The Winchcombe School

West BerkshireCommunity school

Maple Crescent, Shaw, Newbury, RG14 1LN

Headteacher: Mr Matt PercySchool website ↗Pupils: 445 (capacity: 420)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
92% of first-choice applicants offered a place
51%
Reading, Writing & Maths
92%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
51.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
0.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 72%·Writing 56%·Maths 79%All three 51%
Reading
Expected72%
Exceeding34%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected56%
Exceeding0%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected79%
Exceeding26%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
59
How many families wanted this school first?
61
How many got their first choice?
56of 61 (91.8%)
How many applied in total?
149

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
23.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
33.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
16.0%
Boys and girls
47%girls·53%boys
209 girls, 236 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 72% (2016/17), currently 51%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1633.0%0.0%-1.4+1.8-2.5
2016/1772.0%9.0%+0.8+0.9+0.6
2017/1856.0%7.0%-0.4-0.3-1.9
2018/1972.0%16.0%+1.8+0.6+1.1
2022/2355.0%6.0%-1.1-2.0-1.9
2023/2458.0%5.0%---
2024/2551.0%0.0%---
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