St Finian's Catholic Primary School
The Ridge, Thatcham, RG18 9HU
204 pupils · 94% of 218 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
- Free school meals
- 2.9%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 19 May 2026, published 17 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 71% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 6% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.03 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 29 | 30 | 63 | 29 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 30 | 42 | 77 | 30 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 28 | 29 | 64 | 28 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 30 | 39 | 65 | 30 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 30 | 43 | 66 | 30 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 30 | 29 | 55 | 30 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 28 | 28 | 37 | 28 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 27 | 27 | 46 | 27 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Cold Ash St Mark's CE Primary School 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Whitelands Park Primary School 1.6 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Thatcham Park CofE Primary 1.7 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Francis Baily Primary School 2.3 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- Parsons Down Infant School 2.5 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Bucklebury C.E. Primary School 2.6 km · No overall grade (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.