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
28.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
26.6%
Pupil ethnicities
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%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-1.4
WritingAverage-0.6
MathsAverage-1.3
Year 2022-2023

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
School: Year 2022-2023
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
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
48
2nd preference
28
3rd preference
28
From another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
48
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
0
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 classes23.7
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher26.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher24.7
Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2023-2024