Caversham Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jun 22 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
5 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Reading
Unique reference
109778
Address
Hemdean Road, Caversham, RG4 7RA

Pupils

Number of Pupils
408 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
52.7%
Girls
47.3%
First language not English
22.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
4.4%
Persistent absence
9.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
11.8%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 51.2%
Other White 13.2%
Mixed 10.3%
Indian 8.8%
Other Asian 5.9%
Chinese 4.4%
Pakistani 2.9%
Other 1%
African 0.7%
Other Black 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAbove average3
WritingAverage0.3
MathsAbove average1.8
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 82%
Local authority average 58%
England average 61%

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

School 19%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 111
Local authority average 106
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 108
Local authority average 105
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Caversham Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
60
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
58
2nd preference
84
3rd preference
57
From another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
56
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
2
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes29.1
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28.5
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
60
30
30
Year 1
60
25
35
Year 2
60
37
23
Year 3
60
34
26
Year 4
60
34
26
Year 5
48
25
23
Year 6
60
30
30
Year 2023-2024