Falkland Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Newbury, West Berkshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.118 miles
Published by West Berkshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Falkland Primary School is a primary school in Newbury, West Berkshire for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 29 April 2025. West Berkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Falkland Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 1.118 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 1.118 miles away, the 14th shortest of 59 West Berkshire primary schools with a published last distance.
- Reception 2026 had 79 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 60 offers went to first-choice families, and 19 first-choice families (24%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 65% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 6% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other West Berkshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Andover Road, Wash Common, Newbury, RG14 6NU
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- West Berkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 422 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 6.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 29 April 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils say that they ‘feel part of a family’ at Falkland Primary School.”
- “They are enthusiastic about attending and enjoy learning.”
- “They are proud to be part of the school and share this enthusiastically with visitors.”
To improve
- “Occasionally, this approach is not secure in all subjects.”
- “This means that some pupils do not achieve as well.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 June 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 65% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 79 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 60 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in West Berkshire.
- John Rankin Infant and Nursery School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- John Rankin Junior School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Highwood Copse Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- St John the Evangelist CofE Infant and Nursery School 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Enborne C.E. Primary School 1.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- The Willows Primary School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Nicolas C.E. Junior School 1.5 mi Not judged
- Robert Sandilands Primary School and Nursery 2.1 mi Improved significantly Last distance published