Francis Baily Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Thatcham, West Berkshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.66 miles
Published by West Berkshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Francis Baily Primary School is a primary school in Thatcham, West Berkshire for ages 4–11 (academy converter). West Berkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Francis Baily 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 | 2.66 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 2.66 miles away, the 29th shortest of 59 West Berkshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- For 2026 Reception entry, 38 first-choice applications for 40 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 58% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 3% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Its latest Ofsted inspection, on 19 May 2026, gave no single grade; the previous graded outcome was Requires improvement (7 November 2023).
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
- Skillman Drive, Thatcham, RG19 4GG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- West Berkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 491 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 19 May 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils arrive happily to this welcoming and friendly school.”
- “Leaders and staff care about the pupils here.”
- “They know them as individuals.”
To improve
- “Some disadvantaged pupils' attendance has been below the national average over time, however.”
- “This means that some pupils miss valuable learning opportunities.”
- “Teaching is inconsistent, however.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 1 July 2026 (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) | 58% | 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: 38 first-preference applications, 40 offers in total, 38 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.
- Spurcroft Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Thatcham Park CofE Primary 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Whitelands Park Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Bucklebury C.E. Primary School 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Parsons Down Infant School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Parsons Down Junior School 1.3 mi School remains Good
- St Finian's Catholic Primary School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Cold Ash St Mark's CE Primary School 1.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published