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Highwood Copse Primary School

Free schools · Newbury · RG20 9BS

Ages 3–11 · 149 pupils · West Berkshire

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Ofsted

Good

Overall absence

3.4%

Admissions demand

1.27 · Competitive

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-10-03

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence3.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)6.6%
Unauthorised0.8%
Authorised absence
2.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
61

Absence trend

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.27 · Competitive

1st preferences

38

Places offered

30

1st-preference offers

30

Total preferences (any rank)
100
Preferred offers (top 3)
30
Applications from outside LA
10
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill71%

149 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
149
Boys / girls
76 / 73
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
149 / 210 (71%)
Free school meals
11.4%
FSM pupils
17
Gender
Mixed
School type
Free schools

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: THE THAMES LEARNING TRUST
Academy trust
THE THAMES LEARNING TRUST
Sponsor
The Thames Learning Trust
Headteacher
Miss Serraphina Robinson

Location

Address
Highwood Copse Way
Postcode
RG20 9BS
Town
Newbury
County
Berkshire
Local authority
West Berkshire
District
West Berkshire
Constituency
Newbury
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed free schools (primary), Ages 3–11, in Newbury, West Berkshire, 149 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 11.4%.

Open schools in Newbury
42
Primary schools in Newbury
28
Academies among open schools in Newbury
21% (9)
Open schools in RG20
22
Primary in RG20
16
Open schools in West Berkshire LA
99
Primary in West Berkshire LA
67

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    Ages 2–11

    • KS263%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM24.6%
    • Demand0.91

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  • Falkland Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS273%
    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM6.4%
    • Demand1.00

    1.0 miles away

  • John Rankin Junior School

    Ofsted: Not judged

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    Ages 7–11

    • FSM13.2%

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  • St Nicolas C.E. Junior School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

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    Ages 7–11

    • KS252%
    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM16.8%

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  • St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS253%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM6.9%
    • Demand0.97

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  • Speenhamland School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS256%
    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM25.2%
    • Demand0.95

    1.9 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Serraphina Robinson
Telephone
01635749991
Website
https://www.highwoodcopse.co.uk/

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