Brockhurst and Marlston House Schools
Brockhurst and Marlston House Schools is an independent school in Thatcham for boys and girls aged 2 to 13. It has 307 pupils and room for 400.
Marlston House, Hermitage, Thatcham, RG18 9UL01635 200293brockmarl.org.ukMr David Fleming headteacherAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
The government does not publish comparable results for most independent schools (IGCSEs are left out of its measures), so none are shown here.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to West Berkshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 307 | 323 | 343 | 307 | 243 | 244 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 21% | 20% | 22% | 27% | 26% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downe House | Independent | 1.6 miles | 535 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| St Finian's Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 1.6 miles | 204 | Report card 2026 | 77 | Compare |
| Cold Ash St Mark's CE Primary School | Church of England | 1.6 miles | 195 | Good 2024 | 56 | Compare |
| Hermitage Primary School | Council | 1.7 miles | 186 | No overall grade 2025 | 42 | Compare |
| Bucklebury C.E. Primary School | Church of England | 2.3 miles | 99 | No overall grade 2024 | 30 | Compare |
| Yattendon C.E. Primary School | Church of England | 2.3 miles | 92 | Good 2023 | 32 | Compare |
| Curridge Primary School | Council | 2.5 miles | 111 | Good 2023 | 54 | Compare |
| Whitelands Park Primary School | Academy | 2.6 miles | 372 | Good 2022 | 21 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Brockhurst and Marlston House Schools a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Brockhurst and Marlston House Schools yet.
How many pupils does Brockhurst and Marlston House Schools have?
307 pupils aged 2 to 13 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 400 places, so it is 77% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Marlston House, Hermitage, Thatcham, RG18 9UL
- Telephone
- 01635 200293
- Website
- www.brockmarl.org.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr David Fleming
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 2-13, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
- Ward
- Bucklebury
- Constituency
- Reading West and Mid Berkshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 January 1929
- URN
- 110127 · LAESTAB 8696003 · UKPRN 10018612
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.