Thatcham Park CofE Primary

About Thatcham Park CofE Primary

Thatcham Park CofE Primary sits within the West Berkshire local authority, a mixed state primary for children aged 2 to 11. Among the 67 primary schools in the area, it ranks 33rd, placing it in the bottom half of the local league table. The top-performing peers in the authority are The Ilsleys Primary School, Robert Sandilands Primary School and Nursery, and Sulhamstead and Ufton Nervet School, all of which score higher on the same ranking metric. Thatcham Park’s ranking score of 54 puts it some distance behind those schools, though it is worth noting that only three primaries in the entire authority have achieved an Outstanding Ofsted rating. The school itself holds a Good rating, a grade it has maintained across its two most recent inspections, the latest of which took place in May 2024. That inspection judged every category — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision — as Good.

In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments, 54% of Thatcham Park pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. That is three percentage points below the West Berkshire average of 57%, and places the school in the bottom 50 nationally for this metric. The individual subject scores paint a more mixed picture: 79% met the expected standard in reading and 77% in maths, but writing lagged behind at 65%. At the higher standard, the gap widens further — 30% achieved a high score in reading, 23% in maths, but only 5% in writing and just 4% across all three subjects. The average scaled scores were 106 in reading and 104 in maths, both slightly above the national benchmark of 100. The school does not publish progress scores for reading, writing or maths, so it is not possible to say how much value it adds relative to pupils’ starting points. For parents weighing academic outcomes, the data suggests a school where reading and maths are relative strengths, but writing and combined attainment need attention.

The school is oversubscribed for the 2025/26 intake, with 86 applications for 51 places and 50 first-preference offers made. That oversubscription ratio of 1.69 indicates genuine local demand. Facilities include a gymnasium, sports hall, playing fields, art and music rooms, a chapel, and a Forest School area, which supports the school’s outdoor learning offer. Sports on the curriculum include athletics, netball, dance and cricket, and clubs extend to coding, chess and science club. Thatcham Park has a nursery provision for two-year-olds, and its SEND register covers a wide range of needs, including autistic spectrum disorder, speech and language communication needs, hearing impairment, physical disability, and social, emotional and mental health difficulties. This is a Church of England school led by headteacher Alison Webster, with 404 pupils on roll against a capacity of 420. It will suit families who value a Good-rated primary with strong early years provision, a broad set of facilities, and a clear Christian character, particularly those whose children may benefit from the school’s comprehensive SEND support.

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