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EnglandSouth EastWest BerkshireRG8 8AFPurley CofE Primary School
Primary

Purley CofE Primary School

Primary

West Berkshire · Reading · RG8 8AF www.purleyprimaryschool.co.uk

Pupils
85
cap. 105
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
62%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
85
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
62%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
85
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 23/11/2021

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWest Berkshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio17.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Purley CofE Primary School · Primary · West Berkshire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
62%
+2pp
100%60%20%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 62%
RWM higher standard
0%
-7pp
19%10%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
77%
Reading higher standard
23%
Writing expected standard
62%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
77%
Maths higher standard
8%
Science expected standard
69%
SPAG expected standard
62%
SPAG higher standard
8%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
102.0

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
85
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
12%
FSM eligible
19%
SEN
31%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
9%

Contact

Address
Purley Village, Purley-on-Thames, Reading, RG8 8AF
Local authority
West Berkshire
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
2024/2562%0%77%23%62%0%77%8%69%62%104.0103.0102.031%85
2023/2460%7%67%20%73%7%60%13%80%67%104.0101.0103.023%96
2022/2320%7%40%13%20%13%40%7%67%27%99.099.095.0-5.60-10.70-4.9019%104
2018/1957%19%67%29%71%33%62%33%76%71%105.0104.0108.0+2.20+2.30+0.5016%115
2017/18100%9%100%18%100%27%100%36%100%100%107.0107.0111.0+2.50+3.60+3.1016%116
2016/1788%50%100%63%100%50%88%50%75%88%111.0109.0110.0+3.50+3.60+2.1018%110

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
2024/258515.631%12%19%4%9%
2023/249620.523%12%17%5%17%
2022/2310419.519%12%16%6%12%
2021/2210921.220%10%16%5%10%
2020/2110618.810%13%12%
2018/1911523.216%10%12%3%4%
2017/1811622.816%10%10%3%3%
2016/1711021.118%12%14%3%

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