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Cold Ash St Mark's CE Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Thatcham · RG18 9PT

Ages 5–11 · 195 pupils · West Berkshire

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Ofsted

School remains Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

67%

Overall absence

3.7%

Admissions demand

1.62 · Competitive

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Good

Inspection date

2024-05-06

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)67%
Higher standard (RWM)8%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence3.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)3.6%
Unauthorised0.6%
Authorised absence
3.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
167

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.62 · Competitive

1st preferences

47

Places offered

29

1st-preference offers

28

Total preferences (any rank)
85
Preferred offers (top 3)
29
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill93%

195 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
195
Boys / girls
106 / 89
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
195 / 210 (93%)
Free school meals
2.1%
FSM pupils
4
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 5–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Oxford
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Mr Mitch Warrender

Location

Address
Cold Ash Hill, Cold Ash
Postcode
RG18 9PT
Town
Thatcham
County
Berkshire
Local authority
West Berkshire
District
West Berkshire
Constituency
Newbury
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 5–11, in Thatcham, West Berkshire, 195 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 2.1%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Oxford.

Open schools in Thatcham
19
Primary schools in Thatcham
13
Academies among open schools in Thatcham
21% (4)
Open schools in RG18
11
Primary in RG18
8
Open schools in West Berkshire LA
99
Primary in West Berkshire LA
67

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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  • Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Mitch Warrender
Telephone
01635862600
Website
http://www.coldash.w-berks.sch.uk

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