get the best GCSE results?

Of the 5 schools in Newbury with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at St Bartholomew's School, with an Attainment 8 score of 57.7 and 67% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Park House School, with an Attainment 8 score of 50.5 and 56% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Trinity School, with an Attainment 8 score of 43.2 and 36% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

St Bartholomew's SchoolPark House SchoolTrinity School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Newbury have the best SATs results?

Of the 20 primary schools in Newbury with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Burghclere Primary School (100% in reading, 100% in maths); Enborne C.E. Primary School (100% in reading, 92% in maths); and Robert Sandilands Primary School and Nursery (93% in reading, 87% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Burghclere Primary SchoolEnborne C.E. Primary SchoolRobert Sandilands Primary School and Nursery

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Newbury?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Newbury selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Newbury have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Newbury have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, the council allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Newbury?

Apply to your council - West Berkshire or Hampshire, depending on your address - through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.