Schools in West Berkshire

67 schools with published admissions figures

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The newest figures for each school. "1st prefs per place" is how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It measures demand, not whether a child would get a place. A dash means the figure is not available.

How the 2026 round went in West Berkshire

Primary

For September 2026, 90.8% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 98.1% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 1.6 points higher than in 2016, when it was 89.2%.

The council's primary schools between them had 2,024 places for 1,547 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Secondary

For September 2026, 94.9% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 98.8% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 3.4 points higher than in 2016, when it was 91.6%.

The council's secondary schools between them had 2,143 places for 1,680 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Source: Department for Education, applications and offers. The same round across England.

If a family is refused a place

In 2026, families in West Berkshire lodged 82 appeals about a school place.

49 of them were heard by a panel and 15 succeeded, which is about 31 in every 100 heard.

The other 33 did not reach a panel. Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.

This is a record of decisions already made. A panel hears one case at a time and decides it on what that family sets out, so these figures do not indicate what would happen in any particular appeal.

Source: Department for Education, admission appeals in England, reporting year 2026. Counts every school in this council area. The share that succeeded is taken over appeals heard by a panel, not over appeals lodged.

Schools here running specialist SEN provision

6 of this council's published schools run a SEN unit or a resourced provision: teaching for children with special educational needs, on the same site as the rest of the school.

SchoolPhaseWhat it runs
Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery
Newbury
primary Resourced provision
Speenhamland School
Newbury
primary Resourced provision
Theale C.E. Primary School
Reading
primary Resourced provision
The Winchcombe School
Newbury
primary Resourced provision
Westwood Farm Infant School
Reading
primary Resourced provision
Trinity School
Newbury
secondary Resourced provision

This says a provision exists and nothing more. Neither how many children it takes nor which kinds of need it is set up for is published for a mainstream school, and it is not a statement about how well any school supports children with SEN. Ask the school or the council. Source: Department for Education, special educational needs in England.

Primary

School 1st prefs per place Demand since Latest Ofsted
Aldermaston C.E. Primary School
Reading
0.82 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Beedon C.E. (Controlled) Primary School
Newbury
- - Expected standard
Ofsted report card (current framework)
Beenham Primary School
Reading
- - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Birch Copse Primary School
Reading
1.65 - Outstanding
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Bradfield C.E. Primary School
Reading
0.97 - Improved significantly
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Brightwalton C.E. Aided Primary School
Newbury
- - Expected standard
Ofsted report card (current framework)
Brimpton C.E. Primary School
Reading
- - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Bucklebury C.E. Primary School
Reading
0.91 - Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Burghfield St Mary's C.E. Primary School
Reading
1.30 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Calcot Infant School and Nursery
Reading
0.95 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Chaddleworth St Andrew's C.E. Primary School
Newbury
- - Expected standard
Ofsted report card (current framework)
Chieveley Primary School
Newbury
0.96 - Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Cold Ash St Mark's CE Primary School
Thatcham
1.21 - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Curridge Primary School
Thatcham
0.93 - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Downsway Primary School
Reading
1.57 - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Enborne C.E. Primary School
Newbury
0.75 - Standards maintained
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Englefield C.E. Primary School
Reading
1.12 - Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Falkland Primary School
Newbury
1.32 - Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery
Newbury
1.79 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Francis Baily Primary School
Thatcham
0.95 - Expected standard
Ofsted report card (current framework)
Hampstead Norreys C.E. Primary School
Thatcham
- - Standards maintained
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Hermitage Primary School
Thatcham
0.93 - Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Highwood Copse Primary School
Newbury
1.30 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Hungerford Primary School
Hungerford
0.98 - Standards maintained
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Inkpen Primary School
Hungerford
- - Expected standard
Ofsted report card (current framework)
John Rankin Infant and Nursery School
Newbury
0.90 - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Kennet Valley Primary School
Reading
0.88 - Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Kintbury St Mary's C.E. Primary School
Hungerford
0.92 - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Lambourn CofE Primary School
Hungerford
1.00 - Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Long Lane Primary School
Reading
0.80 - Standards maintained
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Mortimer St. John's C.E. Infant School
Reading
0.91 - Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Mrs Bland's Infant School
Reading
0.95 - Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Pangbourne Primary School
Reading
- - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Parsons Down Infant School
Thatcham
1.31 - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Purley CofE Primary School
Reading
- - Expected standard
Ofsted report card (current framework)
Robert Sandilands Primary School and Nursery
Newbury
1.48 - Improved significantly
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Shaw-cum-Donnington C.E. Primary School
Newbury
1.07 - Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Shefford C.E. Primary School
Hungerford
- - Expected standard
Ofsted report card (current framework)
Speenhamland School
Newbury
0.98 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Springfield Primary School
Reading
0.88 - Expected standard
Ofsted report card (current framework)
Spurcroft Primary School
Thatcham
0.96 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Finian's Catholic Primary School
Thatcham
1.03 - Expected standard
Ofsted report card (current framework)
St John the Evangelist CofE Infant and Nursery School
Newbury
0.91 - Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Newbury
1.13 - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
St Paul's Catholic Primary School
Reading
0.86 - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Stockcross C.E. School
Newbury
0.87 - Expected standard
Ofsted report card (current framework)
Sulhamstead and Ufton Nervet School
Reading
0.87 - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Thatcham Park CofE Primary
Thatcham
0.86 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
The Ilsleys Primary School
Newbury
- - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
The Willows Primary School
Newbury
0.70 - Strong standard
Ofsted report card (current framework)
The Winchcombe School
Newbury
0.67 - Needs attention
Ofsted report card (current framework)
Theale C.E. Primary School
Reading
0.94 - Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Welford and Wickham C.E. Primary School
Newbury
- - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Westwood Farm Infant School
Reading
0.78 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Whitelands Park Primary School
Thatcham
0.87 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Woolhampton C.E. Primary School
Reading
- - Some aspects not as strong
Ofsted ungraded inspection
Yattendon C.E. Primary School
Thatcham
0.86 - School remains Good
Ofsted ungraded inspection

Secondary

School 1st prefs per place Demand since Latest Ofsted
Denefield School
Reading
1.07 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
John O'Gaunt School
Hungerford
0.92 - Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Kennet School
Thatcham
0.96 - Good
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)

Elsewhere