Park House School
239 Andover Road, Newbury, RG14 6NQ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- GREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr James King
- Sponsor
- Greenshaw Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Newbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,295
- Pupils on roll
- 981
- URN
- 149435
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01635573911
About this school
Park House School is a secondary academy in Newbury. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 981 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 185 | 176 | 209 |
| Attainment 8 score | 48.4 | 53.3 | 55.9 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.29 +0.08 to +0.50 | +0.60 +0.38 to +0.81 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 51% | 64.2% | 62.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 71% | 79.5% | 78.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 80% | 53.4% | 9.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
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 Park House 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 | 48.4 | 41 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 53.3 | 40.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 55.9 | 38.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,074 |
| 2023/24 | 980 |
| 2024/25 | 984 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Park House School compares
Park House School ranked 2nd of 9 secondary schools in West Berkshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 89% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55.9 | 7% | 13.3% | 981 | — |
| St Bartholomew's School | 56.2 | 7.6% | 12.3% | 1,905 | 0.9 miles |
| The Clere School | 41.3 | 10.9% | 25.9% | 382 | 2.3 miles |
| Trinity School | 42.9 | 10.3% | 22.5% | 1,349 | 2.5 miles |
| Kennet School | 46.5 | 9.2% | 17.1% | 1,824 | 4.2 miles |
| The Hurst School | 45.3 | 7.4% | 15.6% | 1,021 | 7.3 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)
- 13.3%
- English as an additional language
- 9.9%
- Overall absence
- 7.03%
- Persistent absence
- 19.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Bartholomew's School0.9 miles
Secondary · Newbury
-
The Clere School2.3 miles
Secondary · Newbury
-
Trinity School2.5 miles
Secondary · Newbury
-
Kennet School4.2 miles
Secondary · Thatcham
-
The Hurst School7.3 miles
Secondary · Tadley
Other schools in Newbury
- St Bartholomew's School Secondary
- The Clere School Secondary
- The Downs School Secondary
- Trinity School Secondary
- 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 year groups does Park House School teach?
- Park House School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in Newbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Park House School?
- The headteacher of Park House School is Mr James King, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Park House School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Park House 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 big is Park House School?
- Park House School has 981 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Park House School full?
- Park House School has capacity for 1,295 pupils and 981 on roll (76%), 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 Park House School a faith school?
- No. Park House School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Park House School?
- Park House School is part of GREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Park House School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 48.4 in 2022/23 and 55.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Park House School rank locally?
- Park House School ranked 2nd of 9 secondary schools in West Berkshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 89% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Park House School's absence rate?
- Park House School's overall absence rate is 7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Park House School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Park House 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 10 July 2026.