Whiteknights 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 24/09/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well above 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: Fairlawn Green, Reading, RG2 8EP
Website:
Telephone: 01189872588
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wokingham
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Francois Walker
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 109839

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 24/09/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 472
Number of Pupils: 466
Number of Boys: 246
Number of Girls: 220

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 3.8 Confidence interval 2.2 to 5.4
Writing
Well Above Average: 4.7 Confidence interval 3.2 to 6.1
Maths
Well Above Average: 3.9 Confidence interval 2.5 to 5.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:92%
England Average:65%

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

School:32%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:109
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:109
England Average:105

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 1,253 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Whiteknights Primary School
Fairlawn Green , Shinfield Rise RG2 8EP
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Hillside Primary School
Rushey Way , Lower Earley RG6 4HQ
3out of 4 613 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
The Ridgeway Primary School
Hillbrow , RG2 8JD
3out of 4 689 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Radstock Primary School
Radstock Lane , Earley RG6 5UZ
2out of 4 1,026 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Christ The King Catholic Primary School
Lulworth Road , RG2 8LX
2out of 4 1,617 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
John Madejski Academy
125 Hartland Road , RG2 8AF
2out of 4 1,603 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Reading Girls' School
Northumberland Avenue , RG2 7PY
1out of 4 1,699 yd Academy sponsor led No Girls More About School
Maiden Erlegh School
Silverdale Rd , Earley RG6 7HS
3out of 4 1,705 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
UTC Reading
Crescent Road , East Reading RG1 5RQ
4out of 4 2,280 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
Maiden Erlegh School in Reading
81 Crescent Road , RG1 5SL
3out of 4 2,296 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Leighton Park School
Shinfield Road , RG2 7ED
- not rated 402 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Crosfields School
Shinfield Road , RG2 9BL
- not rated 896 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
University of Reading
Whiteknights House , Whiteknights RG6 6UR
- not rated 1,458 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hamilton School
40 Christchurch Road , RG2 7AY
- not rated 2,105 yd Academy special sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Joseph's College
Upper Redlands Road , Reading RG1 5JT
- not rated 2,138 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.