The Winchcombe School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Newbury, West Berkshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
13.667 miles
Published by West Berkshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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The Winchcombe School is a primary school in Newbury, West Berkshire for ages 3–11 (community school). West Berkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
The Winchcombe 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 | 13.667 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 13.667 miles away, the 7th longest of 59 West Berkshire primary schools with a published last distance.
- Reception 2026 had 38 first-choice applications for 57 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 19 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- Reception 2026 had 0.7 first choices per offer, the lowest of 55 West Berkshire primary schools.
- In 2024/25, 51% 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
- Maple Crescent, Shaw, Newbury, RG14 1LN
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- West Berkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 436 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 10 February 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils benefit from a positive, caring environment where warm relationships and well‑established routines help them feel safe.”
- “Pupils try hard to embody these traits in daily life.”
- “This ethos contributes to a clear sense of belonging.”
To improve
- “However, too many younger pupils are not learning to read quickly enough.”
- “Additionally, writing is not taught as well as it should be across the school.”
- “Over time, large numbers of disadvantaged pupils have not achieved well in reading, writing and mathematics.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 March 2026 (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) | 51% | 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: 38 first-preference applications, 57 offers in total, 38 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.
- Speenhamland School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Shaw-cum-Donnington C.E. Primary School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Robert Sandilands Primary School and Nursery 0.7 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- St Nicolas C.E. Junior School 0.9 mi Not judged
- Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- St John the Evangelist CofE Infant and Nursery School 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Willows Primary School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published