Engaging Potential
Progress House, 79 Gaywood Drive, Newbury, RG14 2PR
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 13 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Tracy Watson
- Constituency
- Newbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 14
- Pupils on roll
- 14
- URN
- 139963
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
- Telephone
- 07789758299
About this school
Engaging Potential is an independent special school in Newbury. It teaches children aged 13 to 19 and has 14 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Engaging Potential under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Engaging Potential has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in July 2013, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Engaging Potential has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12 |
| 2023/24 | 14 |
| 2024/25 | 13 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 14
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Northcroft Vocational School1.2 miles
Special schools · Newbury
-
The Castle School1.4 miles
Special schools · Newbury
-
The Grange School1.7 miles
Special schools · Thatcham
-
iCollege Alternative Provision2.0 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Newbury
-
St Gabriel's School2.2 miles
Independent schools · Berkshire
Other schools in Newbury
- iCollege Alternative Provision Local authority maintained schools
- Mary Hare School Special schools
- Northcroft Vocational School Special schools
- The Castle School Special schools
- Victoria Park Nursery School Nursery
- 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
Common questions
- What ages does Engaging Potential teach?
- Engaging Potential teaches children aged 13 to 19. It is a special school in Newbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Engaging Potential?
- The headteacher of Engaging Potential is Mrs Tracy Watson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Engaging Potential been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Engaging Potential 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 Engaging Potential?
- Engaging Potential has 14 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 13 to 19.
- Is Engaging Potential full?
- Engaging Potential has capacity for 14 pupils and 14 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 Engaging Potential a faith school?
- No. Engaging Potential has no designated religious character.
- What are Engaging Potential's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Engaging Potential'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 24 July 2026.