Parsons Down Infant School
Herons Way, Thatcham, RG19 3SR
88 pupils · 59% of 150 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
- Free school meals
- 6.8%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 21 May 2024, published 24 June 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.31 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 29 | 38 | 69 | 29 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 30 | 31 | 63 | 30 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 30 | 27 | 64 | 30 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 30 | 33 | 67 | 30 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 30 | 32 | 63 | 30 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 29 | 34 | 58 | 29 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 50 | 35 | 58 | 37 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 31 | 29 | 62 | 31 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Parsons Down Junior School 0.1 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Whitelands Park Primary School 1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Thatcham Park CofE Primary 1.2 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery 1.4 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Spurcroft Primary School 1.5 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Francis Baily Primary School 2 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.