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Parsons Down Infant School

West Berkshire, RG19 3SRPrimaryAges 4–7MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
May 2024
KS2 Results
No data
Competition
1.0×
Oversubscribed
31 1st-choice / 30 places
Ranking
Not ranked

About Parsons Down Infant School

Parsons Down Infant School sits within West Berkshire, a local authority where only three of 67 primary schools currently hold an Outstanding rating from Ofsted. The school itself is rated Good, placing it in the solid middle tier of provision in the area. Among its local peers, the top-performing schools by ranking score are The Ilsleys Primary School (90), Robert Sandilands Primary School and Nursery (84), and Sulhamstead and Ufton Nervet School (83). Parsons Down is a smaller-than-average infant school with 90 pupils against a capacity of 150, and it serves children aged four to seven. The school is non-denominational and mixed, led by headteacher Catherine Bull. Its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2024 confirmed it remains Good, a notable improvement from its previous graded inspection in 2019, when it was rated Requires Improvement. The school has clearly made progress in leadership and management, which alongside early years provision and overall effectiveness are now all graded Good.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 7 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressHerons Way, Thatcham, West Berkshire, RG19 3SR
HeadteacherCatherine Bull
Local AuthorityWest Berkshire
Number of Pupils90
Free School Meals (FSM)8.9%
School Capacity90 / 150 (60% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

21 May 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (21 May 2024): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 3 Feb 2019. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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Teaching hours

08:45 – 15:15

Source: pdp.w-berks.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Parsons Down Infant School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.