South Lake 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 outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 20/03/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is above average, progress in reading and progress in writing are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.6%, which is 0.4 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Campbell Road, Reading

School Information

Address: Campbell Road, Reading, RG5 3NA
Website: www.southlakeprimary.co.uk
Telephone: 01189691672
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wokingham
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Antoinette Butler-Willis
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 133383

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 20/03/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 524
Number of Pupils: 473
Number of Boys: 251
Number of Girls: 222

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.3 Confidence interval -0.3 to 2.9
Writing
Average: 0.8 Confidence interval -0.7 to 2.3
Maths
Above Average: 1.5 Confidence interval 0.1 to 2.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:71%
England Average:65%

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

School:14%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Ambleside Centre
Ambleside Close , Woodley RG5 4JJ
4out of 4 725 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
South Lake Primary School
Campbell Road , Woodley RG5 3NA
4out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Beechwood Primary School
Ambleside Close , Woodley RG5 4JJ
1out of 4 728 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Rivermead Primary School
Loddon Bridge Road , Woodley RG5 4BS
3out of 4 863 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Highwood Primary School
Fairwater Drive , Woodley RG5 3JE
2out of 4 928 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary School
Western Avenue , RG5 3BH
3out of 4 1,391 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Bulmershe School
Woodlands Avenue , Woodley RG5 3EU
3out of 4 1,242 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Maiden Erlegh School
Silverdale Rd , Earley RG6 7HS
3out of 4 1,705 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
UTC Reading
Crescent Road , East Reading RG1 5RQ
4out of 4 2,525 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
Maiden Erlegh School in Reading
81 Crescent Road , RG1 5SL
3out of 4 2,530 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Waingels
Waingels Road , Woodley RG5 4RF
3out of 4 2,616 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Addington School
Woodlands Avenue , Woodley RG5 3EU
4out of 4 1,144 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Reading Blue Coat School
Holme Park , Sonning Lane RG4 6SU
- not rated 3,088 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
University of Reading
Whiteknights House , Whiteknights RG6 6UR
- not rated 3,106 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Joseph's College
Upper Redlands Road , Reading RG1 5JT
- not rated 3,121 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.