Ofsted: Good emoji_events #47 in West Berkshire public Top 93% UK

Parsons Down Junior School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Catherine Bull

location_onThatcham, RG19 3SR

language Visit Website phone 1635866700

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

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Students

180

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Expected Standard

39%

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Age Range

7-11

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Parsons Down Junior School is a Community school primary school in Thatcham, serving ages 7-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 93% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Parsons Down Junior School is a community school in Thatcham, West Berkshire, admitting pupils aged 7-11. The school has approximately 163 pupils on roll, of whom 23% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 39% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 2% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #47 of 53 primaries in West Berkshire and #13,417 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 7.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

39%

LA 56%

Reading54% LA 72%

Writing54% LA 65%

Maths49% LA 68%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading69% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing71% LA 65% · Eng 72%

Maths63% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

41%

LA 54%England 60%

Reading64% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing50% LA 64% · Eng 71%

Maths60% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.0

Read

LA 0.1

-3.7 to -0.3

-4.0

Write

LA -0.8

-5.7 to -2.4

-2.8

Maths

LA -0.8

-4.4 to -1.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading73% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing78% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths77% LA 73% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.2

Read

LA 0.2

-1.2 to 1.5

0.5

Write

LA -0.1

-0.7 to 1.8

-1.0

Maths

LA -0.9

-2.2 to 0.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 65%

Reading64% LA 76%

Writing80% LA 78%

Maths66% LA 72%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.5

Read

LA 0.1

-2.9 to -0.1

0.7

Write

LA -0.2

-0.7 to 2.1

-2.3

Maths

LA -0.6

-3.6 to -1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

05 July 2022

Inspection Report

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06 June 2017

Inspection Report

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21 October 2015

Inspection Report

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23 April 2015

Inspection Report

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23 October 2013

Inspection Report

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14 May 2013

Inspection Report

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14 September 2011

Inspection Report

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14 January 2010

Inspection Report

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06 June 2007

Inspection Report

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11 March 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2017-06-06

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2015-10-21

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2015-04-23

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

3.7%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.8%(3 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 163 pupils. During this period, there were 6 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 3.7%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	163	6	3.7%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	167	18	10.8%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	189	5	2.6%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	184	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	184	6	3.3%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	182	2	1.1%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	180	1	0.6%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	179	2	1.1%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	237	11	4.6%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	233	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	233	5	2.1%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	234	2	0.9%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	232	1	0.4%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	232	1	0.4%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	265	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	265	1	0.4%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	268	3	1.1%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	291	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	294	4	1.4%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	292	7	2.4%	0.5%	1
2017/18 (Summer term)	285	6	2.1%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	291	5	1.7%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	293	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	308	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	308	0	0.0%	0.4%	1
2016/17 (Autumn term)	308	4	1.3%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 12 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 9 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 8 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 7 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 7 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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Parsons Down Junior School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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