The Avenue Special School is a school located in Reading. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness and management effectiveness are outstanding, quality of education and outcomes for pupils are good. The school inspection was carried out on 11/03/2011. The overall pupil absence from this school is 8.8%, which is 4.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: The Avenue Centre, Conwy Close, Reading, RG30 4BZ
Website:
Telephone: 01189375554
School Type: Academy special converter
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Reading
Headteacher / Principal: Headteacher Symon Cooke
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 137435

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 11/03/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 106
Number of Pupils: 173
Number of Boys: 129
Number of Girls: 44

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 8.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 24.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:SUPP
England Average:65%

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

School:SUPP
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:SUPP
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:SUPP
England Average:105

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -1.54 Confidence interval -2.19 to -0.89
Of the 15 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 15 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:0%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:86%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:0%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:1.2
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:0.06
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Blagdon Nursery School
Blagdon Road , Whitley RG2 7NT
4out of 4 1,319 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
New Bridge Nursery School
Montague Street , Caversham RG4 5AU
4out of 4 3,089 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Caversham Nursery School
114 Amersham Road , Caversham RG4 5NA
4out of 4 3,177 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Palmer Primary Academy
70 Northumberland Avenue , RG2 7PP
3out of 4 179 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
New Christ Church Church of England Primary School
Milman Road , RG2 0AY
3out of 4 548 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Katesgrove Primary School
Dorothy Street , RG1 2NL
3out of 4 1,249 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School
Brixham Road , RG2 7RB
2out of 4 1,267 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Redlands Primary School
Lydford Road , RG1 5QH
3out of 4 1,378 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Reading Girls' School
Northumberland Avenue , RG2 7PY
1out of 4 578 yd Academy sponsor led No Girls More About School
Reading School
Erleigh Road , RG1 5LW
4out of 4 1,169 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Kendrick School
London Road , RG1 5BN
4out of 4 1,277 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
John Madejski Academy
125 Hartland Road , RG2 8AF
2out of 4 1,900 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
UTC Reading
Crescent Road , East Reading RG1 5RQ
4out of 4 1,949 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Avenue Special School
The Avenue Centre, Conwy Close , Tilehurst RG30 4BZ
4out of 4 0 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Trinity Christian School
11 Glebe Road , RG2 7AG
- not rated 350 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Hamilton School
40 Christchurch Road , RG2 7AY
- not rated 505 yd Academy special sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
OneSchool Global Reading Senior Campus
14 Arkwright Road , Reading RG2 0LU
- not rated 644 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
The Abbey School Reading
17 Kendrick Road , RG1 5DZ
- not rated 971 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.