St Finian's Catholic 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 17/11/2011. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are above average, progress in writing is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.1%, which is 0.9 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: The Ridge, Thatcham, RG18 9HU
Website: http://www.stfiniansprimary.co.uk
Telephone: 01635865925
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: West Berkshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Anna Jarratt
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 110037

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 17/11/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 200
Number of Pupils: 192
Number of Boys: 88
Number of Girls: 104

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.1% 4%
Persistent absence: SUPP% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 3.1 Confidence interval 0.5 to 5.8
Writing
Average: 1.1 Confidence interval -1.3 to 3.5
Maths
Above Average: 2.6 Confidence interval 0.3 to 4.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:73%
England Average:65%

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

School:18%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Finian's Catholic Primary School
The Ridge , Cold Ash RG18 9HU 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Cold Ash St Mark's CE Primary School
Cold Ash Hill , Cold Ash RG18 9PT 		3out of 4 928 yd Voluntary controlled school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Whitelands Park Primary School
Sagecroft Road , RG18 3FH 		3out of 4 1,740 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Thatcham Park CofE Primary
Park Avenue , RG18 4NP 		3out of 4 1,887 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Francis Baily Primary School
Skillman Drive , RG19 4GG 		3out of 4 2,503 yd Academy converter 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 2,624 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Downe House
Cold Ash , RG18 9JJ 		- not rated 2,155 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Brockhurst and Marlston House Schools
Marlston House , Hermitage RG18 9UL 		- not rated 2,837 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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