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Whitelands Park Primary School

West Berkshire, RG18 3FHPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Oct 2022
KS2 Results
33%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
40 1st-choice / 43 places
Ranking
#13,063
of 13,686 nationally

About Whitelands Park Primary School

Whitelands Park Primary School in West Berkshire was rated Good across all five categories in its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2022, a rating it has held consistently since its previous graded inspection. The school's academic story is best told through its Key Stage 2 results for the 2023/24 academic year, where 33% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. That figure sits well below the local authority average of 57% and places the school 54th out of 67 primary schools in West Berkshire. Breaking that down, 69% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, 65% in maths, but only 41% in writing. At the higher standard, 28% achieved it in reading and 13% in maths, with no pupils reaching it in writing or across all three subjects. The average scaled scores were 104 in reading and 102 in maths, both just above the national benchmark of 100.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressSagecroft Road, Thatcham, West Berkshire, RG18 3FH
HeadteacherMeera Phillips
Local AuthorityWest Berkshire
Number of Pupils390
Free School Meals (FSM)22.1%
School Capacity390 / 420 (93% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

11 Oct 2022
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Source: Ofsted, 1 Dec 2022. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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AutismMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionPhysicalLearning DifficultySevere LearningOther

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

School day

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Teaching hours

08:45 – 15:15

Breakfast club

07:45-08:45

After-school care

15:15-18:00

Source: whitelandsparkprimary.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Whitelands Park 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.