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EnglandSouth EastReadingRG2 7RBWhitley Park Primary and Nursery School
Primary

Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School

Primary

Reading · Reading · RG2 7RB www.whitleyparkprimaryschool.co.uk/

Pupils
520
cap. 630
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
53%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
520
Pupils · 2024/25
32%
EAL · 2024/25
22%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
53%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
520
Pupils · 2024/25
32%
EAL · 2024/25
22%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 07/12/2021

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityReading
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School · Primary · Reading

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
53%
+7pp
61%48%34%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 53%
RWM higher standard
4%
+4pp
9%5%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 4%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
64%
Reading higher standard
15%
Writing expected standard
68%
Writing higher standard
7%
Maths expected standard
65%
Maths higher standard
25%
Science expected standard
74%
SPAG expected standard
71%
SPAG higher standard
25%
Reading scaled score
102.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

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
520
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
32%
FSM eligible
40%
SEN
37%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
22%

Contact

Address
Brixham Road, Reading, RG2 7RB
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
2024/2553%4%64%15%68%7%65%25%74%71%102.0104.0105.037%520
2023/2446%0%65%29%48%1%61%20%77%55%103.0101.0101.032%571
2022/2334%3%47%13%52%4%51%9%69%58%101.0101.0102.0-1.40-0.60-1.3030%577
2018/1961%9%73%21%71%19%83%19%66%78%103.0103.0104.0+0.80+0.90+0.5026%631
2017/1856%1%67%16%60%1%73%10%63%63%102.0101.0103.0-0.30-3.00-0.7026%665
2016/1751%3%70%6%68%9%61%14%66%64%101.0100.0102.0+0.10+0.70-1.1024%668

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
2024/2552021.837%32%40%7%22%
2023/2457125.832%32%39%8%26%
2022/2357726.430%31%42%10%40%
2021/2256820.928%30%43%11%41%
2020/2157618.732%30%36%
2018/1963120.426%29%42%5%11%
2017/1866519.626%26%45%6%16%
2016/1766819.824%23%46%6%16%

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