The Holy Brook 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 23/10/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 8.6%, which is 4.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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145 Ashampstead Road, Reading

School Information

Address: 145 Ashampstead Road, Reading, RG30 3LJ
Website: www.holybrook.reading.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01189375489
School Type: Community special school
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Reading
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Lee Smith
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 110193

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 23/10/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 32
Number of Pupils: 34
Number of Boys: 27
Number of Girls: 7

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 8.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 23.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -15.8 Confidence interval -20.1 to -11.5
Writing
Well Below Average: -12.6 Confidence interval -16.6 to -8.7
Maths
Well Below Average: -16.4 Confidence interval -20.2 to -12.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:95
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:91
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 2,542 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Norcot Early Years Centre
82 Lyndhurst Road , Tilehurst RG30 6UB
4out of 4 3,023 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Manor Primary School
110 Ashampstead Road , RG30 3LJ
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Kennet Valley Primary School
Carters Rise , Calcot RG31 7YT
3out of 4 644 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Southcote Primary School
Silchester Road , Southcote RG30 3EJ
3out of 4 931 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Michael's Primary School
Dee Road , Tilehurst RG30 4AS
3out of 4 1,331 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Churchend Primary Academy
Usk Road , Tilehurst RG30 4HP
4out of 4 1,360 yd Academy converter Yes 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 4 742 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
Fawley Road , Southcote RG30 3EP
3out of 4 1,041 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
The WREN School
61-63 Bath Road , RG30 2BB
3out of 4 1,413 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Holy Brook School
145 Ashampstead Road , Southcote RG30 3LJ
3out of 4 0 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
Thames Valley School
2 Conwy Close , Tilehurst RG30 4BZ
3out of 4 1,493 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
Cranbury College
Cranbury Road , RG30 2TS
- not rated 1,934 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Edward's Prep
64 Tilehurst Road , Reading RG30 2JH
- not rated 2,143 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
TLG Reading
Empress Road , Calcot RG31 4XR
- not rated 2,147 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.