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School admissions in West Berkshire

How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 27 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. 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

56 schools. 14 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
Fir Tree Primary School and NurseryNewbury1.7928not published
Birch Copse Primary SchoolReading1.65600.519 miles 2026
Downsway Primary SchoolReading1.57300.328 miles 2026
Robert Sandilands Primary School and NurseryNewbury1.4829not published
Falkland Primary SchoolNewbury1.32601.118 miles 2026
Parsons Down Infant SchoolThatcham1.3129not published
Burghfield St Mary's C.E. Primary SchoolReading1.30301.66 miles 2026
Highwood Copse Primary SchoolNewbury1.30301.048 miles 2026
Cold Ash St Mark's CE Primary SchoolThatcham1.21291.351 miles 2026
St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolNewbury1.13300.447 miles 2026
Englefield C.E. Primary SchoolReading1.12162.612 miles 2026
The Ilsleys Primary SchoolNewbury1.128not published
Shaw-cum-Donnington C.E. Primary SchoolNewbury1.07140.588 miles 2026
St Finian's Catholic Primary SchoolThatcham1.03291.656 miles 2026
Beedon C.E. (Controlled) Primary SchoolNewbury1.003not published
Brightwalton C.E. Aided Primary SchoolNewbury1.008not published
Brimpton C.E. Primary SchoolReading1.009not published
Hampstead Norreys C.E. Primary SchoolThatcham1.003not published
Lambourn CofE Primary SchoolHungerford1.0013not published
Pangbourne Primary SchoolReading1.006not published
Welford and Wickham C.E. Primary SchoolNewbury1.001not published
Woolhampton C.E. Primary SchoolReading1.006not published
Speenhamland SchoolNewbury0.98440.834 miles 2026
Hungerford Primary SchoolHungerford0.9843not published
Bradfield C.E. Primary SchoolReading0.9730not published
Spurcroft Primary SchoolThatcham0.9655not published
Chieveley Primary SchoolNewbury0.9623not published
Mrs Bland's Infant SchoolReading0.9541not published
Francis Baily Primary SchoolThatcham0.9540not published
Calcot Infant School and NurseryReading0.9539not published
Theale C.E. Primary SchoolReading0.9435not published
Hermitage Primary SchoolThatcham0.9330not published
Curridge Primary SchoolThatcham0.9314not published
Kintbury St Mary's C.E. Primary SchoolHungerford0.9213not published
St John the Evangelist CofE Infant and Nursery SchoolNewbury0.91580.792 miles 2026
Bucklebury C.E. Primary SchoolReading0.9111not published
Mortimer St. John's C.E. Infant SchoolReading0.9143not published
John Rankin Infant and Nursery SchoolNewbury0.9059not published
Shefford C.E. Primary SchoolHungerford0.899not published
Kennet Valley Primary SchoolReading0.8824not published
Springfield Primary SchoolReading0.8840not published
Whitelands Park Primary SchoolThatcham0.8755not published
Stockcross C.E. SchoolNewbury0.8715not published
Sulhamstead and Ufton Nervet SchoolReading0.8715not published
St Paul's Catholic Primary SchoolReading0.8636not published
Thatcham Park CofE PrimaryThatcham0.8650not published
Purley CofE Primary SchoolReading0.867not published
Yattendon C.E. Primary SchoolThatcham0.8614not published
Inkpen Primary SchoolHungerford0.836not published
Aldermaston C.E. Primary SchoolReading0.8211not published
Long Lane Primary SchoolReading0.80301.553 miles 2026
Westwood Farm Infant SchoolReading0.7846not published
Enborne C.E. Primary SchoolNewbury0.7512not published
The Willows Primary SchoolNewbury0.7053not published
Beenham Primary SchoolReading0.676not published
The Winchcombe SchoolNewbury0.6757not 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

10 schools. 4 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
The Downs SchoolNewbury1.222044.63 miles 2025
Denefield SchoolReading1.072031.899 miles 2025
The Willink SchoolReading1.062012.756 miles 2025
St Bartholomew's SchoolNewbury1.042650.93 miles 2025
Trinity SchoolNewbury0.972091.009 miles 2025
Kennet SchoolThatcham0.962874.087 miles 2024
Park House SchoolNewbury0.9616111.79 miles 2020
John O'Gaunt SchoolHungerford0.92654.6 miles 2013
Little Heath SchoolReading0.842601.427 miles 2024
Theale Green SchoolReading0.811245.3 miles 2013

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.