Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Brixham Road
Reading
Berkshire
RG2 7RB
Phone 01189375566
Reference Number 136512

General Makeup

Number of pupils 571
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 53.59%
Girls: 46.41%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 37.8%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 33.5%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 23.7
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 26.7
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 24.7

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 34 30 64
2 44 39 83
3 47 40 87
4 28 29 57
5 40 29 69
6 44 39 83

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 40.6%
Asian, Other 10.2%
Indian 9.5%
African 7.4%
White & Black (Caribbean) 7%
Pakistani 6.3%
White, Other 3%
White & Asian 2.5%
Mixed, Other 2.1%
Chinese 1.9%
Caribbean 1.2%
White & Black (African) 0.9%
Unclassified 0.7%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Inspection Date 2022-01-26
Date Description Report
2021-12-07 School inspection: School inspection:
2018-04-11 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2015-06-03 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2015-03-12 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2014-04-29 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2013-12-05 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2012-03-06 Full inspection: Full inspection:

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 34% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 3% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 101 Unlock Unlock
Maths 101 Unlock Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -1.4 Unlock Unlock
Writing -0.6 Unlock Unlock
Maths -1.3 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

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Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 28 2
Third Preference 28 0
From another Local Authority 2 0

Previous Years

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