Ofsted inspection · 22/11/2022
Overview of The Palmer Primary Academy · Primary · Reading
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
Subject breakdown
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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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Primary — Key Stage 2
Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.
| Year | RWM expected | RWM higher | Reading exp. | Reading hi. | Writing exp. | Writing hi. | Maths exp. | Maths hi. | Science | SPAG exp. | Read. score | Maths score | GPS score | Reading prog. | Writing prog. | Maths prog. | SEN | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 66% | 9% | 86% | 43% | 70% | 9% | 84% | 36% | 86% | 77% | 107.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 | — | — | — | 14% | 442 |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 4% | 67% | 19% | 61% | 4% | 65% | 17% | 76% | 61% | 103.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 | — | — | — | 17% | 454 |
| 2022/23 | 53% | 5% | 62% | 19% | 60% | 5% | 67% | 26% | 72% | 69% | 103.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 | -1.00 | -1.10 | -0.50 | 17% | 443 |
| 2018/19 | 53% | 5% | 55% | 14% | 69% | 9% | 74% | 14% | 67% | 64% | 101.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 | -0.60 | +0.40 | +0.70 | 21% | 441 |
| 2017/18 | 60% | 4% | 62% | 12% | 72% | 20% | 70% | 20% | 78% | 56% | 101.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 | -2.00 | +1.50 | +0.10 | 19% | 431 |
| 2016/17 | 36% | 4% | 38% | 8% | 68% | 9% | 58% | 8% | 81% | 49% | 97.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -2.30 | +2.10 | -0.60 | 19% | 433 |
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
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 442 | 28.5 | 14% | 51% | 27% | 7% | 21% |
| 2023/24 | 454 | 21.0 | 17% | 49% | 30% | 8% | 22% |
| 2022/23 | 443 | 24.0 | 17% | 46% | 31% | 8% | 28% |
| 2021/22 | 458 | 25.9 | 18% | 47% | 30% | 8% | 26% |
| 2020/21 | 433 | 22.0 | 19% | 48% | 27% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 441 | 21.7 | 21% | 52% | 34% | 5% | 17% |
| 2017/18 | 431 | 25.0 | 19% | 51% | 37% | 5% | 12% |
| 2016/17 | 433 | 22.3 | 19% | 57% | 39% | 5% | 14% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.