St Bartholomew's School
Ofsted: Expected standardAcademy converter · Secondary
Newbury · RG14 6JP · West Berkshire
Ages 11–18
- Att855.3
- P80.4
- EM5+62%
- Absence7.6%
0.9 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: Not judgedURN 149435
Park House School
Academy converter · Newbury · RG14 6NQ
Ages 11–19 · 981 pupils · West Berkshire
Ofsted
Not judged
Attainment 8
53.3
Overall absence
8.8%
Admissions demand
0.64 · Often has places
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Not judged
Inspection date
2025-05-07
- Overall effectiveness
- Not judged
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8+0.60
−20+2
Attainment 853.3
English & maths grade 5+64%
English & maths grade 4+80%
EBacc entry53%
EBacc APS: 4.8
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence8.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)24.5%
Unauthorised3.0%
- Authorised absence
- 5.9%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 4.8%
- Enrolments in measure
- 973
Absence trend
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Admissions demand
Coordinated admissions for secondary 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
0.64 · Often has places
1st preferences
87
Places offered
157
1st-preference offers
87
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 274
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 136
- Applications from outside LA
- 75
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 49
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 fill76%
981 pupils · 1,295 places
- Pupils on roll
- 981
- Boys / girls
- 492 / 489
- School capacity
- 1,295
- Capacity fill
- 981 / 1,295 (76%)
- Free school meals
- 11.9%
- FSM pupils
- 99
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 11–19
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Governance
- Academy trust: GREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST
- Academy trust
- GREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST
- Sponsor
- Greenshaw Learning Trust
- Headteacher
- Mr James King
Location
- Address
- 239 Andover Road
- Postcode
- RG14 6NQ
- Town
- Newbury
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
- District
- West Berkshire
- Constituency
- Newbury
- Urban/rural
- Urban: 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 academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–19, in Newbury, West Berkshire, 981 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy. Free school meals: 11.9%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
The Clere School
Ofsted: Not judgedCommunity school · Secondary
Newbury · RG20 9HP · Hampshire
Ages 11–16
- Att839.1
- P8-0.6
- EM5+38%
- Absence11.2%
2.3 miles away
Trinity School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Newbury · RG14 2DU · West Berkshire
Ages 11–18
- Att845.9
- P80.1
- EM5+34%
- Absence10.1%
2.5 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr James King
- Telephone
- 01635573911