Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Newbury, West Berkshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.763 miles
Published by West Berkshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery is a primary school in Newbury, West Berkshire for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 11 May 2022. West Berkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery 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 | 0.763 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 0.763 miles away, the 9th shortest of 59 West Berkshire primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 2.78 miles).
- Reception 2026 drew 50 first-choice applications for 28 offers: 1.8 first choices per offer, the highest of 55 West Berkshire primary schools.
- In Reception 2026, 26 offers went to first-choice families and 24 first-choice families (48%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 53% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 3% 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
- Fir Tree Lane, Newbury, RG14 2RA
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- West Berkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 239 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 31.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 11 May 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils are very happy at school.”
- “They enjoy their lessons because teachers think very carefully about how they will make learning engaging.”
- “Pupils feel included and valued, including those who are part of the school’s specially resourced provision for pupils with autism spectrum disorder.”
To improve
- “Senior leaders know that over time, too many pupils have not been taught to read effectively.”
- “This has led to many pupils becoming disenchanted with reading.”
- “However, some of this work has been slowed by the pandemic.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 4 July 2022 (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) | 53% | 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: 50 first-preference applications, 28 offers in total, 26 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 Joseph's Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Parsons Down Junior School 0.9 mi School remains Good
- Parsons Down Infant School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Winchcombe School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Whitelands Park Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Speenhamland School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- St Nicolas C.E. Junior School 1.4 mi Not judged
- The Willows Primary School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published