St John the Evangelist CofE Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–7 · Newbury, West Berkshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.792 miles
Published by West Berkshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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St John the Evangelist CofE Infant and Nursery School is a primary school in Newbury, West Berkshire for ages 3–7 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 11 March 2025. West Berkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St John the Evangelist CofE Infant and Nursery 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 | 0.792 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026's last offer went to a child living 0.792 miles away, 10th shortest of 59 West Berkshire primary schools (this one included) with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- For comparison, the middle Reception 2026 last distance among those 59 West Berkshire primary schools was 2.78 miles.
- For Reception 2026 there were 53 first-choice applications for 58 offers; 48 offers went to first-choice families, and 5 first-choice families (9%) were not offered a place.
- Ofsted's latest visit, on 11 March 2025, was not judged; the previous graded outcome was Good, on 12 January 2011.
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
- Old Newtown Road, Newbury, RG14 7DE
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–7
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- West Berkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 188 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 11 March 2025
Strengths
- “The school is a welcoming and inclusive environment.”
- “Relationships between staff and pupils are based on mutual respect and trust.”
- “As a result, pupils feel safe and happy.”
To improve
- “However, on occasion, key gaps in pupils’ phonics knowledge are not addressed effectively.”
- “Additionally, some of the books that older pupils read do not help them practise the sounds they have learned.”
- “When this happens, some pupils do not learn to read as quickly as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 April 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 53 first-preference applications, 58 offers in total, 48 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.
- St Nicolas C.E. Junior School 0.4 mi Not judged
- The Willows Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- John Rankin Junior School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- John Rankin Infant and Nursery School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Highwood Copse Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Speenhamland School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Falkland Primary School 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published