John Rankin Junior School
Henshaw Crescent, Newbury, RG14 6ES
This school is closed (it closed in December 2025).
It was replaced by John Rankin Junior School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Headteacher
- Ms Flora Cooper
- Constituency
- Newbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 341
- URN
- 109825
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
About this school
John Rankin Junior School was a community primary school in Newbury. It taught children aged 7 to 11 and had 341 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
John Rankin Junior School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1900, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 92 | 89 | 91 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 25% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 2% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 69% | 66% |
| Expected standard in maths | 65% | 47% | 60% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 60% | 58% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 100.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How John Rankin Junior School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | West Berkshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 55% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 25% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 55.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 362 |
| 2023/24 | 358 |
| 2024/25 | 341 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How John Rankin Junior School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 5.2% | 12.3% | 341 | — |
| John Rankin Junior School | — | — | — | 311 | 0.0 miles |
| John Rankin Infant and Nursery School | — | — | — | 240 | 0.1 miles |
| St John the Evangelist CofE Infant and Nursery School | — | 6% | 13.5% | 188 | 0.7 miles |
| Falkland Primary School | 65% | 4.2% | 6.2% | 422 | 0.7 miles |
| St Nicolas C.E. Junior School | 54% | 4% | 16.6% | 244 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 12.32%
- English as an additional language
- 12%
- Overall absence
- 5.2%
- Persistent absence
- 9.8%
Location
Nearby schools
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John Rankin Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Newbury
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John Rankin Infant and Nursery School0.1 miles
Primary · Newbury
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St John the Evangelist CofE Infant and Nursery School0.7 miles
Primary · Newbury
-
Falkland Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Newbury
-
St Nicolas C.E. Junior School0.9 miles
Primary · Newbury
Other schools in Newbury
- Beedon C.E. (Controlled) Primary School Primary
- Brightwalton C.E. Aided Primary School Primary
- Burghclere Primary School Primary
- Chaddleworth St Andrew's C.E. Primary School Primary
- Chieveley Primary School Primary
- Compton C.E. Primary School Primary
- Ecchinswell and Sydmonton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Enborne C.E. Primary School Primary
- Falkland Primary School Primary
- Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Highwood Copse Primary School Primary
- John Rankin Infant and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does John Rankin Junior School teach?
- John Rankin Junior School taught children aged 7 to 11. It was a primary school in Newbury.
- Has John Rankin Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected John Rankin Junior School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at John Rankin Junior School?
- John Rankin Junior School had 341 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- How have John Rankin Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 53% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are John Rankin Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, John Rankin Junior School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 31 December 2025.