Whitelands Park Primary School
Sagecroft Road, Thatcham, RG18 3FH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EQUINOX LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Meera Phillips
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Kennet School
- Constituency
- Newbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 372
- URN
- 140407
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01635862517
About this school
Whitelands Park Primary School is a primary academy in Thatcham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 372 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Whitelands Park Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 53 | 54 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% | 33% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 69% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 53% | 65% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 69% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Whitelands Park Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | West Berkshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 47% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 33% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 55.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 398 |
| 2023/24 | 390 |
| 2024/25 | 390 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Whitelands Park Primary School compares
Whitelands Park Primary School ranked 27th of 52 primary schools in West Berkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 6.1% | 22.1% | 372 | — |
| Thatcham Park CofE Primary | 51% | 4.2% | 24% | 399 | 0.3 miles |
| Parsons Down Infant School | — | 6.5% | 8.9% | 88 | 0.6 miles |
| Parsons Down Junior School | 39% | 5.6% | 23.3% | 139 | 0.7 miles |
| Spurcroft Primary School | 49% | 4.6% | 13.7% | 408 | 0.9 miles |
| Francis Baily Primary School | 58% | 5.5% | 17.8% | 491 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
- 11 October 2022
-
Ungraded inspection report14 July 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 22.05%
- English as an additional language
- 10%
- Overall absence
- 6.08%
- Persistent absence
- 15.21%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Thatcham Park CofE Primary0.3 miles
Primary · Thatcham
-
Parsons Down Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Thatcham
-
Parsons Down Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Thatcham
-
Spurcroft Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Thatcham
-
Francis Baily Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Thatcham
Other schools in Thatcham
Whitelands Park Primary School ranks 8th of the 12 ranked primary schools in Thatcham.
- Ashford Hill Primary School Primary
- Cold Ash St Mark's CE Primary School Primary
- Curridge Primary School Primary
- Francis Baily Primary School Primary
- Hampstead Norreys C.E. Primary School Primary
- Hermitage Primary School Primary
- Parsons Down Infant School Primary
- Parsons Down Junior School Primary
- Spurcroft Primary School Primary
- St Finian's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Thatcham Park CofE Primary Primary
- Yattendon C.E. Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Whitelands Park Primary School teach?
- Whitelands Park Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Thatcham.
- Who is the headteacher of Whitelands Park Primary School?
- The headteacher of Whitelands Park Primary School is Mrs Meera Phillips, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Whitelands Park Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Whitelands Park Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Whitelands Park Primary School?
- Whitelands Park Primary School has 372 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Whitelands Park Primary School full?
- Whitelands Park Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 372 on roll (89%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Whitelands Park Primary School a faith school?
- No. Whitelands Park Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Whitelands Park Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Whitelands Park Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Whitelands Park Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Whitelands Park Primary School is part of EQUINOX LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Whitelands Park Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 47% in 2022/23 and 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Whitelands Park Primary School compare with other schools in West Berkshire?
- Whitelands Park Primary School ranked 27th of 52 primary schools in West Berkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Whitelands Park Primary School's absence rate?
- Whitelands Park Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Whitelands Park Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Whitelands Park Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.