Voluntary controlled school · West Berkshire

Thatcham Park CofE Primary

2–11Ages
399Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
135080URN

Park Avenue, Thatcham, RG18 4NP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.3 below West Berkshire median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in West Berkshire

87 applications for 50 places · 25th of 36 in West Berkshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

51%met the expected standard

West Berkshire 57% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 8 May 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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 entry

1.7applications per place, Reception

0.3 below West Berkshire median (2.1) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

87 applications · 50 places offered · 43 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.7; West Berkshire median median 2.1
2025 1.7; West Berkshire median median 2.1
2024 1.7; West Berkshire median median 2.1
2023 1.7; West Berkshire median median 2.1
2022 1.7; West Berkshire median median 2.1
2021 1.6; West Berkshire median median 1.9
2020 1.8; West Berkshire median median 2.0
2019 1.8; West Berkshire median median 2.0
2018 1.8; West Berkshire median median 2.2
2017 1.8; West Berkshire median median 1.9
2016 2.1; West Berkshire median median 2.3
2015 2.5; West Berkshire median median 2.2
2014 2.2; 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	50	87	1.7	43	0.86
Sep 2025	51	86	1.7	50	0.98
Sep 2024	58	100	1.7	55	0.95
Sep 2023	48	83	1.7	46	0.96
Sep 2022	55	92	1.7	53	0.96
Sep 2021	40	62	1.6	35	0.88
Sep 2020	35	62	1.8	35	1.00
Sep 2019	48	86	1.8	47	0.98
Sep 2018	44	77	1.8	44	1.00
Sep 2017	55	98	1.8	53	0.96
Sep 2016	53	113	2.1	51	0.96
Sep 2015	60	149	2.5	72	1.20
Sep 2014	60	134	2.2	68	1.13

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 74% · Writing 64% · Maths 69% → all three 51% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard51%37th of 52 in West Berkshire

West Berkshire 57% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard74%

West Berkshire 75% England 78%

Higher standard28%

West Berkshire 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard64%

West Berkshire 68% England 75%

Greater depth3%

West Berkshire 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard69%

West Berkshire 70% England 77%

Higher standard13%

West Berkshire 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
West Berkshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	51%	0%	105	102
2023/24	54%	4%	106	104
2022/23	54%	6%	104	103

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

Thatcham Park CofE PrimaryThis school
This school

Good2024

1.7applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Whitelands Park Primary School
0.5 km · West Berkshire

Good2022

1.6applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Francis Baily Primary School
1.0 km · West Berkshire

2026

1.8applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Spurcroft Primary School
1.1 km · West Berkshire

Good2022

1.7applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Parsons Down Infant School
1.2 km · West Berkshire

Remains Good2024

2.4applications per place
Parsons Down Junior School
1.3 km · West Berkshire

Remains Good2022

39%met the SATs standard
St Finian's Catholic Primary School
1.7 km · West Berkshire

2026

2.2applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Cold Ash St Mark's CE Primary School
2.3 km · West Berkshire

Remains Good2024

2.6applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery
2.5 km · West Berkshire

Good2022

2.6applications per place 53%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 controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 135080 · 869/3360
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 420 pupils · 399 on roll
Free school meals: 18.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2005
Address: Park Avenue, Thatcham, RG18 4NP
Local authority: West Berkshire

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources