Schools in Newbury
Berkshire · West Berkshire · 43 schools
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Schools in Newbury (43)
- Enborne C.E. Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · RG20 0JU
Ofsted: Outstanding (2019)KS2: 96% expected (2025) - St Bartholomew's School
Secondary · Ages 11-18 · RG14 6JP
Ofsted: Outstanding (2021)New report cardAttainment 8: 57.7 (2026)95% of first choices got in - Beedon C.E. (Controlled) Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · RG20 8SL
Ofsted: Good (2011)New report cardKS2: 60% expected (2024) - Brightwalton C.E. Aided Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · RG20 7BN
Ofsted: Good (2022)New report cardKS2: 75% expected (2025)78% of first choices got in - Chaddleworth St Andrew's C.E. Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · RG20 7DT
Ofsted: Good (2017)New report card - Ecchinswell and Sydmonton Church of England Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · RG20 4UA
Ofsted: Good (2023)KS2: 56% expected (2025) - Falkland Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · RG14 6NU
Ofsted: Good (2012)KS2: 85% expected (2025)76% of first choices got in - Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Ages 3-11 · RG14 2RA
Ofsted: Good (2022)KS2: 64% expected (2025)52% of first choices got in - Highwood Copse Primary School
Primary · Ages 3-11 · RG20 9BS
Ofsted: Good (2023)72% of first choices got in - Kingsclere Church of England Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · RG20 5RE
Ofsted: Good (2019)KS2: 75% expected (2025)85% of first choices got in - Robert Sandilands Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Ages 3-11 · RG14 1TS
Ofsted: Good (2016)KS2: 90% expected (2025)67% of first choices got in - Speenhamland School
Primary · Ages 2-11 · RG14 1NU
Ofsted: Good (2023)KS2: 68% expected (2025)91% of first choices got in - St John the Evangelist CofE Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Ages 3-7 · RG14 7DE
Ofsted: Good (2011)91% of first choices got in - St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Ages 3-11 · RG14 2AW
Ofsted: Good (2012)KS2: 74% expected (2025)82% of first choices got in - St Martin's East Woodhay Church of England (Aided) Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · RG20 0AF
Ofsted: Good (2014)KS2: 80% expected (2025)93% of first choices got in - St Michael's School
All-through · Ages 5-18 · Independent · RG20 9JW
Ofsted: Good (2023)Attainment 8: 71.1 (2024) - St Nicolas C.E. Junior School
Primary · Ages 7-11 · RG14 7LU
Ofsted: Good (2015)KS2: 76% expected (2025) - St Thomas' Church of England Infant School, Woolton Hill
Primary · Ages 3-7 · RG20 9XF
Ofsted: Good (2023) - Stockcross C.E. School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · RG20 8LD
Ofsted: Good (2012)New report cardKS2: 77% expected (2025) - The Willows Primary School
Primary · Ages 2-11 · RG14 7SJ
Ofsted: Good (2021)New report cardKS2: 83% expected (2025) - The Winchcombe School
Primary · Ages 3-11 · RG14 1LN
Ofsted: Good (2011)New report cardKS2: 76% expected (2025) - Welford and Wickham C.E. Primary School
Primary · Ages 5-11 · RG20 8HL
Ofsted: Good (2019)KS2: 61% expected (2025) - Burghclere Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · RG20 9HT
Ofsted: Requires Improvement (2022)KS2: 100% expected (2025)82% of first choices got in - Shaw-cum-Donnington C.E. Primary School
Primary · Ages 3-11 · RG14 2JG
Ofsted: Requires Improvement (2022)KS2: 70% expected (2025)93% of first choices got in - New Barn School
Special · Ages 6-19 · Independent · RG20 8HZ
Ofsted: Inadequate (2025)Attainment 8: 2.2 (2026) - Compton C.E. Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · RG20 6QU
- John Rankin Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Ages 2-7 · RG14 6EX
- John Rankin Junior School
Primary · Ages 7-11 · RG14 6ES
- Thorngrove School
Independent · Ages 2-13 · Independent · RG20 9PS
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43
28 primary · 5 secondary
10,186
78% capacity used
7
0 outstanding · 7 good
13,104
2,918 spare places
Ofsted Ratings
Best Schools in Newbury
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Best Schools in Berkshire
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Area Performance (2026)
Attainment 8
37.6
GCSE Eng+Maths
35.4%
School Capacity & Demand
Housing Growth Detected
1,299 new homes approved nearby. This could generate an estimated +325 primary and +234 secondary pupils.
Source: MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years)
Primary Schools
83% occupied · 938 spare places
Secondary Schools
72% occupied · 1836 spare places
Questions parents ask about 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.