The Winchcombe School
Maple Crescent, Newbury, RG14 1LN
436 pupils · 104% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
- Free school meals
- 17.6%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 10 February 2026, published 25 March 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 51% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.67 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 57 | 38 | 123 | 54 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 59 | 61 | 149 | 59 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 56 | 54 | 148 | 56 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 60 | 86 | 158 | 60 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 60 | 63 | 145 | 60 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 60 | 68 | 138 | 60 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 79 | 164 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 71 | 143 | 60 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Speenhamland School 0.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 0.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Shaw-cum-Donnington C.E. Primary School 0.6 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Robert Sandilands Primary School and Nursery 1.1 km · Improved significantly (2025)
- St Nicolas C.E. Junior School 1.5 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery 1.9 km · Good (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.