Katesgrove 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 29/11/2017. 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 4.3%, which is 0.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Dorothy Street, Reading

School Information

Address: Dorothy Street, Reading, RG1 2NL
Website: www.katesgrove.reading.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01189375490
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Reading
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Lisa Telling
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 109920

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 29/11/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 708
Number of Pupils: 679
Number of Boys: 350
Number of Girls: 329

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.5 Confidence interval -2 to 1
Writing
Average: -1.2 Confidence interval -2.6 to 0.1
Maths
Average: -0.4 Confidence interval -1.7 to 0.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:55%
England Average:65%

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

School:2%
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
New Bridge Nursery School
Montague Street , Caversham RG4 5AU
4out of 4 2,203 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Caversham Nursery School
114 Amersham Road , Caversham RG4 5NA
4out of 4 2,451 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Blagdon Nursery School
Blagdon Road , Whitley RG2 7NT
4out of 4 2,543 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Katesgrove Primary School
Dorothy Street , RG1 2NL
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Coley Primary School
Wolseley Street , RG1 6AZ
3out of 4 415 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
New Christ Church Church of England Primary School
Milman Road , RG2 0AY
3out of 4 724 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Civitas Academy
90a Great Knollys Street , RG1 7HL
3out of 4 1,184 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
The Palmer Primary Academy
70 Northumberland Avenue , RG2 7PP
3out of 4 1,197 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kendrick School
London Road , RG1 5BN
4out of 4 642 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Reading School
Erleigh Road , RG1 5LW
4out of 4 1,362 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Reading Girls' School
Northumberland Avenue , RG2 7PY
1out of 4 1,809 yd Academy sponsor led No Girls More About School
The WREN School
61-63 Bath Road , RG30 2BB
3out of 4 2,118 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Maiden Erlegh School in Reading
81 Crescent Road , RG1 5SL
3out of 4 2,417 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Deenway Montessori School
3-5 Sidmouth Street , Reading RG1 4QZ
- not rated 753 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
The Abbey School Reading
17 Kendrick Road , RG1 5DZ
- not rated 765 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
Trinity Christian School
11 Glebe Road , RG2 7AG
- not rated 999 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading
220-222 Kings Road , RG1 4JJ
- not rated 1,223 yd Other independent school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Avenue Special School
The Avenue Centre, Conwy Close , Tilehurst RG30 4BZ
4out of 4 1,249 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.