Oxford Road Community 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 16/10/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.1%, which is 0.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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146 Oxford Road, Reading

School Information

Address: 146 Oxford Road, Reading, RG1 7PJ
Website: www.oxfordroad.reading.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01189375511
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Reading
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Claire Hurst
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 109786

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 16/10/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 292
Number of Pupils: 256
Number of Boys: 120
Number of Girls: 136

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 4.7 Confidence interval 3.1 to 6.4
Writing
Well Above Average: 4.1 Confidence interval 2.6 to 5.7
Maths
Well Above Average: 3.7 Confidence interval 2.2 to 5.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:78%
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
New Bridge Nursery School
Montague Street , Caversham RG4 5AU
4out of 4 2,343 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Caversham Nursery School
114 Amersham Road , Caversham RG4 5NA
4out of 4 2,773 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Norcot Early Years Centre
82 Lyndhurst Road , Tilehurst RG30 6UB
4out of 4 3,031 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Civitas Academy
90a Great Knollys Street , RG1 7HL
3out of 4 499 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
All Saints Junior School
August House, Brownlow Road , RG1 6NP
4out of 4 508 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
All Saints Church of England Aided Infant School
Brownlow Road , RG1 6NP
3out of 4 508 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Battle Primary Academy
Cranbury Road , RG30 2TD
3out of 4 887 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Coley Primary School
Wolseley Street , RG1 6AZ
3out of 4 990 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The WREN School
61-63 Bath Road , RG30 2BB
3out of 4 1,462 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Kendrick School
London Road , RG1 5BN
4out of 4 1,793 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
Fawley Road , Southcote RG30 3EP
3out of 4 1,845 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
King's Academy Prospect
Cockney Hill , Tilehurst RG30 4EX
2out of 4 2,557 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Reading School
Erleigh Road , RG1 5LW
4out of 4 2,615 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Edward's Prep
64 Tilehurst Road , Reading RG30 2JH
- not rated 686 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Cranbury College
Cranbury Road , RG30 2TS
- not rated 945 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Deenway Montessori School
3-5 Sidmouth Street , Reading RG1 4QZ
- not rated 1,799 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
The Abbey School Reading
17 Kendrick Road , RG1 5DZ
- not rated 2,051 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
Hemdean House School
Hemdean Road , Caversham RG4 7SD
- not rated 2,113 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.