Park Lane 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 21/03/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is average, progress in writing and progress in maths are below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.3%, which is 0.7 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: School Road, Reading, RG31 5BD
Website: parklaneprimary.school
Telephone: 01189375515
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Reading
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Nicola Lisa Browne
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 109790

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 21/03/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 407
Number of Boys: 208
Number of Girls: 199

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: -0.3 Confidence interval -1.9 to 1.2
Writing
Below Average: -1.6 Confidence interval -3 to -0.2
Maths
Below Average: -2 Confidence interval -3.3 to -0.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:77%
England Average:65%

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

School:8%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
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 4 628 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Norcot Early Years Centre
82 Lyndhurst Road , Tilehurst RG30 6UB
4out of 4 1,900 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Park Lane Primary School
School Road , Tilehurst RG31 5BD
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Birch Copse Primary School
Wittenham Avenue , Tilehurst RG31 5LN
4out of 4 558 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Paul's Catholic Primary School
City Road , Tilehurst RG31 4SZ
3out of 4 715 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Springfield Primary School
Barton Road , Tilehurst RG31 5NJ
3out of 4 985 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Moorlands Primary School
Church End Lane , Tilehurst RG30 4UN
3out of 4 1,128 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Little Heath School
Little Heath Road , Tilehurst RG31 5TY
3out of 4 1,136 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Denefield School
Long Lane , Tilehurst RG31 6XY
3out of 4 1,977 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
King's Academy Prospect
Cockney Hill , Tilehurst RG30 4EX
2out of 4 2,236 yd Academy converter Not Applicable 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 1,326 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
TLG Reading
Empress Road , Calcot RG31 4XR
- not rated 1,686 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Brookfields Special School
Sage Road , Tilehurst RG31 6SW
4out of 4 1,966 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
The Holy Brook School
145 Ashampstead Road , Southcote RG30 3LJ
3out of 4 2,764 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.