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EnglandSouth EastWest BerkshireRG18 9PTCold Ash St Mark's CE Primary School
Primary

Cold Ash St Mark's CE Primary School

Primary

West Berkshire · Thatcham · RG18 9PT http://www.coldash.w-berks.sch.uk

Pupils
203
cap. 210
Ages
5 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
61%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
203
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
61%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
203
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 20/03/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWest Berkshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Cold Ash St Mark's CE Primary School · Primary · West Berkshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
61%
-6pp
80%71%61%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 61%
RWM higher standard
0%
-8pp
16%8%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
77%
Reading higher standard
39%
Writing expected standard
71%
Writing higher standard
6%
Maths expected standard
71%
Maths higher standard
10%
Science expected standard
90%
SPAG expected standard
84%
SPAG higher standard
26%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
203
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
3%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
5%

Contact

Address
Cold Ash Hill, Cold Ash, Thatcham, RG18 9PT
Local authority
West Berkshire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2561%0%77%39%71%6%71%10%90%84%105.0102.0105.016%203
2023/2467%8%75%29%75%8%67%17%92%75%105.0102.0105.014%196
2022/2370%4%85%41%81%15%85%26%93%78%108.0105.0105.0+2.00-0.20-0.8014%188
2018/1980%16%88%52%84%24%92%32%96%96%109.0107.0113.0+4.00+0.30+1.0011%180
2017/1877%10%90%30%83%13%80%17%97%87%107.0105.0108.0+1.60-0.20+0.7010%192
2016/1772%14%86%21%83%21%76%31%90%86%106.0106.0109.0+0.10-0.80+1.107%203

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2520322.816%2%3%4%5%
2023/2419622.514%1%5%4%4%
2022/2318821.814%2%4%4%3%
2021/2218121.010%3%2%5%13%
2020/2117621.28%2%2%
2018/1918020.111%3%4%2%
2017/1819220.410%2%4%3%3%
2016/1720322.37%1%4%3%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.