Schools in Thatcham
Berkshire · West Berkshire · 19 schools
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Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to West Berkshire (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
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Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to West Berkshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Schools in Thatcham (19)
- Cold Ash St Mark's CE Primary School
Primary · Ages 5-11 · RG18 9PT
Ofsted: Good (2014)KS2: 74% expected (2025)83% of first choices got in - Hampstead Norreys C.E. Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · RG18 0TR
Ofsted: Good (2019)KS2: 80% expected (2025) - Parsons Down Infant School
Primary · Ages 4-7 · RG19 3SR
Ofsted: Good (2019)76% of first choices got in - St Finian's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · RG18 9HU
Ofsted: Good (2011)New report cardKS2: 82% expected (2025)93% of first choices got in - Whitelands Park Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · RG18 3FH
Ofsted: Good (2022)KS2: 76% expected (2025) - Yattendon C.E. Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · RG18 0UR
Ofsted: Good (2013)KS2: 80% expected (2025) - Francis Baily Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · RG19 4GG
Ofsted: Requires Improvement (2023)New report cardKS2: 69% expected (2025) - Brockhurst and Marlston House Schools
Independent · Ages 2-13 · Independent · RG18 9UL
- Cheam School
Independent · Ages 2-13 · Independent · RG19 8LD
By type:Primary schools in Thatcham (13)Special schools in Thatcham (2)Independent schools in Thatcham (2)Senior schools in Thatcham (1)Secondary schools in Thatcham (1)
19
13 primary · 1 secondary
5,955
90% capacity used
5
1 outstanding · 4 good
6,633
678 spare places
Ofsted Ratings
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Area Performance (2026)
Attainment 8
31.2
GCSE Eng+Maths
24.0%
School Capacity & Demand
Housing Growth Detected
587 new homes approved nearby. This could generate an estimated +147 primary and +106 secondary pupils.
Source: MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years)
Primary Schools
89% occupied · 336 spare places
Secondary Schools
97% occupied · 57 spare places
Questions parents ask about schools in Thatcham
How many schools are there in Thatcham?
Thatcham has 19 open schools: 13 state primary, 1 state secondary or all-through, 3 independent and 2 special.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
Which schools in Thatcham are rated Outstanding?
2 schools in Thatcham were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Priors Court School and The Grange School. Counting Good as well, 93% of the 15 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.
Priors Court SchoolThe Grange School
Source: Ofsted
Which primary schools in Thatcham have the best SATs results?
Of the 12 primary schools in Thatcham with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Ashford Hill Primary School (93% in reading, 100% in maths); St Finian's Catholic Primary School (87% in reading, 77% in maths); and Hampstead Norreys C.E. Primary School (80% in reading, 80% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.
Ashford Hill Primary SchoolSt Finian's Catholic Primary SchoolHampstead Norreys C.E. Primary School
Source: DfE school performance data
Are there grammar schools in Thatcham?
No. None of the state secondary schools in Thatcham selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
Do schools in Thatcham have catchment areas?
Most state schools in Thatcham have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, the council allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.
How do I apply for a school place in Thatcham?
Apply to your council - West Berkshire or Hampshire, depending on your address - through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.