Whitelands Park Primary School

Academy sponsor led·Primary school Thatcham, West Berkshire·RG18 3FH
Composite score
37.1
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#11,811
National rank
#1769
In South East
#37
In West Berkshire
Top 80%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
57%
% achieving higher RWM
0%
Reading average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
48 first choices, 55 places
First choices per place
0.87
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
85
any preference, for 55 places
Applications from another council area
1%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.06
00.511.5
1 per place
0.9320220.8620230.8920240.9320250.872026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Whitelands Park Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
390
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
22.1%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
10.0%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
11.0%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.8%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.5%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
13.8%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
22.9
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£5,869
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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Location

School overview

Whitelands Park Primary School is a primary school serving Thatcham, West Berkshire, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. It has 390 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Whitelands Park Primary School 'Good'. 57% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 24.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Whitelands Park Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 55 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 5.5%. There are about 22.9 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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