Whitelands Park Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 4–11 · Thatcham, West Berkshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
22.372 miles
Published by West Berkshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Whitelands Park Primary School is a primary school in Thatcham, West Berkshire for ages 4–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 11 October 2022. West Berkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Whitelands Park Primary School 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 | 22.372 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 22.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 17.3% across the 8 nearest primary schools in West Berkshire.
- For Reception 2026, the last child offered a place lived 22.372 miles away, 6th longest of 59 West Berkshire primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 2.78 miles).
- Reception 2026 drew 48 first-choice applications for 55 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 7 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 57% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Sagecroft Road, Thatcham, RG18 3FH
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- West Berkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 372 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 22.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 11 October 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud of attending Whitelands Park.”
- “Staff know pupils and their families really well.”
- “They keep pupils safe and well cared for.”
To improve
- “However, in the writing, speaking and listening elements of the English curriculum, this is not yet fully the case.”
- “However, leaders are continuing to refine their approach for supporting pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).”
- “Leaders are aware that pupils with SEND would benefit from more precise support to help them achieve even more.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 2 December 2022 (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) | 57% | 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: 48 first-preference applications, 55 offers in total, 48 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.
- Thatcham Park CofE Primary 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Parsons Down Infant School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Parsons Down Junior School 0.7 mi School remains Good
- Spurcroft Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Francis Baily Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Finian's Catholic Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Cold Ash St Mark's CE Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery 1.3 mi Good Last distance published