John Rankin Junior School
Academy sponsor led primary school in Newbury. Headteacher: Ms Flora Cooper.
Academy trust
iGet Information about Schools (DfE), extract of 24 Oct 2026, and Governance Register.John Rankin Junior School is one of 11 schools run by Maiden Erlegh Trust.
- Type of school
- Academy sponsor led
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Schools in the trust
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| School | Phase | Local authority | Pupils | Governors on Governance Register | Latest Ofsted in our data (as at 30 Sep 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birch Hill Primary School and Nursery | Primary | Bracknell Forest | 361 | 8 | Ungraded inspection 2019Last graded Good (Mar 2016, previous school). This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Great Hollands Primary School | Primary | Bracknell Forest | 278 | 7 | Report card 2025Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 3; safeguarding standards met |
| Hamilton School | Special | Reading | 64 | 10 | Good 2024 |
| Horizons Ap Academy | - | Reading | 30 | 8 | Ungraded inspection 2025Last graded Good (Feb 2018, previous school) |
| John Rankin Infant and Nursery School | Primary | West Berkshire | 240 | 6 | Ungraded inspection 2023No earlier grade held in our data. This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| John Rankin Junior School (this school) | Primary | West Berkshire | 311 | 6 | not inspected / no record |
| Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge | Secondary | Oxfordshire | 374 | 9 | Report card 2026Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 1; safeguarding standards met |
| Maiden Erlegh School | Secondary | Wokingham | 1,841 | 8 | Outstanding 2020Ungraded inspection Apr 2025, no grade given |
| Maiden Erlegh School in Reading | Secondary | Reading | 889 | 9 | Ungraded inspection 2023Last graded Good (Jun 2018) |
| Oak Tree School | Special | Wokingham | 147 | 10 | Report card 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5; safeguarding standards met |
| River Academy | Secondary | Reading | 373 | 10 | not inspected / no record |
| 11 schools | 4,908 |
Schools linked to the trust in the Governance Register school data (Get Information about Schools, extract of 24 Oct 2026). Pupils are on-roll counts from the register. Ofsted: latest inspection in the Ofsted management information (as at 30 September 2026); "No overall grade" means inspected since September 2024 without a one-word grade; what the inspection found is shown beneath, and the school's Ofsted card has the full table.
What this means
- Funding
- An academy is funded directly by the Department for Education, through its trust, rather than through the local council.
- Admissions
- The trust is the admissions authority and sets the admissions policy. Applications are usually still coordinated by the local council.
- Governance
- The trust board is legally accountable for the school. It often delegates some oversight to a local governing body.
General explanation of how academy trusts work in England, not a statement about this trust. See GOV.UK Academy trust governance guide.