Coley Primary School | School performance | Sipuha
sipuha
Tap to load interactive map
EnglandSouth EastReadingRG1 6AZColey Primary School
Primary

Coley Primary School

Primary

Reading · Reading · RG1 6AZ www.coleyprimary.reading.sch.uk

Pupils
260
cap. 270
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
67%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
260
Pupils · 2024/25
62%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
67%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
260
Pupils · 2024/25
62%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 31/01/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityReading
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Coley Primary School · Primary · Reading

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
67%
+20pp
67%53%38%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 67%
RWM higher standard
7%
-3pp
27%17%7%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
70%
Reading higher standard
47%
Writing expected standard
70%
Writing higher standard
7%
Maths expected standard
70%
Maths higher standard
53%
Science expected standard
70%
SPAG expected standard
70%
SPAG higher standard
60%
Reading scaled score
109.0
Maths scaled score
108.0
GPS scaled score
111.0

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.

View full history

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
260
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
62%
FSM eligible
22%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
19%

Contact

Address
Wolseley Street, Reading, RG1 6AZ
Local authority
Reading
Telephone
Email

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 exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2567%7%70%47%70%7%70%53%70%70%109.0108.0111.019%260
2023/2447%10%63%27%57%13%70%23%63%57%104.0105.0104.022%254
2022/2363%27%70%30%77%30%73%40%80%63%107.0106.0107.0+3.50+5.10+2.1018%264
2018/1948%14%52%28%72%17%86%34%90%79%102.0106.0107.0-0.80+0.60+2.1012%273
2017/1838%7%55%28%76%7%69%17%97%83%102.0103.0106.0-0.20+0.50+0.8011%279
2016/1753%10%73%20%80%13%73%23%90%77%104.0104.0105.0+1.30+0.20-0.308%290

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.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2526021.719%62%22%6%19%
2023/2425422.022%58%24%6%18%
2022/2326425.318%58%25%7%22%
2021/2225725.516%58%25%6%24%
2020/2127124.813%55%22%
2018/1927324.012%55%29%4%8%
2017/1827922.111%57%31%4%8%
2016/1729021.18%60%24%5%13%

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