The Willows Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · Newbury, West Berkshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.05 miles
Published by West Berkshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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The Willows Primary School is a primary school in Newbury, West Berkshire for ages 2–11 (community school). West Berkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
The Willows 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 | 2.05 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 23.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 13.2% across the 8 nearest primary schools in West Berkshire.
- For Reception 2026 the last child offered a place lived 2.05 miles away, the 23rd shortest of the 59 West Berkshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- Reception 2026 drew 37 first-choice applications for 53 offers (0.7 first choices per offer, the 3rd lowest of 55 West Berkshire primary schools); every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 66% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%) and 12% 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
- Pyle Hill, The Willows Primary School, Pyle Hill, Newbury, RG14 7SJ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- West Berkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 337 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 23.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 10 February 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils are eager to come into school in the morning, anticipating the day ahead and looking forward to seeing their friends.”
- “Warm greetings from staff at the classroom doors and purposeful early morning activities set the tone for the day.”
- “Pupils are inspired by explicit references to the school values throughout the day to 'have a go, not give up and always try to be the best version of themselves'.”
To improve
- “Occasionally, this is not the case where a number of pupils have multiple needs.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 April 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) | 66% | 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: 37 first-preference applications, 53 offers in total, 37 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 John the Evangelist CofE Infant and Nursery School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Highwood Copse Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- St Nicolas C.E. Junior School 0.8 mi Not judged
- John Rankin Junior School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- John Rankin Infant and Nursery School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Speenhamland School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery 1.5 mi Good Last distance published