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EnglandSouth EastWest BerkshireRG19 3SRParsons Down Junior School
Primary

Parsons Down Junior School

Primary

West Berkshire · Thatcham · RG19 3SR http://www.pdp.w-berks.sch.uk

Pupils
163
cap. 360
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
39%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
163
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
39%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
163
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 06/07/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWest Berkshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Parsons Down Junior School · Primary · West Berkshire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
39%
-17pp
67%53%39%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 39%
RWM higher standard
2%
-4pp
15%8%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
54%
Reading higher standard
16%
Writing expected standard
54%
Writing higher standard
12%
Maths expected standard
49%
Maths higher standard
9%
Science expected standard
84%
SPAG expected standard
60%
SPAG higher standard
11%
Reading scaled score
101.0
Maths scaled score
101.0
GPS scaled score
102.0

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
163
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
12%
FSM eligible
23%
SEN
28%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
15%

Contact

Address
Herons Way, Thatcham, RG19 3SR
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
2024/2539%2%54%16%54%12%49%9%84%60%101.0101.0102.028%163
2023/2456%6%69%19%71%17%63%8%81%67%104.0102.0104.023%184
2022/2341%0%64%16%50%5%60%3%95%53%102.0101.0101.0-2.00-4.00-2.8020%180
2018/1967%15%73%32%78%24%77%22%82%74%105.0104.0106.0+0.20+0.50-1.0014%294
2017/1853%7%64%26%80%23%66%11%81%66%103.0102.0104.0-1.50+0.70-2.3011%291
2016/1751%8%64%29%74%15%60%18%82%64%103.0101.0104.0-1.40-1.00-3.4012%308

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
2024/2516321.428%12%23%6%15%
2023/2418421.923%13%21%6%15%
2022/2318022.520%8%19%6%14%
2021/2223322.220%6%17%6%13%
2020/2123221.017%5%16%
2018/1929421.214%5%16%4%5%
2017/1829118.711%3%15%3%4%
2016/1730819.612%3%16%3%5%

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