Green Park Village Primary Academy

Green Park Village Primary Academy has shown a strong performance overall during its first inspection, being rated as 'Good' across all evaluated areas. The school, which opened in September 2020 and is part of the REAch2 multi-academy trust, reflects a proud, inclusive community that emphasizes high expectations and a supportive environment for its pupils. Leaders have carefully constructed an ambitious curriculum that promotes engagement and understanding, particularly in foundational subjects such as reading and mathematics. Pupils have shown resilience, kindness, and engagement in their learning, contributing to a positive school culture.

Strengths

• Inclusive school culture where pupils feel valued and safe
• High expectations of pupils’ achievement
• Ambitious and well-structured curriculum
• Effective teaching of phonics and reading
• Strong personal development opportunities
• Robust approaches to safeguarding
• High participation in extracurricular activities

Areas for Improvement

• In some foundation subjects, understanding of key knowledge is not consistently checked
• Need for further refinement of the curriculum in specific areas

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Green Park Village Primary Academy attended 94.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 15.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.4% of pupils at Green Park Village Primary Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Green Park Village Primary Academy had 20.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 16.9% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 6.6% of pupils at Green Park Village Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Green Park Village Primary Academy received £8,155 and spent £7,045 for each of its 207 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £47,000 (£228 per pupil).

Across all 65 schools of Reach2 Academy Trust, income was £7,346 and spending £7,105 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Reading · Reading local authority: places and applications

Green Park Village Primary Academy is part of Reach2 Academy Trust, which runs 65 schools. The nearest others:

• The Palmer Primary Academy Reading
• Civitas Academy Reading
• Ranikhet Academy Reading
• Green Ridge Primary Academy Aylesbury
• Summerside Primary Academy London
• Aerodrome Primary Academy Croydon
• Robert Fitzroy Academy Croydon
• St Mark's Church of England Primary Academy London
• Desmond Anderson Primary Academy Crawley
• Pound Hill Infant Academy Crawley

What is Green Park Village Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Green Park Village Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in September 2023.

When was Green Park Village Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Green Park Village Primary Academy was last inspected in September 2023.

How many pupils does Green Park Village Primary Academy have?

Green Park Village Primary Academy has 258 pupils on roll.

What age range does Green Park Village Primary Academy cover?

Green Park Village Primary Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

Where is Green Park Village Primary Academy?

Green Park Village Primary Academy is at 2 Flagstaff Road, Green Park, Reading, Berkshire, RG2 6AX.