Shaw-cum-Donnington C.E. Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3–11 · Newbury, West Berkshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.588 miles
Published by West Berkshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Shaw-cum-Donnington C.E. Primary School is a primary school in Newbury, West Berkshire for ages 3–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 1 July 2025. West Berkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Shaw-cum-Donnington C.E. 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 | 0.588 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 for 2026 lived 0.588 miles away, the 7th shortest of 59 West Berkshire primary schools with a published last distance.
- Reception 2026 had 15 first-choice applications for 14 offers; 14 offers went to first-choice families and 1 first-choice family (7%) was not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 60% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% 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
- Love Lane, Donnington, Newbury, RG14 2JG
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- West Berkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 91 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 34.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 1 July 2025
Strengths
- “This village school is the heart of the community.”
- “Warm friendships flourish across all age groups, creating a strong sense of belonging.”
- “Older pupils carry out their role as ‘buddy’ to Reception children with diligence.”
To improve
- “However, in a few subjects in the wider curriculum, task design does not fully support pupils to think deeply about their learning.”
- “Whereas, pupils recall facts well, they are less secure in applying their subject-specific skills independently.”
- “The schools knows it must continue to raise attendance further for some pupils.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 September 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) | 60% | 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: 15 first-preference applications, 14 offers in total, 14 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.
- The Winchcombe School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Speenhamland School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Robert Sandilands Primary School and Nursery 0.6 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Nicolas C.E. Junior School 1.3 mi Not judged
- Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- St John the Evangelist CofE Infant and Nursery School 1.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- John Rankin Junior School 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade