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Stockcross C.E. School

Primary · Voluntary aided school · Mixed · West Berkshire

Chapel Road, Newbury, RG20 8LD

Website 01488608356

78

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

School remains Good

No graded inspection

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

96.1%

5.5% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

83

Capacity used

Has space

79%

105 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

8 of 8 families who put it first got an offer

9

Places offered

20

Total applications

2.2

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference88● 100%
2nd preference20● 0%
3rd preference90● 0%
4th preference10● 0%
Total20840%

1st preference success by year

72%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
93%
2024
100%
2025

West Berkshire lets families list 4 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Joanna Lagares
Address
Chapel Road, Stockcross, Newbury, RG20 8LD
Phone
01488608356
Local authority
West Berkshire
Ward / constituency
Newbury Speen · Newbury
Area
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
110017

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals5%——
English as additional language6%——
SEN support15%——
51% boys (42)49% girls (41)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

83 pupils · 105 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 26

    06 January 2026

    S5 Inspection · report card

    InclusionExpected standard
    AchievementExpected standard
    Safeguarding standardsMet
    Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
    Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
    Leadership and governanceExpected standard
    Early yearsNeeds attention
    Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
    Post-16 provisionNot applicable
  2. 22

    15 February 2022

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 73 pupils

Attendance

96.1%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

3.9%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

5.5%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

1.4%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.8%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

11%
20/21
17%
21/22
9%
22/23
9%
23/24
5%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths78%——
Higher standard22%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard54%
-8% vs England
Higher standard0%
-8% vs England

Reading

Expected standard85%
+10% vs England
Higher standard69%
+36% vs England
Average score110
+4 vs England

Writing

Expected standard54%
-18% vs England
Greater depth0%
-13% vs England

Maths

Expected standard69%
-5% vs England
Higher standard31%
+5% vs England
Average score104
-1 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard69%
-4% vs England
Higher standard38%
+8% vs England
Average score105
+0 vs England

Science

Expected standard85%
+3% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

692019412023782024542025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)54%61%
Higher standard0%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through West Berkshire council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.