Cold Ash St Mark's CE Primary School

West BerkshireVoluntary controlled school

Cold Ash Hill, Cold Ash, Thatcham, RG18 9PT

Headteacher: Mr Mitch WarrenderSchool website ↗Pupils: 203 (capacity: 210)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
71% of first-choice applicants offered a place
61%
Reading, Writing & Maths
71%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
61.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
0.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 77%·Writing 71%·Maths 71%All three 61%
Reading
Expected77%
Exceeding39%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected71%
Exceeding6%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected71%
Exceeding10%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
30
How many families wanted this school first?
35
How many got their first choice?
25of 35 (71.4%)
How many applied in total?
85

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
10.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
0.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
19.0%
Boys and girls
50%girls·50%boys
101 girls, 102 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 80% (2018/19), currently 61%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1660.0%15.0%+1.1+1.7+1.4
2016/1772.0%14.0%+0.1-0.8+1.1
2017/1877.0%10.0%+1.6-0.2+0.7
2018/1980.0%16.0%+4.0+0.3+1.0
2022/2370.0%4.0%+2.0-0.2-0.8
2023/2467.0%8.0%---
2024/2561.0%0.0%---