Report card · inspected May 2026
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
Safeguarding standards met
This schoolOther primary schools in West Berkshire
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Exceptional | Strong standard | Expected standard | Needs attention | Urgent improvement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inclusion | Strong standard | ||||
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard | ||||
| Achievement | Expected standard | ||||
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard | ||||
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard | ||||
| Early years | Expected standard | ||||
| Post-16 provision | Does not apply to this school | ||||
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard | ||||
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.
Inspection history
- 19 May 2026Report card · 2 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard
- 1 December 2021Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry63 applications · 29 places offered · 30 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 2.2; West Berkshire median median 2.1
- 2025 2.6; West Berkshire median median 2.1
- 2024 2.3; West Berkshire median median 2.1
- 2023 2.2; West Berkshire median median 2.1
- 2022 2.2; West Berkshire median median 2.1
- 2021 1.8; West Berkshire median median 1.9
- 2020 1.3; West Berkshire median median 2.0
- 2019 1.7; West Berkshire median median 2.0
- 2018 2.1; West Berkshire median median 2.2
- 2017 1.6; West Berkshire median median 1.9
- 2016 2.1; West Berkshire median median 2.3
- 2015 1.6; West Berkshire median median 2.2
- 2014 2.1; West Berkshire median median 2.2
- This school
- West Berkshire median
Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 29 | 63 | 2.2 | 30 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2025 | 30 | 77 | 2.6 | 42 | 1.40 |
| Sep 2024 | 28 | 64 | 2.3 | 29 | 1.04 |
| Sep 2023 | 30 | 65 | 2.2 | 39 | 1.30 |
| Sep 2022 | 30 | 66 | 2.2 | 43 | 1.43 |
| Sep 2021 | 30 | 55 | 1.8 | 29 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2020 | 28 | 37 | 1.3 | 28 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 | 27 | 46 | 1.7 | 27 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2018 | 30 | 63 | 2.1 | 33 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2017 | 30 | 47 | 1.6 | 35 | 1.17 |
| Sep 2016 | 28 | 60 | 2.1 | 34 | 1.21 |
| Sep 2015 | 29 | 47 | 1.6 | 28 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2014 | 36 | 77 | 2.1 | 43 | 1.19 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 87% · Writing 74% · Maths 77% → all three 71% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- West Berkshire median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 71% | 6% | 107 | 105 |
| 2023/24 | 41% | 0% | 104 | 102 |
| 2022/23 | 54% | 4% | 110 | 107 |
Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- St Finian's Catholic Primary SchoolThis schoolThis school20262.2applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
- 0.9 km · West BerkshireRemains Good20242.6applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
- 1.6 km · West BerkshireGood20221.6applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
- 1.7 km · West BerkshireGood20241.7applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
- 2.3 km · West Berkshire20261.8applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
- 2.5 km · West BerkshireRemains Good20242.4applications per place
- 2.6 km · West BerkshireGraded · no overall grade20242.5applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
- 2.7 km · West BerkshireRemains Good202239%met the SATs standard
- 2.7 km · West BerkshireGood20221.7applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.
School details
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 110037 · 869/3358
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Capacity
- 218 pupils · 204 on roll
- Free school meals
- 2.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Address
- The Ridge, Cold Ash, Thatcham, RG18 9HU
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources