Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Dec 8 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 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
- 571 (84% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.6%
- Girls
- 46.4%
- First language not English
- 32.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 36.3%
- Persistent absence
- 39.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 26.6%
White British 40.6%
Mixed 12.5%
Other Asian 10.2%
Indian 9.5%
African 7.4%
Pakistani 6.3%
Other 4%
Other White 3%
Chinese 1.9%
Irish Traveller 1.4%
Bangladeshi 1.2%
Caribbean 1.2%
Unclassified 0.7%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
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 34%
Local authority average 58%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 3%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 101
Local authority average 106
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 101
Local authority average 105
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 50
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 48
- 2nd preference
- 28
- 3rd preference
- 28
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 48
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.7 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 24.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 14 7 7 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 2 1 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 38 21 17 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 10 4 6 |
| Reception, Full-time | 64 36 28 |
| Year 1 | 64 34 30 |
| Year 2 | 83 44 39 |
| Year 3 | 87 47 40 |
| Year 4 | 57 28 29 |
| Year 5 | 69 40 29 |
| Year 6 | 83 44 39 |