Denefield School is a secondary 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 11/06/2014. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.8%, which is 1.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Long Lane, Reading, RG31 6XY
Website: http://www.denefield.org.uk
Telephone: 01189413458
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: West Berkshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Edwin Towill
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137777

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 11/06/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1137
Number of Pupils: 1135
Number of Boys: 545
Number of Girls: 590

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.3% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.27 Confidence interval -0.47 to -0.08
Of the 170 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 169 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:45%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:99%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:36%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:44.2
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.71
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Blagrave Nursery School
Recreation Road , Tilehurst RG30 4UA 		4out of 4 2,156 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Norcot Early Years Centre
82 Lyndhurst Road , Tilehurst RG30 6UB 		4out of 4 2,563 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Downsway Primary School
Warbreck Drive , Tilehurst RG31 6FE 		3out of 4 378 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Long Lane Primary School
Long Lane , Tilehurst RG31 6YG 		3out of 4 788 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Westwood Farm Junior School
Fullbrook Crescent , Tilehurst RG31 6RY 		3out of 4 962 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Westwood Farm Infant School
Fullbrook Crescent , Tilehurst RG31 6RY 		4out of 4 962 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Purley CofE Primary School
Purley Village , Purley-on-Thames RG8 8AF 		3out of 4 1,386 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Denefield School
Long Lane , Tilehurst RG31 6XY 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Little Heath School
Little Heath Road , Tilehurst RG31 5TY 		3out of 4 2,002 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Brookfields Special School
Sage Road , Tilehurst RG31 6SW 		4out of 4 729 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Thames Valley School
2 Conwy Close , Tilehurst RG30 4BZ 		3out of 4 3,188 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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