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Cold Ash St Mark's CE Primary School

West Berkshire, RG18 9PTPrimaryAges 5–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Mar 2024
KS2 Results
67%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.2×
Oversubscribed
35 1st-choice / 30 places
Ranking
#5,404
of 13,686 nationally

About Cold Ash St Mark's CE Primary School

Cold Ash St Mark's CE Primary School is a Church of England state primary in West Berkshire that runs close to full, with 203 pupils on roll against a capacity of 210. Its intake is notably less disadvantaged than the local average: just 3% of pupils qualify for free school meals, compared with a national primary average of around 24%. That demographic profile is reflected in the school's popularity — for 30 places in the 2025/26 reception intake, there were 85 applications, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2. 83. Of those, 35 were first-preference applications, and 25 first-preference offers were made. The school is mixed and co-educational, serving ages 5 to 11, and is led by headteacher Mitch Warrender. Its most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in March 2024, confirmed the school remains Good, a rating it has held consistently since at least its previous graded inspection in 2014.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range5 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressCold Ash Hill, Thatcham, West Berkshire, RG18 9PT
HeadteacherMitch Warrender
Local AuthorityWest Berkshire
Number of Pupils203
Free School Meals (FSM)3.0%
School Capacity203 / 210 (97% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

20 Mar 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (20 Mar 2024): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 28 Nov 2014. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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Cold Ash St Mark's CE Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.