The Winchcombe School

Community school · Primary school · Newbury, West Berkshire
RG14 1LN
Composite score
33.2

School overview

The Winchcombe School is a primary school serving Newbury, West Berkshire, classified by the DfE as a community school. It has 445 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. 51% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 7.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). The Winchcombe School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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National rank
#1911
In South East
#43
In West Berkshire
Top 86%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
51%
% achieving higher RWM
0%
Reading average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

New framework · Last inspection: 10/02/2026 · Read full report ↗

Achievement
Needs attention
Leadership and governance
Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Inclusion
Needs attention
Safeguarding standards
Met
Early years
Expected standard

School profile

Pupils on roll 445 % FSM ever-6 16.6% % EAL 26.5% Age range 3–11 Gender Mixed

Location

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