Parsons Down Infant SchoolThatcham Park CofE Primary

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

Summary of the comparison

Parsons Down Infant School and Thatcham Park CofE Primary are primary schools in Thatcham.

  • Parsons Down Infant School scores 68 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Thatcham Park CofE Primary scores 45 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Parsons Down Infant School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Parsons Down Infant School was judged Good and Thatcham Park CofE Primary was judged Good.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Thatcham Park CofE Primary (54.0% in 2022-23, 51.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Parsons Down Infant School versus Thatcham Park CofE Primary compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure ThatchamParsons Down Infant SchoolThatchamThatcham Park CofE PrimaryEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC68/100Stronger figureD45/100
Local ranking59th of 63 in West Berkshire 42nd of 63 in West Berkshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Voluntary controlled school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-7 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll90 404
Capacity150 420
LocationThatcham, RG19 3SR Thatcham, RG18 4NP
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standardNot reported51.0% 62.0%
At higher standardNot reported0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled scoreNot reported105.0 106.0
Maths average scaled scoreNot reported102.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census90 404
Free school meals (ever 6)8.9% 24.0%
English as an additional language12.2% 9.2%
SEN support15.6% 16.3%
SEN with an EHC plan3.3% 2.0%
Attendance
Overall absence6.5% 4.2% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence9.8% 9.8% 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.

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.

Parsons Down Infant School

Thatcham Park CofE Primary

Full profiles: Parsons Down Infant School · Thatcham Park CofE Primary