Shaw-cum-Donnington C.E. Primary School
Love Lane, Donnington, Newbury, RG14 2JG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Ms Lindsay Wakefield
- Diocese
- Diocese of Oxford
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Newbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 98
- Pupils on roll
- 91
- URN
- 109974
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 0163540971
About this school
Shaw-cum-Donnington C.E. Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Newbury. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 91 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Shaw-cum-Donnington C.E. Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 13 | 15 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 31% | 60% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 13% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 62% | 87% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 54% | 67% | 60% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 62% | 80% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.20 | - | - |
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 Shaw-cum-Donnington C.E. Primary 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 | 31% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 55.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 90 |
| 2023/24 | 89 |
| 2024/25 | 85 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Shaw-cum-Donnington C.E. Primary School compares
Shaw-cum-Donnington C.E. Primary School ranked 23rd of 52 primary schools in West Berkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 6% | 25.9% | 91 | — |
| The Winchcombe School | 51% | 5.7% | 16.6% | 436 | 0.4 miles |
| Speenhamland School | 55% | 5.6% | 23.8% | 290 | 0.5 miles |
| Robert Sandilands Primary School and Nursery | 77% | 4.9% | 33.3% | 221 | 0.6 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 45% | 4.5% | 6.6% | 246 | 0.8 miles |
| St Nicolas C.E. Junior School | 54% | 4% | 16.6% | 244 | 1.3 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)
- 25.88%
- English as an additional language
- 7.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.03%
- Persistent absence
- 18.07%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Winchcombe School0.4 miles
Primary · Newbury
-
Speenhamland School0.5 miles
Primary · Newbury
-
Robert Sandilands Primary School and Nursery0.6 miles
Primary · Newbury
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Newbury
-
St Nicolas C.E. Junior School1.3 miles
Primary · Newbury
Other schools in Newbury
Shaw-cum-Donnington C.E. Primary School ranks 11th of the 20 ranked primary 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 Shaw-cum-Donnington C.E. Primary School teach?
- Shaw-cum-Donnington C.E. Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Newbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Shaw-cum-Donnington C.E. Primary School?
- The headteacher of Shaw-cum-Donnington C.E. Primary School is Ms Lindsay Wakefield, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Shaw-cum-Donnington C.E. Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Shaw-cum-Donnington C.E. Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Shaw-cum-Donnington C.E. Primary School?
- Shaw-cum-Donnington C.E. Primary School has 91 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Shaw-cum-Donnington C.E. Primary School full?
- Shaw-cum-Donnington C.E. Primary School has capacity for 98 pupils and 91 on roll (93%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Shaw-cum-Donnington C.E. Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Shaw-cum-Donnington C.E. Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Oxford.
- Does Shaw-cum-Donnington C.E. Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Shaw-cum-Donnington C.E. Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Shaw-cum-Donnington C.E. Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 31% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Shaw-cum-Donnington C.E. Primary School compare with other schools in West Berkshire?
- Shaw-cum-Donnington C.E. Primary School ranked 23rd of 52 primary schools in West Berkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Shaw-cum-Donnington C.E. Primary School's absence rate?
- Shaw-cum-Donnington C.E. Primary School's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Shaw-cum-Donnington C.E. Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Shaw-cum-Donnington C.E. Primary 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 29 June 2026.