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School admissions in Newbury

How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.

Reception places, September 2026

23 schools. 9 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
Fir Tree Primary School and NurseryNewbury1.7928not published
Robert Sandilands Primary School and NurseryNewbury1.4829not published
Falkland Primary SchoolNewbury1.32601.118 miles 2026
Highwood Copse Primary SchoolNewbury1.30301.048 miles 2026
Kingsclere Church of England Primary SchoolNewbury1.1330not published
St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolNewbury1.13300.447 miles 2026
The Ilsleys Primary SchoolNewbury1.128not published
Shaw-cum-Donnington C.E. Primary SchoolNewbury1.07140.588 miles 2026
Burghclere Primary SchoolNewbury1.0521not published
Beedon C.E. (Controlled) Primary SchoolNewbury1.003not published
Brightwalton C.E. Aided Primary SchoolNewbury1.008not published
St Martin's East Woodhay Church of England (Aided) Primary SchoolNewbury1.0015not published
Welford and Wickham C.E. Primary SchoolNewbury1.001not published
Speenhamland SchoolNewbury0.98440.834 miles 2026
Chieveley Primary SchoolNewbury0.9623not published
St John the Evangelist CofE Infant and Nursery SchoolNewbury0.91580.792 miles 2026
John Rankin Infant and Nursery SchoolNewbury0.9059not published
Stockcross C.E. SchoolNewbury0.8715not published
St Thomas' Church of England Infant School, Woolton HillNewbury0.7823not published
Enborne C.E. Primary SchoolNewbury0.7512not published
The Willows Primary SchoolNewbury0.7053not published
The Winchcombe SchoolNewbury0.6757not published
Ecchinswell and Sydmonton Church of England Primary SchoolNewbury0.405not published

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.

Year 7 places, September 2026

5 schools. 2 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
The Downs SchoolNewbury1.222044.63 miles 2025
St Bartholomew's SchoolNewbury1.042650.93 miles 2025
Trinity SchoolNewbury0.972091.009 miles 2025
Park House SchoolNewbury0.9616111.79 miles 2020
The Clere SchoolNewbury0.9236not published

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.