Park Lane Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Nov 1 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
109790
Address
School Road, Tilehurst, RG31 5BD

Pupils

Number of Pupils
402 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
48.0%
Girls
52.0%
First language not English
9.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
21.9%
Persistent absence
10.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
11.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 72.1%
Mixed 10.7%
Other White 3.5%
Indian 3.5%
Other Asian 3.2%
Chinese 1.2%
Pakistani 1%
African 1%
Other Black 1%
Unclassified 1%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Other 0.7%
Caribbean 0.2%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.9
WritingAverage0.4
MathsAverage-0.5
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 67%
Local authority average 58%
England average 61%

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

School 16%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 106
England average 105

Average score in maths

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

Admissions

Park Lane Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
42
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
40
2nd preference
33
3rd preference
39
From another Local Authority
12
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
40
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
2
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 classes28.7
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher27.2
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.9
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
54
23
31
Year 1
53
28
25
Year 2
56
27
29
Year 3
60
33
27
Year 4
59
32
27
Year 5
60
23
37
Year 6
60
27
33
Year 2023-2024