Thames Valley School is a 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 05/05/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are average, progress in writing is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 11.5%, which is 7.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: 2 Conwy Close, Reading, RG30 4BZ
Website: www.thamesvalleyschool.org.uk
Telephone: 01189424750
School Type: Free schools special
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Reading
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Amanda Makoka
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 139728

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 05/05/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 54
Number of Pupils: 48
Number of Boys: 40
Number of Girls: 8

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 11.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 33.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -3.2 Confidence interval -8.1 to 1.8
Writing
Well Below Average: -8.4 Confidence interval -12.9 to -3.8
Maths
Average: -3.8 Confidence interval -8.2 to 0.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:43%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:99
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:99
England Average:105

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -1.46 Confidence interval -2.41 to -0.51
Of the 7 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 7 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:0%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:SUPP
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:14%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:16.7
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:1.43
England Average:4.07

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 1,052 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Norcot Early Years Centre
82 Lyndhurst Road , Tilehurst RG30 6UB 		4out of 4 1,830 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Churchend Primary Academy
Usk Road , Tilehurst RG30 4HP 		4out of 4 164 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Michael's Primary School
Dee Road , Tilehurst RG30 4AS 		3out of 4 499 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Moorlands Primary School
Church End Lane , Tilehurst RG30 4UN 		3out of 4 500 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School
Dee Road , Tilehurst RG30 4BE 		3out of 4 698 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Meadow Park Academy
Norcot Road , Tilehurst RG30 6BS 		3out of 4 1,046 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
King's Academy Prospect
Cockney Hill , Tilehurst RG30 4EX 		2out of 4 910 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
Fawley Road , Southcote RG30 3EP 		3out of 4 2,030 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
The WREN School
61-63 Bath Road , RG30 2BB 		3out of 4 2,230 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Little Heath School
Little Heath Road , Tilehurst RG31 5TY 		3out of 4 2,285 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Denefield School
Long Lane , Tilehurst RG31 6XY 		3out of 4 3,188 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 0 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
The Holy Brook School
145 Ashampstead Road , Southcote RG30 3LJ 		3out of 4 1,493 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
TLG Reading
Empress Road , Calcot RG31 4XR 		- not rated 1,602 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Cranbury College
Cranbury Road , RG30 2TS 		- not rated 2,276 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Edward's Prep
64 Tilehurst Road , Reading RG30 2JH 		- not rated 2,621 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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