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
- Website
- http://www.thecoombes.com/
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
- 23.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.0%
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%
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 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
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
Applications
- 1st preference
- 26
- 2nd preference
- 21
- 3rd preference
- 18
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 26
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.4 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 23.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 26.8 |
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 |