Thatcham Park CofE Primary
Park Avenue, Thatcham, RG18 4NP
399 pupils · 95% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
- Free school meals
- 18.6%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 8 May 2024, published 11 June 2024. 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 | 51% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.86 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 50 | 43 | 87 | 49 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 51 | 50 | 86 | 51 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 58 | 55 | 100 | 58 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 48 | 46 | 83 | 47 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 55 | 53 | 92 | 55 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 40 | 35 | 62 | 37 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 35 | 35 | 62 | 35 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 48 | 47 | 86 | 48 |
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
- Whitelands Park Primary School 0.5 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Francis Baily Primary School 1 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- Spurcroft Primary School 1.1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Parsons Down Infant School 1.2 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Parsons Down Junior School 1.3 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- St Finian's Catholic Primary School 1.7 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
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.