The Coombes Church of England 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 inadequate. The school inspection was carried out on 18/05/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.8%, which is 1.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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School Road, Reading

School Information

Address: School Road, Reading, RG2 9NX
Website: http://www.thecoombes.com/
Telephone: 01189760751
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wokingham
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Alyson Atkins
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 144637

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 18/05/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 560
Number of Pupils: 441
Number of Boys: 225
Number of Girls: 216

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 17.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.4 Confidence interval -0.4 to 3.3
Writing
Average: 1.6 Confidence interval -0.2 to 3.3
Maths
Average: -1.3 Confidence interval -3 to 0.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:53%
England Average:65%

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

School:8%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Coombes Church of England Primary School
School Road , Arborfield RG2 9NX 		1out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Farley Hill Primary School
Baston Road , RG2 9YW 		3out of 4 3,046 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Shinfield St Mary's CofE Junior School
Chestnut Crescent , Shinfield RG2 9EJ 		3out of 4 3,090 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bohunt School Wokingham
Remount Drive , Arborfield RG2 9GB 		3out of 4 2,242 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Reddam House Berkshire
Bearwood Road , RG41 5BG 		- not rated 2,802 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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