Hampstead Norreys C.E. Primary SchoolSt Finian's Catholic Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Hampstead Norreys C.E. Primary School and St Finian's Catholic Primary School are primary schools in Thatcham.

  • Hampstead Norreys C.E. Primary School scores 74 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and St Finian's Catholic Primary School scores 74 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Our score is the same for each of them on the data available.

  • Hampstead Norreys C.E. Primary School was judged Good and St Finian's Catholic Primary School was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 70.0% for Hampstead Norreys C.E. Primary School and 71.0% for St Finian's Catholic Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Hampstead Norreys C.E. Primary School (75.0% in 2022-23, 70.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at St Finian's Catholic Primary School (54.0% in 2022-23, 71.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Hampstead Norreys C.E. Primary School versus St Finian's Catholic Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure ThatchamHampstead Norreys C.E. Primary SchoolThatchamSt Finian's Catholic Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB74/100B74/100
Local ranking6th of 63 in West Berkshire 4th of 63 in West Berkshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Expected
School typeVoluntary controlled school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll52 206
Capacity102 218
LocationThatcham, RG18 0TR Thatcham, RG18 9HU
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard70.0% 71.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard10.0% Stronger figure6.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure107.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 105.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census52 206
Free school meals (ever 6)21.1% 3.4%
English as an additional language1.9% 9.2%
SEN support28.9% 13.6%
SEN with an EHC plan5.8% 4.4%
Attendance
Overall absence4.5% 3.2% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence9.4% 2.2% 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.

Hampstead Norreys C.E. Primary School

St Finian's Catholic Primary School

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