St John the Evangelist CofE Infant and Nursery School
Old Newtown Road, Newbury, RG14 7DE
188 pupils · 104% of 180 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
- Free school meals
- 12.7%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2025) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 11 March 2025, published 29 April 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.91 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 58 | 53 | 123 | 58 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 55 | 49 | 106 | 54 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 55 | 55 | 111 | 55 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 60 | 58 | 126 | 60 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 60 | 62 | 136 | 60 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 55 | 54 | 108 | 55 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 70 | 147 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 67 | 128 | 60 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Nicolas C.E. Junior School 0.6 km · No overall grade (2024)
- The Willows Primary School 0.9 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- John Rankin Junior School 1.1 km · No overall grade (2024)
- John Rankin Infant and Nursery School 1.2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Highwood Copse Primary School 1.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Speenhamland School 1.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.