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Battle Primary Academy

Primary

Reading · Reading · RG30 2TD http://www.battleprimary.co.uk

Pupils
456
cap. 472
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted report card

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Latest inspection
19 Nov 2024
Area judgements only

Ofsted no longer gives state-funded schools a single overall grade.

Area judgements

Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Early years provision
Outstanding

Other Ofsted reports

5 reports
30 Apr 2019
Full inspectionGood
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25 Apr 2018
Monitoring visit
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30 Nov 2016
Full inspectionRequires Improvement
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

This school is in Reading. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

RWM expected
68%
+2pp
LA
64%
England
63%
68%42%15%
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RWM higher
9%
+1pp
LA
9%
England
8%
9%5%0%
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Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
77%
Reading higher standard
43%
Writing expected standard
79%
Writing higher standard
13%
Maths expected standard
77%
Maths higher standard
30%
Science expected standard
89%
SPAG expected standard
82%
LA AVG 75%
SPAG higher standard
45%
LA AVG 36%
Reading scaled score
106.0
LA AVG 106.16
Maths scaled score
104.0
LA AVG 105.43
GPS scaled score
107.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
455
cap. 472
458441424
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Pupil : teacher ratio
21.0
LA AVG 20.47:1
23.621.820.0
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EAL
48%
LA AVG 40.48%
63%55%46%
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FSM eligible
28%
LA AVG 23.15%
28%24%19%
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SEN
13%
LA AVG 20.15%
15%11%7%
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Overall absence
4%
LA
5%
England
5%
7%6%4%
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Persistent absence
10%
LA
15%
England
13%
26%18%10%
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Overview

AddressCranbury Road, Reading, RG30 2TD
Telephone01189375421
Local authorityReading
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio21.0:1
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£5660 spend / pupil£6769 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2024/2568%9%455
2023/2466%8%458
2022/2344%0%+0.80-2.90-0.90458
2018/1941%2%-1.80+0.50+1.40424
2017/1827%4%-1.10+0.10+0.00437
2016/1715%0%-2.70-6.00-1.50451
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2577%43%79%13%77%30%89%82%106.0104.0107.013%
2023/2478%39%73%10%76%24%83%76%106.0104.0107.011%
2022/2370%16%49%0%63%16%74%67%103.0101.0104.07%
2018/1947%10%66%7%78%19%76%66%99.0103.0103.012%
2017/1839%12%51%6%43%8%63%53%98.099.0101.010%
2016/1745%0%23%0%55%11%70%64%97.099.0103.011%

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Became an academy 29 Nov 2012 (was URN 109777)

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2545521.013%48%28%4%10%
2023/2445821.611%46%25%4%12%
2022/2345823.67%48%23%6%19%
2021/2244721.511%47%26%7%26%
2020/2144620.015%51%24%
2018/1942422.112%63%19%5%10%
2017/1843721.210%62%20%5%15%
2016/1745122.411%55%23%5%16%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.