Park Lane Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Oct 31 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
378 (96% of total capacity)
Boys
50.0%
Girls
50.0%
First language not English
9.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
19.8%
Persistent absence
13.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
11.9%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 70.9%
Mixed 10.1%
Other Asian 4.2%
Indian 4%
Other White 3.7%
Pakistani 1.3%
African 1.1%
Other Black 1.1%
Unclassified 1.1%
Bangladeshi 0.8%
Chinese 0.8%
Other 0.8%
Caribbean 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

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 60%
England average 62%

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

School 10%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 107
Local authority average 106
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Park Lane Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
53
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
46
2nd preference
33
3rd preference
28
From another Local Authority
12
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
46
2nd preference
5
3rd preference
2
To another Local Authority
5
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes26.6
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher24
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28.2
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
46
29
17
Year 1
52
23
29
Year 2
49
26
23
Year 3
52
23
29
Year 4
60
33
27
Year 5
59
32
27
Year 6
60
23
37
Year 2024-2025