1
St Bartholomew's School
Newbury • Berkshire • RG14 6JP
1
8 Dec 2021
Top 10 Secondary schools in West Berkshire
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2021)
This Top 10 showcases secondary schools in the district of West Berkshire. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total secondary schools
10
Outstanding
1
Good
7
Median inspection year
2021
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 11% · G: 78% · RI: 0% · I: 11%
2
Kennet School
Thatcham • Berkshire • RG19 4LL
2
24 Jul 2024
3
Denefield School
Reading • Berkshire • RG31 6XY
2
17 Dec 2023
4
Theale Green School
Reading • RG7 5DA
2
27 Jun 2022
5
John O'Gaunt School
Hungerford • Berkshire • RG17 0AN
2
8 Jul 2019
6
Little Heath School
Reading • Berkshire • RG31 5TY
2
10 Sep 2014
7
The Willink School
Reading • Berkshire • RG7 3XJ
2
3 Mar 2014
8
Trinity School
Newbury • Berkshire • RG14 2DU
2
28 Feb 2014
9
Park House School
Newbury • RG14 6NQ
4
20 Jun 2022
10
The Downs School
Newbury • Berkshire • RG20 6AD
Not judged
10 Nov 2024
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 secondary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.