Cold Ash St Mark's CE Primary School

Voluntary controlled schoolPrimaryAges 5–11MixedChurch of England

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

Headteacher · Mr Mitch Warrender

From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 29 June 2026. Report a correction

Key facts

Pupils195Capacity 210

OfstedSchool remains GoodInspected 20 March 2024

Free school meals2.1%

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 20 March 2024.

Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.

Reception applications close 15 January 2027

For September 2027. Apply through West Berkshire council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.

29 of the 35 families who put it first were offered a place.

Places offered29

Applications75

First choice35

First-choice offers29

Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.

Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).