The Winchcombe School
Community primary school in Newbury (West Berkshire).
Location
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I am delighted to welcome you to our school website. As the Headteacher, I feel extremely proud to lead The Winchcombe School and work with a community committed to help everyone Improving As One.
At The Winchcombe School, we have a caring, passionate team and children who are eager to learn and demonstrate our four school values: At the heart of all of our decisions are the children, the impact of our decisions on them and the impact on our staff.
We strongly believe in providing children with exciting, creative and meaningful learning experiences, which encourages their curiosity and enables them to grow as ambassadors of our school.
Involving families in their childs education is crucial in building a whole school community which thrives on mutual respect and kindness therefore mirroring and demonstrating our school values. Parental involvement in school life benefits our whole school, and we are always looking at how we can utilise the skills of our community.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
7 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Band
- Choir
- Coding
- Computing
- Music
- Stem
- Swimming
Key facts
- URN
- 135079
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
- Constituency
- Newbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2005
Governing body (0 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Liam Anderson Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
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