The Coombes Church of England Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Jul 2 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Wokingham
- Unique reference
- 144637
- Address
- School Road, Arborfield, RG2 9NX
- Website
- http://www.thecoombes.com/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 374 (70% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.2%
- Girls
- 50.8%
- First language not English
- 18.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 17.9%
- Persistent absence
- 19.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.4%
White British 58.3%
Other White 9.1%
Indian 6.4%
African 5.1%
Unclassified 5.1%
Mixed 4.4%
Chinese 3.5%
Other Black 1.6%
Pakistani 1.3%
Irish Traveller 1.1%
Gypsy/Roma 1.1%
Other Asian 1.1%
Other 1.1%
Caribbean 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.8
WritingAverage-0.8
MathsAverage0.2
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 46%
Local authority average 68%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 4%
Local authority average 12%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 108
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 103
Local authority average 107
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
The Coombes Church of England Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 48
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 26
- 2nd preference
- 21
- 3rd preference
- 9
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 26
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 22.8 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 1 0 1 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 4 1 3 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 9 5 4 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 12 9 3 |
| Reception, Full-time | 46 23 23 |
| Year 1 | 41 18 23 |
| Year 2 | 27 10 17 |
| Year 3 | 58 33 25 |
| Year 4 | 61 32 29 |
| Year 5 | 52 24 28 |
| Year 6 | 63 29 34 |