The Winchcombe School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Nov 16 2021 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
West Berkshire
Unique reference
135079
Address
Maple Crescent, Shaw, RG14 1LN

Pupils

Number of Pupils
445 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
53.0%
Girls
47.0%
First language not English
26.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
16.2%
Persistent absence
18.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
14.2%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 63.1%
Other White 12.4%
Indian 10.3%
Unclassified 3.6%
Mixed 3.1%
Other 3.1%
Bangladeshi 1.8%
Pakistani 0.7%
Irish 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.4%
African 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-1.1
WritingBelow average-2
MathsBelow average-1.9
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 58%
Local authority average 57%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 5%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 106
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

The Winchcombe School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
59
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
61
2nd preference
46
3rd preference
38
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
56
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes25.9
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher23.6
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher26.4
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
2
2
0
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
1
1
0
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
15
5
10
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
11
8
3
Reception, Full-time
60
29
31
Year 1
60
38
22
Year 2
56
29
27
Year 3
61
25
36
Year 4
60
35
25
Year 5
57
30
27
Year 6
62
34
28
Year 2024-2025