The Grange School
The Grange School is an independent special school in Thatcham for boys and girls aged 7 to 16. It has 40 pupils and room for 60.
18 - 21 Church Gate, Thatcham, RG19 3PN0330 135 8204phoenixschools.org.uk/grangeMrs Jane Holloway headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 40 | 34 | 8 |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 100% |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spurcroft Primary School | Council | 480 m | 408 | Good 2022 | 28 | Compare |
| Thatcham Park CofE Primary | Church of England | 700 m | 399 | Good 2024 | 24 | Compare |
| Kennet School | Academy | 770 m | 1,824 | Good 2024 | 50 | Compare |
| Francis Baily Primary School | Academy | 980 m | 491 | Report card 2026 | 12 | Compare |
| Whitelands Park Primary School | Academy | 990 m | 372 | Good 2022 | 21 | Compare |
| Parsons Down Infant School | Council | 0.7 miles | 88 | Good 2024 | 34 | Compare |
| Parsons Down Junior School | Council | 0.7 miles | 139 | Good 2022 | 9 | Compare |
| St Finian's Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 1.5 miles | 204 | Report card 2026 | 77 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is The Grange School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score The Grange School yet.
How many pupils does The Grange School have?
40 pupils aged 7 to 16 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 60 places, so it is 67% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 18 - 21 Church Gate, Thatcham, RG19 3PN
- Telephone
- 0330 135 8204
- Website
- www.phoenixschools.org.uk/grange
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jane Holloway
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 7-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
- Ward
- Thatcham Central
- Constituency
- Newbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 23 August 2023 (new provision)
- URN
- 149637 · LAESTAB 8696022 · UKPRN 10099406
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.