Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Dec 7 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 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
- 136512
- Address
- Brixham Road, RG2 7RB
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 520 (82% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.3%
- Girls
- 46.7%
- First language not English
- 32.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 38.7%
- Persistent absence
- 25.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 31.3%
White British 37.3%
Mixed 14.1%
African 10.2%
Indian 10%
Other Asian 9.6%
Pakistani 5.6%
Other 4%
Other White 2.9%
Caribbean 1.5%
Chinese 1.3%
Irish Traveller 1.2%
Unclassified 1.2%
Bangladeshi 0.8%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1.4
WritingAverage-0.6
MathsAverage-1.3
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 46%
Local authority average 60%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 101
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 53
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 53
- 2nd preference
- 30
- 3rd preference
- 27
- From another Local Authority
- 5
Offers
- 1st preference
- 53
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.4 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 24.9 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 24.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 4 3 1 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 1 0 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 32 16 16 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 8 4 4 |
| Reception, Full-time | 56 29 27 |
| Year 1 | 56 30 26 |
| Year 2 | 62 33 29 |
| Year 3 | 82 45 37 |
| Year 4 | 88 52 36 |
| Year 5 | 58 28 30 |
| Year 6 | 73 37 36 |