Springfield 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 25/11/2011. 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 3.2%, which is 0.8 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Barton Road, Reading

School Information

Address: Barton Road, Reading, RG31 5NJ
Website: www.springfieldprimary.org
Telephone: 01189421797
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: West Berkshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Sarah East
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 109866

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 25/11/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 332
Number of Pupils: 340
Number of Boys: 177
Number of Girls: 163

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.5 Confidence interval -0.4 to 3.3
Writing
Average: 1.2 Confidence interval -0.5 to 2.9
Maths
Above Average: 1.7 Confidence interval 0.1 to 3.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:70%
England Average:65%

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

School:23%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
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 1,607 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Norcot Early Years Centre
82 Lyndhurst Road , Tilehurst RG30 6UB
4out of 4 2,882 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Springfield Primary School
Barton Road , Tilehurst RG31 5NJ
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Paul's Catholic Primary School
City Road , Tilehurst RG31 4SZ
3out of 4 338 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Birch Copse Primary School
Wittenham Avenue , Tilehurst RG31 5LN
4out of 4 582 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Park Lane Primary School
School Road , Tilehurst RG31 5BD
3out of 4 985 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Calcot Infant School and Nursery
Curtis Road , Calcot RG31 4XG
3out of 4 1,260 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 4 351 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Denefield School
Long Lane , Tilehurst RG31 6XY
3out of 4 2,237 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
King's Academy Prospect
Cockney Hill , Tilehurst RG30 4EX
2out of 4 2,847 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Theale Green School
Church Street , RG7 5DA
2out of 4 3,116 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
TLG Reading
Empress Road , Calcot RG31 4XR
- not rated 1,399 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Thames Valley School
2 Conwy Close , Tilehurst RG30 4BZ
3out of 4 1,998 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
Brookfields Special School
Sage Road , Tilehurst RG31 6SW
4out of 4 2,523 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
The Holy Brook School
145 Ashampstead Road , Southcote RG30 3LJ
3out of 4 3,193 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.