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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades
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 entry106 applications · 59 places offered · 53 named it first
- 2026 1.8; West Berkshire median median 2.1
- 2025 1.9; West Berkshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2024 1.8; West Berkshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2023 2.1; West Berkshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2022 1.7; West Berkshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2021 1.8; West Berkshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2020 1.6; West Berkshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2019 1.7; West Berkshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2018 1.7; West Berkshire median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2017 1.6; West Berkshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2016 2.0; West Berkshire median median 2.3; as the previous school
- 2015 1.8; West Berkshire median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2014 2.0; West Berkshire median median 2.2; as the previous school
- This school
- West Berkshire median
Dashed bars: as John Rankin Infant and Nursery School (URN 109826), the previous school.
Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, 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 | 59 | 106 | 1.8 | 53 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2025 * | 64 | 122 | 1.9 | 58 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2024 * | 90 | 159 | 1.8 | 84 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2023 * | 71 | 147 | 2.1 | 63 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2022 * | 67 | 116 | 1.7 | 58 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2021 * | 77 | 141 | 1.8 | 74 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2020 * | 90 | 146 | 1.6 | 70 | 0.78 |
| Sep 2019 * | 87 | 148 | 1.7 | 76 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2018 * | 82 | 143 | 1.7 | 71 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2017 * | 89 | 143 | 1.6 | 61 | 0.69 |
| Sep 2016 * | 90 | 176 | 2.0 | 61 | 0.68 |
| Sep 2015 * | 90 | 163 | 1.8 | 61 | 0.68 |
| Sep 2014 * | 80 | 159 | 2.0 | 46 | 0.57 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- John Rankin Infant and Nursery SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20231.8applications per place
- 0.1 km · West BerkshireSerious weaknesses Graded · no overall grade2024
- 1.0 km · West BerkshireGraded · no overall grade20252.5applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
- 1.2 km · West BerkshireGraded · no overall grade20252.1applications per place
- 1.5 km · West BerkshireGraded · no overall grade202454%met the SATs standard
- 1.7 km · West BerkshireGood20233.1applications per place
- 2.0 km · West Berkshire20261.4applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
- 2.3 km · West BerkshireImproved significantly20252.8applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
- 2.3 km · West BerkshireGood20232.1applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 152176 · 869/2084
- Trust
- Maiden Erlegh Trust
- Capacity
- 330 pupils · 240 on roll
- Free school meals
- 7.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 January 2026
- Replaced
- John Rankin Infant and Nursery School (URN 109826)
- Address
- Garford Crescent, Newbury, RG14 6EX
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources