Francis Baily Primary School
Skillman Drive, Thatcham, RG19 4GG
Headteacher: Miss Elizabeth HobbsSchool website ↗Pupils: 533 (capacity: 567)Part of EQUINOX LEARNING TRUST
Ofsted Requires Improvement
Inspected November 2023
58%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Requires Improvement
Inspected November 2023
100%
First-choice offer rate
Latest data: 2024/25
Ofsted RatingInspected 7 November 2023Full report ↗
Requires Improvement
From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.
Quality of Teaching
Requires Improvement
Behaviour in School
Good
Pupils' Wider Development
Good
School Leadership
Requires Improvement
SATs Results (2024/25)
End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.
Reading, Writing & Maths combinedⓘReading, 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.
58.0%
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%.
3.0%
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 71%·Writing 76%·Maths 67%→All three 58%
Reading
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average
How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)
This school is not oversubscribed.
Supply meets demand.
- How many places were offered?
- 48
- How many families wanted this school first?
- 47
- How many got their first choice?
- 47of 47 (100.0%)
- How many applied in total?
- 83
Pupils & Inclusion
Eligible for pupil premium
21.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageⓘEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
10.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportⓘSEN 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).
24.0%
Boys and girls
49%girls·51%boys
261 girls, 272 boys
Location
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Results Over Time
↑ Peaked at 59% (2016/17), currently 58%
* 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
| Year | Reading, Writing & Maths (expected %) | Exceeding expected (%) | Reading Progress | Writing Progress | Maths Progress |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 58.0% | 14.0% | +1.7 | -0.3 | +1.2 |
| 2016/17 | 59.0% | 4.0% | +1.4 | 0.0 | +0.8 |
| 2017/18 | 57.0% | 5.0% | +2.7 | +1.3 | +1.7 |
| 2018/19 | 56.0% | 5.0% | -1.3 | -0.4 | -0.8 |
| 2022/23 | 56.0% | 5.0% | +1.0 | -2.9 | +0.7 |
| 2023/24 | 41.0% | 1.0% | - | - | - |
| 2024/25 | 58.0% | 3.0% | - | - | - |