Parsons Down Infant School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–7 · Thatcham, West Berkshire
Parsons Down Infant School is a primary school in Thatcham, West Berkshire for ages 4–7 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 21 May 2024. West Berkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Herons Way, Thatcham, RG19 3SR
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- West Berkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 88 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 6.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 21 May 2024
Strengths
- “They enjoy learning because pupils are at the centre of all that the school does.”
- “There are high levels of care for all pupils.”
- “Pupils feel safe because they trust the adults who look after them.”
To improve
- “In some subjects other than English, mathematics and science, this is not as precise as the school would like it to be.”
- “As a result, pupils’ knowledge is not built on as effectively as it could be and they do not achieve as well as they could.”
- “However, this is currently underdeveloped.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 June 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 38 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 29 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2026, as West Berkshire published it, drawn on the map
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in West Berkshire.
- Parsons Down Junior School 0.1 mi School remains Good
- Whitelands Park Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Thatcham Park CofE Primary 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Spurcroft Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Francis Baily Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Finian's Catholic Primary School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 1.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published