Francis Baily Primary School
Skillman Drive, Thatcham, RG19 4GG
491 pupils · 87% of 567 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- EQUINOX LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
- Free school meals
- 17.3%
Ofsted
Requires improvement (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
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 7 November 2023, published 14 January 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 58% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 3% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.95 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 40 | 38 | 72 | 39 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 48 | 47 | 83 | 48 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 57 | 55 | 104 | 57 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 58 | 54 | 120 | 57 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 69 | 69 | 112 | 69 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 75 | 71 | 117 | 75 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 81 | 79 | 124 | 81 |
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
- Spurcroft Primary School 0.8 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Thatcham Park CofE Primary 1 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Whitelands Park Primary School 1.5 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Bucklebury C.E. Primary School 1.9 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Parsons Down Infant School 2 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Parsons Down Junior School 2.1 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · 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.