English Martyrs' Catholic 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 28/11/2013. 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 3.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Dee Road, Reading, RG30 4BE
Website: www.englishmartyrs.reading.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01189375466
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Reading
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Catherine Doberska
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 110004

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 28/11/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 436
Number of Pupils: 441
Number of Boys: 232
Number of Girls: 209

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.4 Confidence interval -2 to 1.2
Writing
Average: -1.3 Confidence interval -2.7 to 0.2
Maths
Average: -0.9 Confidence interval -2.3 to 0.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:70%
England Average:65%

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

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

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 1,366 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Norcot Early Years Centre
82 Lyndhurst Road , Tilehurst RG30 6UB
4out of 4 1,555 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School
Dee Road , Tilehurst RG30 4BE
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St Michael's Primary School
Dee Road , Tilehurst RG30 4AS
3out of 4 238 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Ranikhet Academy
Spey Road , Tilehurst RG30 4ED
1out of 4 482 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Moorlands Primary School
Church End Lane , Tilehurst RG30 4UN
3out of 4 722 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Churchend Primary Academy
Usk Road , Tilehurst RG30 4HP
4out of 4 766 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
King's Academy Prospect
Cockney Hill , Tilehurst RG30 4EX
2out of 4 726 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
Fawley Road , Southcote RG30 3EP
3out of 4 1,610 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
The WREN School
61-63 Bath Road , RG30 2BB
3out of 4 1,713 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Little Heath School
Little Heath Road , Tilehurst RG31 5TY
3out of 4 2,904 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Thames Valley School
2 Conwy Close , Tilehurst RG30 4BZ
3out of 4 698 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
The Holy Brook School
145 Ashampstead Road , Southcote RG30 3LJ
3out of 4 1,467 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
Cranbury College
Cranbury Road , RG30 2TS
- not rated 1,621 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Edward's Prep
64 Tilehurst Road , Reading RG30 2JH
- not rated 1,977 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
TLG Reading
Empress Road , Calcot RG31 4XR
- not rated 2,277 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.