Priors Court School
Priors Court School is an independent special school in Thatcham for boys and girls aged 5 to 20. It has 67 pupils and room for 74.
Prior's Court Road, Hermitage, Thatcham, RG18 9NU01635 247202priorscourt.org.ukMrs Helen Franks head of schoolAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
10 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
The government hasn't published this school's headline results. Fewer than eleven pupils sat the exams, so the figures could identify individual children.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
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 | 67 | 64 | 54 | 54 | 59 | 63 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 100% | 100% | 98% | 98% |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chieveley Primary School | Council | 1.0 miles | 164 | No overall grade 2024 | 25 | Compare |
| Curridge Primary School | Council | 1.2 miles | 111 | Good 2023 | 54 | Compare |
| Hermitage Primary School | Council | 1.3 miles | 186 | No overall grade 2025 | 42 | Compare |
| Downe House | Independent | 1.9 miles | 535 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Mary Hare School | Non-maintained special | 2.1 miles | 146 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Beedon C.E. (Controlled) Primary School | Church of England | 2.6 miles | 22 | Report card 2026 | 2 | Compare |
| Cold Ash St Mark's CE Primary School | Church of England | 2.7 miles | 195 | Good 2024 | 56 | Compare |
| Brockhurst and Marlston House Schools | Independent | 2.8 miles | 307 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Priors Court School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Priors Court School yet.
How many pupils does Priors Court School have?
67 pupils aged 5 to 20 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 74 places, so it is 91% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Prior's Court Road, Hermitage, Thatcham, RG18 9NU
- Telephone
- 01635 247202
- Website
- www.priorscourt.org.uk
- Head of School
- Mrs Helen Franks
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 5-20
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
- Ward
- Chieveley & Cold Ash
- Constituency
- Newbury
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 18 November 1999
- URN
- 132003 · LAESTAB 8696014 · UKPRN 10017301
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
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.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- 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.