Geoffrey Field Junior 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 05/12/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are average, progress in reading is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.8%, which is 0.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Exbourne Road, Reading

School Information

Address: Exbourne Road, Reading, RG2 8RH
Website: www.geoffreyfieldjuniorschool.co.uk/
Telephone: 01189375475
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Reading
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Shelly Hancock
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 109781

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 05/12/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 360
Number of Pupils: 355
Number of Boys: 179
Number of Girls: 176

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2 Confidence interval -3.3 to -0.7
Writing
Average: -0.8 Confidence interval -2 to 0.4
Maths
Average: -0.7 Confidence interval -1.8 to 0.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:63%
England Average:65%

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

School:8%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Blagdon Nursery School
Blagdon Road , Whitley RG2 7NT
4out of 4 1,108 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Geoffrey Field Junior School
Exbourne Road , RG2 8RH
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Geoffrey Field Infant School
Exbourne Road , Whitley Wood RG2 8RH
4out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Christ The King Catholic Primary School
Lulworth Road , RG2 8LX
2out of 4 165 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School
Brixham Road , RG2 7RB
2out of 4 1,148 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
The Ridgeway Primary School
Hillbrow , RG2 8JD
3out of 4 1,173 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
John Madejski Academy
125 Hartland Road , RG2 8AF
2out of 4 451 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Reading Girls' School
Northumberland Avenue , RG2 7PY
1out of 4 1,789 yd Academy sponsor led No Girls More About School
Oakbank
Hyde End Lane , Ryeish Green RG7 1ER
3out of 4 2,197 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Crosfields School
Shinfield Road , RG2 9BL
- not rated 1,022 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
OneSchool Global UK Reading Primary Campus
401 Old Whitley Wood Lane , Shinfield RG2 8QA
- not rated 1,082 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Leighton Park School
Shinfield Road , RG2 7ED
- not rated 1,602 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
OneSchool Global Reading Senior Campus
14 Arkwright Road , Reading RG2 0LU
- not rated 1,968 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
The Vine Christian School
Mitford Close , Basingstoke Road RG7 1HF
- not rated 2,058 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.