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The Winchcombe School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Matt Percy

location_onNewbury, RG14 1LN

language Visit Website phone 1635232780

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

468

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Expected Standard

51%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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The Winchcombe School is a Community school primary school in Newbury, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 80% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

The Winchcombe School is a community school in Newbury, West Berkshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 445 pupils on roll, of whom 17% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 51% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #39 of 53 primaries in West Berkshire and #11,854 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.8 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

51%

LA 56%

Reading72% LA 72%

Writing56% LA 65%

Maths79% LA 68%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading72% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing67% LA 65% · Eng 72%

Maths77% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 54%England 60%

Reading67% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing65% LA 64% · Eng 71%

Maths65% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.1

Read

LA 0.1

-2.5 to 0.3

-2.0

Write

LA -0.8

-3.3 to -0.6

-1.9

Maths

LA -0.8

-3.2 to -0.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading78% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing81% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths83% LA 73% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.8

Read

LA 0.2

0.1 to 3.4

0.6

Write

LA -0.1

-1.0 to 2.1

1.1

Maths

LA -0.9

-0.4 to 2.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 65%

Reading64% LA 76%

Writing80% LA 78%

Maths64% LA 72%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.4

Read

LA 0.1

-2.2 to 1.4

-0.3

Write

LA -0.2

-2 to 1.4

-1.9

Maths

LA -0.6

-3.5 to -0.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

16 November 2021

Inspection Report

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09 November 2016

Inspection Report

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29 September 2011

Inspection Report

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30 June 2009

Inspection Report

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31 March 2009

Inspection Report

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03 December 2008

Inspection Report

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08 July 2008

Inspection Report

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06 February 2008

Inspection Report

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21 September 2007

Inspection Report

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16 January 2007

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2016-11-09

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2011-09-29

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2009-06-30

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

1.1%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.7%(3 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 445 pupils. During this period, there were 5 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.1%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	445	5	1.1%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	437	2	0.5%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	454	1	0.2%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	446	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	441	2	0.5%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	480	3	0.6%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	468	7	1.5%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	469	4	0.9%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	478	5	1.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	472	9	1.9%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	465	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	477	2	0.4%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	468	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	460	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	475	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	475	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	466	4	0.9%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	482	6	1.2%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	468	6	1.3%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	458	12	2.6%	0.5%	1
2017/18 (Summer term)	470	11	2.3%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	457	4	0.9%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	458	13	2.8%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	438	2	0.5%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	436	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	432	1	0.2%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 28 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 23 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 16 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 12 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 5 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils