St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolThe Winchcombe School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Newbury.

Summary of the comparison

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School and The Winchcombe School are primary schools in Newbury.

  • St Joseph's Catholic Primary School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average) and The Winchcombe School scores 41 out of 100 (grade D, below average). St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • St Joseph's Catholic Primary School was judged Good and The Winchcombe School was judged in need of attention.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 45.0% for St Joseph's Catholic Primary School and 51.0% for The Winchcombe School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (73.0% in 2022-23, 45.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at The Winchcombe School (55.0% in 2022-23, 51.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School versus The Winchcombe School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure NewburySt Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolNewburyThe Winchcombe SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC59/100Stronger figureD41/100
Local ranking22nd of 63 in West Berkshire Stronger figure48th of 63 in West Berkshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodStronger figureOfsted: Needs attention
School typeVoluntary aided school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll238 445
Capacity244 420
LocationNewbury, RG14 2AW Newbury, RG14 1LN
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard45.0% 51.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score103.0 107.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 105.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census238 445
Free school meals (ever 6)6.6% 16.6%
English as an additional language67.2% 26.5%
SEN support21.0% 14.2%
SEN with an EHC plan2.5% 6.3%
Attendance
Overall absence4.5% Stronger figure5.6% 6.2%
Persistent absence10.9% Stronger figure15.6% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

The Winchcombe School

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