The Coombes Church of England Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Requires improvement
Jan 26 2022 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

Pupils

Number of Pupils
377 (74% of total capacity)
Boys
49.1%
Girls
50.9%
First language not English
19.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
17.8%
Persistent absence
17.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
8.0%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 56.5%
Other White 9%
Indian 7.7%
Mixed 5.8%
Unclassified 5.6%
African 3.7%
Chinese 3.2%
Pakistani 2.4%
Other Asian 2.4%
Gypsy/Roma 1.1%
Other Black 0.8%
Other 0.8%
Irish Traveller 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
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-0.8
WritingAverage-0.8
MathsAverage0.2
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 62%
Local authority average 65%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 8%
Local authority average 11%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 105
Local authority average 107
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 105
Local authority average 106
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

The Coombes Church of England Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
44
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
26
2nd preference
21
3rd preference
18
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
26
2nd preference
8
3rd preference
3
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 classes23.4
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher23.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher26.8
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
5
4
1
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
4
1
3
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
3
2
1
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
3
0
3
Reception, Full-time
39
17
22
Year 1
26
12
14
Year 2
56
29
27
Year 3
61
29
32
Year 4
47
20
27
Year 5
60
30
30
Year 6
73
41
32
Year 2023-2024