The Winchcombe School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Maple Crescent
Shaw
Newbury
Berkshire
RG14 1LN
Phone 01635232780
Reference Number 135079

General Makeup

Number of pupils 446
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 54.71%
Girls: 45.29%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 15.2%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 31.6%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 28.5
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 29.7
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 28.9

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 28 31 59
2 25 36 61
3 37 25 62
4 33 25 58
5 33 28 61
6 36 26 62

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 62.1%
White, Other 12.6%
Indian 10.3%
Unclassified 3.6%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.3%
White & Black (African) 1.3%
African 1.3%
White & Asian 0.9%
Irish 0.2%
Mixed, Other 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Asian, Other 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Inspection Date 2022-01-17
Date Description Report
2021-11-16 School inspection School inspection
2016-11-09 Short inspection Short inspection
2011-09-29 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2009-06-30 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2009-03-31 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2008-12-03 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2008-07-08 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2008-02-06 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2007-09-21 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2007-01-16 Full inspection: Full inspection:

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 55% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 6% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 105 Unlock Unlock
Maths 103 Unlock Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -1.1 Unlock Unlock
Writing -2 Unlock Unlock
Maths -1.9 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

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Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 52 7
Third Preference 34 0
From another Local Authority 1 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Speenhamland School
Pelican Lane, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 1NU
0.34 miles
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
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0.37 miles
Victoria Park Nursery School & Family Hub
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0.37 miles
Shaw-cum-Donnington C.E. Primary School
Love Lane, Donnington, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 2JG
0.4 miles
Robert Sandilands Primary School and Nursery
Digby Road, Speen, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 1TS
0.68 miles
St Nicolas C.E. Junior School
Link Road, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 7LU
0.94 miles
Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery
Fir Tree Lane, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 2RA
1.15 miles
St John the Evangelist CofE Infant and Nursery School
Old Newtown Road, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 7DE
1.32 miles
The Willows Primary School
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1.53 miles
John Rankin Junior School
Henshaw Crescent, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 6ES
1.71 miles
John Rankin Infant and Nursery School
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1.77 miles
Parsons Down Junior School
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2.01 miles
Parsons Down Infant School
Herons Way, Thatcham, Berkshire, RG19 3SR
2.03 miles
Highwood Copse Primary School
Highwood Copse Way, Newbury, Berkshire, RG20 9BS
2.09 miles
Falkland Primary School
Andover Road, Wash Common, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 6NU
2.38 miles
Whitelands Park Primary School
Sagecroft Road, Thatcham, Berkshire, RG18 3FH
2.41 miles
Stockcross C.E. School
Chapel Road, Stockcross, Newbury, Berkshire, RG20 8LD
2.46 miles
Curridge Primary School
Curridge, Thatcham, Berkshire, RG18 9DZ
2.46 miles
Cold Ash St Mark's CE Primary School
Cold Ash Hill, Cold Ash, Thatcham, Berkshire, RG18 9PT
2.62 miles
Thatcham Park CofE Primary
Park Avenue, Thatcham, Berkshire, RG18 4NP
2.67 miles
Name Distance
Trinity School
Love Lane, Shaw, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 2DU
0.22 miles
The Castle School
Love Lane, Donnington, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 2JG
0.55 miles
Engaging Potential
Progress House, 79 Gaywood Drive, Newbury, RG14 2PR
0.95 miles
St Bartholomew's School
Andover Road, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 6JP
1.33 miles
Mary Hare School
Arlington Manor, Snelsmore Common, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 3BQ
1.89 miles
Newbury College
Monks Lane, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 7TD
1.92 miles
Park House School
239 Andover Road, Newbury, RG14 6NQ
2.28 miles
St Gabriel's School
St Gabriel's, Berkshire, RG20 9BD
2.29 miles
Downe House
Cold Ash, Thatcham, RG18 9JJ
2.71 miles
Kennet School
Stoney Lane, Thatcham, Berkshire, RG19 4LL
3.15 miles
Priors Court School
Prior's Court Road, Hermitage, Thatcham, Berkshire, RG18 9NU
3.56 miles
The Clere School
Earlstone Common, Burghclere, Newbury, Berkshire, RG20 9HP
4.21 miles
St Michael's School
Harts Lane, Burghclere, Newbury, Berkshire, RG20 9JW
4.58 miles
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