The Palmer Primary Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 22 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- 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
- 139653
- Address
- 70 Northumberland Avenue, RG2 7PP
- Website
- www.thepalmeracademy.com
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 442 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.6%
- Girls
- 51.4%
- First language not English
- 51.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 24.7%
- Persistent absence
- 20.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.5%
White British 21.9%
Pakistani 14.3%
Indian 13.6%
Other White 9.5%
Other Asian 9.3%
Mixed 9.1%
African 8.4%
Other 4.5%
Chinese 3.2%
Unclassified 2.7%
Other Black 1.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Irish Traveller 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1
WritingAverage-1.1
MathsAverage-0.5
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 57%
Local authority average 60%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 4%
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 102
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
The Palmer Primary Academy
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 54
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 53
- 2nd preference
- 29
- 3rd preference
- 12
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 53
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.2 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 7 5 2 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 2 2 0 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 34 16 18 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 7 6 1 |
| Reception, Full-time | 56 29 27 |
| Year 1 | 58 22 36 |
| Year 2 | 59 28 31 |
| Year 3 | 54 27 27 |
| Year 4 | 59 24 35 |
| Year 5 | 55 31 24 |
| Year 6 | 51 25 26 |