Thatcham Park CofE Primary
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 2–11 · Thatcham, West Berkshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.794 miles
Published by West Berkshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Thatcham Park CofE Primary is a primary school in Thatcham, West Berkshire for ages 2–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 8 May 2024. West Berkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Thatcham Park CofE Primary catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 2.794 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 the last child offered a Reception place lived 2.794 miles away, the 29th longest of 59 West Berkshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- Reception 2026 had 43 first-choice applications for 50 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 7 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 51% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The 51% for 2024/25 was the 3rd lowest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in West Berkshire that have results.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other West Berkshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Park Avenue, Thatcham, RG18 4NP
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- West Berkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 399 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 8 May 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud advocates for their inclusive school.”
- “They are eager to attend and participate in all that is on offer to them.”
- “Children in ‘Stepping Stones’ Nursery get off to an excellent start to their education.”
To improve
- “However, this is not the case in subjects where the curriculum has more recently been improved.”
- “In these subjects, pupils are unable to recall their learning as confidently.”
- “They are able to remember some factual knowledge but this varies in consistency across some subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 June 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 51% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 43 first-preference applications, 50 offers in total, 43 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in West Berkshire.
- Whitelands Park Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Francis Baily Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Spurcroft Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Parsons Down Infant School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Parsons Down Junior School 0.8 mi School remains Good
- St Finian's Catholic Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Cold Ash St Mark's CE Primary School 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery 1.5 mi Good Last distance published