Caversham Park Primary School is a primary school in Reading, serving pupils aged 5 to 11. The school is a community school and operates as a mixed school. It follows a not applicable admissions policy. It does not have a designated religious character, which may suit families looking for a non-faith school.

Caversham Park Primary School currently has around 110 pupils on roll, which is about 52% of its capacity. The gender split is relatively balanced, with approximately 51.8% boys and 48.2% girls. Around 8.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which gives an indication of the socio-economic mix. Pupil backgrounds are varied across different backgrounds and needs.

Overall absence at the school is 4.7%. Persistent absence is recorded at 12.6%.

Pupil backgrounds are varied, with white british pupils forming the largest group at around 47.3%. other white pupils make up about 10.9% , followed by african at 10.9%

At its latest Ofsted inspection, the school was rated Good. This suggests the school is performing well overall. Safeguarding was judged to be effective, which is a key consideration for many parents.

School Information

Address: Queensway, Reading, RG4 6RP
Website: http://www.cavershamparkprimaryschool.co.uk
Telephone: 01189375433
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Reading
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Gail Ray
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 109925

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Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall effectiveness
  • Management effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 18/04/2013

Safeguarding is effective

Pupils

General

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 110
Number of Boys: 57
Number of Girls: 53

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.6% 8.2%

Ethnicity

White British47.30%52
Other White10.90%12
African10.90%12
Indian6.40%7
Other Mixed5.50%6
Chinese4.50%5
White and Asian2.70%3
Other (any other ethnic group)2.70%3
Unclassified2.70%3
White and Black Caribbean1.80%2
Pakistani1.80%2
Bangladeshi0.90%1
Other Asian0.90%1
Other Black0.90%1
Gypsy/Roma0.00%0
White and Black African0.00%0
Irish0.00%0
Caribbean0.00%0
Irish Traveller (Traveller of Irish heritage)0.00%0

Education - Primary

Progress scores show how pupils performed compared with pupils nationally who had similar prior attainment. Scores above 0 are better than average; below 0 are worse than average.

Reading: Average (0.7)
Writing: Average (-0.6)
Maths: Average (1.9)
Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths
School
54%
Town average
62%
Local authority average
63%
England average
61%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths
School
12%
Town average
10%
Local authority average
11%
England average
8%
Average score in reading
School
106.0
Town average
105.9
Local authority average
106.2
England average
105.1
Average score in maths
School
106.0
Town average
104.9
Local authority average
105.3
England average
104.3

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Caversham Nursery School
114 Amersham Road , Caversham RG4 5NA
4out of 4 2,337 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
New Bridge Nursery School
Montague Street , Caversham RG4 5AU
4out of 4 2,458 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Caversham Park Primary School
Queensway , Caversham Park Village RG4 6RP
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Martin's Catholic Primary School
Pendennis Avenue , Caversham Park Village RG4 6SS
3out of 4 131 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
The Hill Primary School
Peppard Road , Emmer Green RG4 8TU
3out of 4 1,182 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Micklands Primary School
Micklands Road , Caversham RG4 6LU
- not rated 1,322 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Emmer Green Primary School
Grove Road , Emmer Green RG4 8LN
- not rated 1,424 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre
Surley Row , Emmer Green RG4 8LR
3out of 4 1,942 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre
Surley Row , Emmer Green RG4 8LR
- not rated 1,942 yd Foundation school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Chiltern Nursery Nurse Training School
18 Peppard Road , Caversham RG4 8JZ
- not rated 2,001 yd Miscellaneous Yes Mixed More About School
Caversham Preparatory School
16 Peppard Road , Caversham RG4 8JZ
- not rated 2,001 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Queen Anne's School
6 Henley Road , Caversham RG4 6DX
- not rated 2,237 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Hemdean House School
Hemdean Road , Caversham RG4 7SD
- not rated 2,468 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Aurora Rowan School
Dysons Wood , Tokers Green End RG4 9EY
- not rated 3,007 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.