Purley CofE 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 08/12/2016. 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 3.3%, which is 0.7 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Purley Village, Reading

School Information

Address: Purley Village, Reading, RG8 8AF
Website: www.purleyprimaryschool.co.uk
Telephone: 01189842384
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: West Berkshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Karen Fakes
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 109971

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 08/12/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 105
Number of Pupils: 106
Number of Boys: 52
Number of Girls: 54

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 2.2 Confidence interval -0.5 to 4.9
Writing
Average: 2.3 Confidence interval -0.2 to 4.8
Maths
Average: 0.5 Confidence interval -1.8 to 2.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:57%
England Average:65%

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

School:19%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
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
Norcot Early Years Centre
82 Lyndhurst Road , Tilehurst RG30 6UB 		4out of 4 2,749 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Blagrave Nursery School
Recreation Road , Tilehurst RG30 4UA 		4out of 4 2,984 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Purley CofE Primary School
Purley Village , Purley-on-Thames RG8 8AF 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Long Lane Primary School
Long Lane , Tilehurst RG31 6YG 		3out of 4 602 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Westwood Farm Junior School
Fullbrook Crescent , Tilehurst RG31 6RY 		3out of 4 1,139 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Westwood Farm Infant School
Fullbrook Crescent , Tilehurst RG31 6RY 		4out of 4 1,139 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Downsway Primary School
Warbreck Drive , Tilehurst RG31 6FE 		3out of 4 1,338 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Denefield School
Long Lane , Tilehurst RG31 6XY 		3out of 4 1,386 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Brookfields Special School
Sage Road , Tilehurst RG31 6SW 		4out of 4 1,089 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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