Highwood Copse Primary School
Highwood Copse Way, Newbury, RG20 9BS
149 pupils · 71% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE THAMES LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
- Free school meals
- 11.4%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 3 October 2023, published 20 November 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.3 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 30 | 39 | 93 | 30 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 30 | 35 | 80 | 30 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 30 | 38 | 100 | 30 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 30 | 29 | 84 | 30 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 30 | 37 | 87 | 30 |
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
- The Willows Primary School 1.1 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- St John the Evangelist CofE Infant and Nursery School 1.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Falkland Primary School 1.5 km · No overall grade (2025)
- John Rankin Infant and Nursery School 1.7 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- John Rankin Junior School 1.7 km · No overall grade (2024)
- St Nicolas C.E. Junior School 1.9 km · No overall grade (2024)
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.