Curridge Primary SchoolCold Ash St Mark's CE Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Thatcham.

Summary of the comparison

Curridge Primary School and Cold Ash St Mark's CE Primary School are primary schools in Thatcham.

  • Curridge Primary School scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Cold Ash St Mark's CE Primary School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average). Curridge Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Curridge Primary School was judged Good and Cold Ash St Mark's CE Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 55.0% for Curridge Primary School and 61.0% for Cold Ash St Mark's CE Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Curridge Primary School (100.0% in 2022-23, 55.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Cold Ash St Mark's CE Primary School (70.0% in 2022-23, 61.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Curridge Primary School versus Cold Ash St Mark's CE Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure ThatchamCurridge Primary SchoolThatchamCold Ash St Mark's CE Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC63/100Stronger figureC61/100
Local ranking15th of 63 in West Berkshire Stronger figure19th of 63 in West Berkshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Voluntary controlled school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 5-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll94 203
Capacity115 210
LocationThatcham, RG18 9DZ Thatcham, RG18 9PT
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard55.0% 61.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure105.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure102.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census94 203
Free school meals (ever 6)13.8% 3.5%
English as an additional language11.7% 1.5%
SEN support7.5% 13.3%
SEN with an EHC plan1.1% 2.5%
Attendance
Overall absence4.5% 3.6% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence11.8% 4.6% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Curridge Primary School

Cold Ash St Mark's CE Primary School

Full profiles: Curridge Primary School · Cold Ash St Mark's CE Primary School