John Rankin Junior School
Primary school in Newbury, West Berkshire. No overall grade. Quality of education inadequate (Oct 2024). Serious weaknesses.
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 22 October 2024, report published 18 December 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Serious weaknesses. Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern.
This inspection was given to John Rankin Junior School (its Ofsted page), the school this one replaced when it became an academy. John Rankin Junior School hasn’t been inspected under its own name yet, so Ofsted’s page for it shows no grade.
No overall grade. From September 2024 Ofsted stopped giving one, but still graded each area.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around October 2028
The last inspection was in October 2024. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2030 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- Under 0.1 milesJohn Rankin Infant and Nursery School
School remains Good (Mar 2023)
- 0.7 milesSt John the Evangelist CofE Infant and Nursery School
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Mar 2025)
- 0.7 milesFalkland Primary School
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Apr 2025)
- 0.9 milesSt Nicolas C.E. Junior School
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Oct 2024)
- 1.0 milesHighwood Copse Primary School
Good (Oct 2023)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.