Best Schools in West Berkshire

How many schools are there in West Berkshire?

West Berkshire has 99 open schools: 67 state primary, 10 state secondary or all-through, 7 independent, 11 special and 4 others.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in West Berkshire are rated Outstanding?

10 schools in West Berkshire were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Priors Court School, Haywards Farm School, The Grange School, Birch Copse Primary School, St Bartholomew's School and 5 more. Counting Good as well, 91% of the 82 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.

Priors Court SchoolHaywards Farm SchoolThe Grange SchoolBirch Copse Primary SchoolSt Bartholomew's School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in West Berkshire get the best GCSE results?

Of the 10 schools in West Berkshire 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; The Willink School, with an Attainment 8 score of 55.8 and 64% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Park House School, with an Attainment 8 score of 50.5 and 56% 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 SchoolThe Willink SchoolPark House School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in West Berkshire have the best SATs results?

Of the 52 primary schools in West Berkshire with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Bradfield C.E. Primary School (100% in reading, 92% in maths); Enborne C.E. Primary School (100% in reading, 92% in maths); and Theale C.E. Primary School (93% in reading, 93% 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.

Bradfield C.E. Primary SchoolEnborne C.E. Primary SchoolTheale C.E. Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in West Berkshire?

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

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in West Berkshire have catchment areas?

Most state schools in West Berkshire have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, West Berkshire 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 West Berkshire?

Apply to West Berkshire 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.