Primary school in Newbury, West Berkshire
John Rankin Junior School
Henshaw Crescent, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 6ES
Ofsted
Inspected under the current framework, which gives no overall grade, on 22 October 2024.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 311
- Places
- 360
- How full
- 86% full — 311 of 360 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 167 / 144
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for West Berkshire 021D, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 33%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 18%
- Households owning their home
- 68%
- Households in social housing
- 19%
- Households with no car
- 8%
- Adults economically inactive
- 33%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 7–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- MAIDEN ERLEGH TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Flora Cooper
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
- Ward
- Newbury Wash Common
- Constituency
- Newbury
- URN
- 152177
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Rankin Infant and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | — | 0.1 mi |
| St John the Evangelist CofE Infant and Nursery SchoolVoluntary aided school | No grade | — | 0.7 mi |
| Falkland Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 65% | 0.7 mi |
| St Nicolas C.E. Junior SchoolVoluntary aided school | No grade | 54% | 0.9 mi |
| Highwood Copse Primary SchoolFree schools | Good 2023 | — | 1 mi |
| The Willows Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 66% | 1.2 mi |
| Robert Sandilands Primary School and NurseryCommunity school | No grade | 77% | 1.3 mi |
| Speenhamland SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 55% | 1.4 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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