The Winchcombe School is a primary school located in Newbury. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 30/09/2011. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is above average, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Maple Crescent, Newbury

School Information

Address: Maple Crescent, Newbury, RG14 1LN
Website: www.winchcombe.w-berks.sch.uk
Telephone: 01635232780
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: West Berkshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Neil Pilsworth
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 135079

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 30/09/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 476
Number of Pupils: 468
Number of Boys: 245
Number of Girls: 223

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.8 Confidence interval 0.1 to 3.4
Writing
Average: 0.6 Confidence interval -1 to 2.1
Maths
Average: 1.1 Confidence interval -0.4 to 2.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:72%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:16%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Victoria Park Nursery School & Family Hub
Victoria Park , Parkway RG14 1EH 		4out of 4 652 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Winchcombe School
Maple Crescent , Shaw RG14 1LN 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Speenhamland School
Pelican Lane , RG14 1NU 		2out of 4 606 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Newport Road , RG14 2AW 		3out of 4 645 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Shaw-cum-Donnington C.E. Primary School
Love Lane , Donnington RG14 2JG 		2out of 4 704 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Robert Sandilands Primary School and Nursery
Digby Road , Speen RG14 1TS 		3out of 4 1,193 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Trinity School
Love Lane , Shaw RG14 2DU 		3out of 4 385 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Bartholomew's School
Andover Road , RG14 6JP 		3out of 4 2,342 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Castle School
Love Lane , Donnington RG14 2JG 		4out of 4 960 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Engaging Potential
Progress House , 79 Gaywood Drive RG14 2PR 		- not rated 1,668 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Icollege Alternative Provision
88 Newtown Road , RG14 7BT 		3out of 4 2,064 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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