John Rankin Junior School

Henshaw Crescent, Newbury, RG14 6ES

Ofsted: Requires improvement

Primary

Phase

360

Capacity

7-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from John Rankin Junior School (URN 109825) since 31 October 2025. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 22 October 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Placed in a category of concern: Serious weaknesses.

Safeguarding standards Met

Quality of education: Inadequate
Behaviour & attitudes: Good
Personal development: Good
Leadership & management: Inadequate

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25

Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected): 53.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher): 2.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected): 66.0%
Writing (Expected): 59.0%
Maths (Expected): 60.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected): 58.0%
Reading avg scaled score: 104.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score: 102.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score: 102.0
Cohort Size: 91

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 341
Capacity: 360 (0% full)
SEND: 22.3%
FSM Eligible: 12.3%
EAL: 12.0%
SEN with EHC Plan: 1.5%
SEN Support: 20.8%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 27.3:1
Teachers (FTE): 12.5

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 5.2% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 9.8% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
Religious Character: Does not apply
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

White British: 75.0%
White Other: 11.8%
Mixed White & Asian: 2.4%
Asian Indian: 2.1%
Asian Chinese: 1.5%
Black African: 1.5%
Other: 1.5%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.9%

75.0%

White British

11.8%

White Other

2.4%

Mixed White & Asian

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

0163542376

Henshaw Crescent

Newbury, South East

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Administrative

URN: 152177
UKPRN: 10099137
Establishment No.: 2004
Trust: MAIDEN ERLEGH TRUST

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