The Coombes Church of England Primary School

Type Primary / Academy sponsor led
Age Range 3-11
Religion Church of England
Address School Road
Arborfield
Reading
Berkshire
RG2 9NX
Phone 01189760751
Reference Number 144637

General Makeup

Number of pupils 377
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49.07%
Girls: 50.93%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 18.2%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 20.2%

Class Sizes

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

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 12 14 26
2 29 27 56
3 29 32 61
4 20 27 47
5 30 30 60
6 41 32 73

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 56.5%
White, Other 9%
Indian 7.7%
Unclassified 5.6%
African 3.7%
Chinese 3.2%
Mixed, Other 2.4%
Pakistani 2.4%
Asian, Other 2.4%
White & Black (African) 1.6%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.3%
White & Asian 0.5%
Caribbean 0.3%

Overall Ofsted Rating Requires Improvement
 >  Quality of education Requires Improvement
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Inspection Date 2024-09-11
Date Description Report
2024-07-02 School inspection: School inspection:
2022-01-25 School inspection School inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 62% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 8% 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 105 Unlock Unlock
Maths 105 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 -0.8 Unlock Unlock
Writing -0.8 Unlock Unlock
Maths 0.2 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 21 8
Third Preference 18 3
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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