Willow Bank Junior 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 27/09/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in reading and progress in maths are below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.6%, which is 1.4 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Duffield Road, Reading, RG5 4RW
Website: www.willowbankjunior.com
Telephone: 01189691556
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wokingham
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Annie Hanson
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 109890

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 27/09/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 240
Number of Pupils: 241
Number of Boys: 116
Number of Girls: 125

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 2.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2.7 Confidence interval -4.3 to -1.1
Writing
Average: -1.2 Confidence interval -2.6 to 0.3
Maths
Below Average: -1.7 Confidence interval -3.1 to -0.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:77%
England Average:65%

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

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Ambleside Centre
Ambleside Close , Woodley RG5 4JJ 		4out of 4 1,295 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary School
Western Avenue , RG5 3BH 		3out of 4 961 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Woodley CofE Primary School
Hurricane Way , Woodley RG5 4UX 		3out of 4 1,068 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Beechwood Primary School
Ambleside Close , Woodley RG5 4JJ 		1out of 4 1,286 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Sonning Church of England Primary School
Liguge Way , Sonning RG4 6XF 		3out of 4 1,307 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Rivermead Primary School
Loddon Bridge Road , Woodley RG5 4BS 		3out of 4 1,518 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Waingels
Waingels Road , Woodley RG5 4RF 		3out of 4 646 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Bulmershe School
Woodlands Avenue , Woodley RG5 3EU 		3out of 4 1,866 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Addington School
Woodlands Avenue , Woodley RG5 3EU 		4out of 4 1,963 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Reading Blue Coat School
Holme Park , Sonning Lane RG4 6SU 		- not rated 2,046 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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