John Rankin Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–7 · Newbury, West Berkshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
9.496 miles
Published by West Berkshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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John Rankin Infant and Nursery School is a primary school in Newbury, West Berkshire for ages 2–7 (academy converter). West Berkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
John Rankin Infant and Nursery 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 | 9.496 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last Reception place in 2026 went to a child 9.496 miles away, the 9th longest of 59 West Berkshire primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 2.78 miles).
- For Reception 2026 the school published 90 places, and it had 240 pupils on roll in January 2026.
- Some 7.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, below the middle figure of 16.8% across the 8 nearest primary schools in West Berkshire.
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
- Garford Crescent, Newbury, RG14 6EX
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–7
- Council
- West Berkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 240 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 7.9% of pupils eligible
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in West Berkshire.
- John Rankin Junior School 0.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Falkland Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St John the Evangelist CofE Infant and Nursery School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Nicolas C.E. Junior School 0.9 mi Not judged
- Highwood Copse Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- The Willows Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Robert Sandilands Primary School and Nursery 1.4 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Speenhamland School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published