Engaging Potential
Other independent special school in Newbury (West Berkshire).
Map of nearby schools
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).Press Map+ on the map for a full-screen view with neighbourhood deprivation layers.
Nearby schools
nearest first21 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery, 0.2 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fir Tree Primary School and NurseryAcademy sponsor led | 0.2 mi | Primary | 239 | Good, 2022 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 0.6 mi | Primary | 246 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2023Last graded Good (Sep 2012) |
| Trinity SchoolAcademy converter | 0.9 mi | Secondary | 1,349 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2024Last graded Good (Jan 2014) |
| Victoria Park Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 1.0 mi | Nursery | 116 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 |
| The Winchcombe SchoolCommunity | 1.0 mi | Primary | 436 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 2 areas, Needs attention in 5 |
| Parsons Down Infant SchoolCommunity | 1.1 mi | Primary | 88 | Ungraded inspection, May 2024Last graded Good (Jan 2019) |
| Parsons Down Junior SchoolCommunity | 1.1 mi | Primary | 139 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2022Last graded Good (Jun 2017) |
| Speenhamland SchoolAcademy converter | 1.2 mi | Primary | 290 | Good, 2023 |
| Northcroft Vocational SchoolOther independent special | 1.2 mi | Special | 15 | - |
| St Nicolas C.E. Junior SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.3 mi | Primary | 244 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements |
| Shaw-cum-Donnington C.E. Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 1.3 mi | Primary | 91 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| The Castle SchoolCommunity special | 1.3 mi | Special | 228 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2024Last graded Outstanding (Oct 2014) |
| Whitelands Park Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.5 mi | Primary | 372 | Good, 2022 |
| The Willows Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.5 mi | Primary | 337 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 6 areas, Expected standard in 1 |
| Robert Sandilands Primary School and NurseryCommunity | 1.5 mi | Primary | 221 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2025Last graded Good (May 2016) |
| St John the Evangelist CofE Infant and Nursery SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.6 mi | Primary | 188 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Thatcham Park CofE PrimaryVoluntary controlled | 1.7 mi | Primary | 399 | Good, 2024 |
| The Grange SchoolOther independent special | 1.7 mi | Special | 40 | - |
| St Bartholomew's SchoolAcademy converter | 1.8 mi | Secondary | 1,905 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 4 |
| Newbury CollegeFurther education | 2.0 mi | 16 plus | - | - |
| Cold Ash St Mark's CE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 2.0 mi | Primary | 195 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2024Last graded Good (Nov 2014) |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is close to the middle for deprivation in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 5 of 10).
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 145
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