Thameside 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 03/03/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, progress in maths is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.4%, which is 0.6 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Harley Road, Reading, RG4 8DB
Website: www.thamesideprimary.co.uk/
Telephone: 01189375551
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Reading
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Sophie Greenaway
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 109800

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 03/03/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 399
Number of Boys: 209
Number of Girls: 190

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.6 Confidence interval -3.2 to 0.1
Writing
Average: 0.2 Confidence interval -1.3 to 1.7
Maths
Below Average: -1.7 Confidence interval -3.1 to -0.2

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:12%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
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
New Bridge Nursery School
Montague Street , Caversham RG4 5AU
4out of 4 759 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Caversham Nursery School
114 Amersham Road , Caversham RG4 5NA
4out of 4 1,244 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Thameside Primary School
Harley Road , Caversham RG4 8DB
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
Washington Road , Caversham RG4 5AA
3out of 4 442 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
E P Collier Primary School
Ross Road , RG1 8DZ
3out of 4 663 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Caversham Primary School
Hemdean Road , Caversham RG4 7RA
4out of 4 976 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Civitas Academy
90a Great Knollys Street , RG1 7HL
3out of 4 1,269 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kendrick School
London Road , RG1 5BN
4out of 4 1,843 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre
Surley Row , Emmer Green RG4 8LR
3out of 4 1,965 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Reading School
Erleigh Road , RG1 5LW
4out of 4 2,451 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Maiden Erlegh School in Reading
81 Crescent Road , RG1 5SL
3out of 4 3,166 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
UTC Reading
Crescent Road , East Reading RG1 5RQ
4out of 4 3,180 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Queen Anne's School
6 Henley Road , Caversham RG4 6DX
- not rated 606 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Hemdean House School
Hemdean Road , Caversham RG4 7SD
- not rated 705 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Chiltern Nursery Nurse Training School
18 Peppard Road , Caversham RG4 8JZ
- not rated 880 yd Miscellaneous Yes Mixed More About School
Caversham Preparatory School
16 Peppard Road , Caversham RG4 8JZ
- not rated 880 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
The Deenway Montessori School
3-5 Sidmouth Street , Reading RG1 4QZ
- not rated 1,704 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.