Spurcroft Primary School is a primary school located in Thatcham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 30/09/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.6%, which is 0.4 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Spurcroft Road, Thatcham

School Information

Address: Spurcroft Road, Thatcham, RG19 3XX
Website: spurcroft.w-berks.sch.uk
Telephone: 01635871541
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: West Berkshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Kate Flowerdew
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 109937

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 30/09/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 482
Number of Pupils: 481
Number of Boys: 253
Number of Girls: 228

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.3 Confidence interval -1.3 to 1.9
Writing
Average: 0 Confidence interval -1.5 to 1.6
Maths
Average: -0.7 Confidence interval -2.2 to 0.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:69%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Spurcroft Primary School
Spurcroft Road , RG19 3XX 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Francis Baily Primary School
Skillman Drive , RG19 4GG 		3out of 4 900 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Thatcham Park CofE Primary
Park Avenue , RG18 4NP 		3out of 4 1,154 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Whitelands Park Primary School
Sagecroft Road , RG18 3FH 		3out of 4 1,567 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Parsons Down Infant School
Herons Way , RG19 3SR 		3out of 4 1,636 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kennet School
Stoney Lane , RG19 4LL 		4out of 4 623 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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