St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Newbury, West Berkshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.447 miles
Published by West Berkshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Newbury, West Berkshire for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 18 October 2023. West Berkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St Joseph's Catholic 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 | 0.447 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026, the last child offered a place lived 0.447 miles away, the 4th shortest of 59 West Berkshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- For Reception 2026, there were 34 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 28 offers went to first-choice families and 6 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 45% of pupils 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
- Newport Road, Newbury, RG14 2AW
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- West Berkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 246 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 6.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 18 October 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to be members of this school.”
- “They respond positively to the schools’ high expectations, which motivate them to try their best.”
- “Pupils enthusiastically share their learning with visitors and talk confidently about their work.”
To improve
- “However, in some foundation subjects, the curriculum is not focused on re-visiting earlier learning.”
- “Here, pupils struggle to remember important knowledge and do not develop a secure understanding over time.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 November 2023 (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) | 45% | 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: 34 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 28 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
- Shaw-cum-Donnington C.E. Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Nicolas C.E. Junior School 0.8 mi Not judged
- Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Robert Sandilands Primary School and Nursery 0.9 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- St John the Evangelist CofE Infant and Nursery School 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Willows Primary School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published