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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 8 February 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 30 January 2014Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry397 applications · 209 places offered · 202 named it first
HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.
- 2026 1.9; West Berkshire median median 1.9
- 2025 2.0; West Berkshire median median 1.8
- 2024 1.9; West Berkshire median median 1.8
- 2023 2.0; West Berkshire median median 1.9
- 2022 1.7; West Berkshire median median 1.8
- 2021 1.8; West Berkshire median median 1.8
- 2020 1.9; West Berkshire median median 1.7
- 2019 1.9; West Berkshire median median 1.9
- 2018 1.7; West Berkshire median median 1.7
- 2017 1.6; West Berkshire median median 1.6
- 2016 1.8; West Berkshire median median 1.8
- 2015 1.7; West Berkshire median median 1.8
- 2014 1.7; West Berkshire median median 1.7
- This school
- West Berkshire median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 209 | 397 | 1.9 | 202 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2025 | 221 | 447 | 2.0 | 224 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2024 | 230 | 447 | 1.9 | 238 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2023 | 232 | 467 | 2.0 | 229 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2022 | 261 | 431 | 1.7 | 212 | 0.81 |
| Sep 2021 | 199 | 358 | 1.8 | 169 | 0.85 |
| Sep 2020 | 206 | 392 | 1.9 | 207 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 | 207 | 383 | 1.9 | 192 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2018 | 195 | 326 | 1.7 | 181 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2017 | 191 | 302 | 1.6 | 159 | 0.83 |
| Sep 2016 | 167 | 302 | 1.8 | 145 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2015 | 177 | 305 | 1.7 | 176 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2014 | 181 | 302 | 1.7 | 150 | 0.83 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 199 | 43.2 | 36% | 57% | – |
| 2024/25 | 203 | 42.9 | 39% | 60% | – |
| 2023/24 | 198 | 45.9 | 34% | 61% | +0.09 |
| 2022/23 | 171 | 47.6 | 40% | 63% | +0.31 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Trinity SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20241.9applications per place 43.2Attainment 8
- 2.5 km · West Berkshire20261.9applications per place 57.7Attainment 8
- 4.0 km · West BerkshireGraded · no overall grade20251.9applications per place 50.5Attainment 8
- 5.0 km · West BerkshireGood20241.3applications per place 48.0Attainment 8
- 7.1 km · HampshireSerious weaknesses Graded · no overall grade20252.8applications per place 38.8Attainment 8
- 11.8 km · HampshireStandards maintained20241.4applications per place 45.7Attainment 8
- 12.0 km · West BerkshireGraded · no overall grade20242.6applications per place
- 13.7 km · West BerkshireGraded · no overall grade20251.3applications per place 43.2Attainment 8
- 16.4 km · West Berkshire20262.1applications per place 42.2Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 138525 · 869/4055
- Trust
- Newbury Academy Trust
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,204 pupils · 1,349 on roll
- Free school meals
- 23.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision and SEN unit
- Opened
- 1 August 2012
- Replaced
- Trinity School (URN 131790)
- Address
- Love Lane, Shaw, Newbury, RG14 2DU
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources