Welford and Wickham C.E. Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 5–11 · Newbury, West Berkshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.818 miles
Published by West Berkshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Welford and Wickham C.E. Primary School is a primary school in Newbury, West Berkshire for ages 5–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 12 June 2024. West Berkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Welford and Wickham 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 | 1.818 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 1.818 miles away, the 22nd shortest of 59 West Berkshire primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 2.78 miles).
- Reception 2026 had 1 first-choice application for 1 offer, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 36% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- There are 9.7 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 17.2 across the 8 nearest primary schools in West Berkshire.
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
- Welford Road, Newbury, RG20 8HL
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- West Berkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 53 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 9.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 12 June 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud of their village school.”
- “Staff have created a nurturing environment for all pupils.”
- “They know pupils and their families well.”
To improve
- “However, the school knows that pupils could learn even better.”
- “Staff recognise that the new curriculum needs further embedding for pupils to make more connections with what they have learned before.”
- “The school’s checks on the impact of the curriculum are less well established.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 July 2024 (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) | 36% | 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: 1 first-preference applications, 1 offers in total, 1 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.
- Shefford C.E. Primary School 2.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Stockcross C.E. School 3.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Kintbury St Mary's C.E. Primary School 3.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Chaddleworth St Andrew's C.E. Primary School 3.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hungerford Primary School 4.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Robert Sandilands Primary School and Nursery 4.7 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Chieveley Primary School 4.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Inkpen Primary School 4.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published