Bucklebury C.E. Primary School is a primary school located in Reading. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 21/01/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Blacklands Road, Reading

School Information

Address: Blacklands Road, Reading, RG7 6QP
Website: www.bucklebury.w-berks.sch.uk
Telephone: 01635862965
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: West Berkshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr A Higgs
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 109955

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 21/01/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 126
Number of Pupils: 112
Number of Boys: 52
Number of Girls: 60

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.1 Confidence interval -2.9 to 3
Writing
Average: 0.9 Confidence interval -1.8 to 3.6
Maths
Average: 0.1 Confidence interval -2.5 to 2.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:67%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:17%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bucklebury C.E. Primary School
Blacklands Road , Upper Bucklebury RG7 6QP 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Francis Baily Primary School
Skillman Drive , RG19 4GG 		3out of 4 2,063 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Thatcham Park CofE Primary
Park Avenue , RG18 4NP 		3out of 4 2,777 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
St Finian's Catholic Primary School
The Ridge , Cold Ash RG18 9HU 		3out of 4 2,816 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Spurcroft Primary School
Spurcroft Road , RG19 3XX 		3out of 4 2,954 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kennet School
Stoney Lane , RG19 4LL 		4out of 4 2,338 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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