Burghclere Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Newbury, Hampshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
4.46 miles
Published by Hampshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2019–2025 trend 🔒
Burghclere Primary School is a primary school in Newbury, Hampshire for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 24 June 2025. Hampshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
Burghclere 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 | 4.46 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In Reception 2026 the last child offered a place lived 4.46 miles from the school, the 10th longest of 88 Hampshire primary schools with a published last distance.
- The 2026 Reception last distance was nearer than in 2023 and further than in 2019, and it swung sharply between some years.
- Reception 2026 had 22 first-choice applications for 21 offers; 18 offers went to first-choice families and 4 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 90% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 10% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Hampshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Church Lane, Newbury, RG20 9HT
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Hampshire
- Pupils on roll
- 95 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 7.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 24 June 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils at Burghclere Primary School benefit from an ambitious curriculum, which is designed for all to succeed.”
- “The school ensures that the curriculum is adapted to meet the needs of those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).”
- “This means that pupils achieve well.”
To improve
- “However, this is not always the case.”
- “This means that in some subjects, pupils do not apply their knowledge which allows them to deepen their understanding.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 July 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) | 90% | 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: 22 first-preference applications, 21 offers in total, 18 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 Hampshire.
- Ecchinswell and Sydmonton Church of England Primary School 2.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Woolton Hill Junior School 2.4 mi School remains Good
- St Thomas' Church of England Infant School, Woolton Hill 2.5 mi Good Last distance published
- St Martin's East Woodhay Church of England (Aided) Primary School 3.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Kingsclere Church of England Primary School 3.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Ashford Hill Primary School 5.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Overton Church of England Primary School 7.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Mary Bourne Primary School 7.2 mi Good Last distance published