Ofsted: Good emoji_events #14 in West Berkshire public Top 65% UK

Westwood Farm Junior School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Geraldine Ross

location_onReading, RG31 6RY

phone 1189425182

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

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Students

235

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Expected Standard

58%

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Age Range

7-11

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Westwood Farm Junior School is a Community school primary school in Reading, serving ages 7-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 65% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Westwood Farm Junior School is a community school in Reading, West Berkshire, admitting pupils aged 7-11. The school has approximately 243 pupils on roll, of whom 16% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 58% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 12% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #14 of 53 primaries in West Berkshire and #7,194 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.6 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 56%

Reading68% LA 72%

Writing75% LA 65%

Maths74% LA 68%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading80% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing73% LA 65% · Eng 72%

Maths66% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 54%England 60%

Reading75% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing72% LA 64% · Eng 71%

Maths80% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.5

Read

LA 0.1

-2.1 to 1.2

-1.6

Write

LA -0.8

-3.1 to -0.1

-0.5

Maths

LA -0.8

-2.0 to 1.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading75% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing85% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths77% LA 73% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.5

Read

LA 0.2

0.0 to 3.1

1.3

Write

LA -0.1

-0.2 to 2.7

1.5

Maths

LA -0.9

0.1 to 2.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 65%

Reading77% LA 76%

Writing85% LA 78%

Maths65% LA 72%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.3

Read

LA 0.1

-1.9 to 1.3

0.7

Write

LA -0.2

-0.8 to 2.2

-1.5

Maths

LA -0.6

-2.9 to -0.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

17 May 2022

Inspection Report

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14 March 2017

Inspection Report

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04 November 2015

Inspection Report

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22 April 2015

Inspection Report

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10 December 2014

Inspection Report

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02 July 2014

Inspection Report

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26 February 2014

Inspection Report

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22 October 2013

Inspection Report

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06 June 2013

Inspection Report

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13 February 2013

Inspection Report

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06 July 2011

Inspection Report

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03 October 2007

Inspection Report

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24 March 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2017-03-14

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2015-11-04

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-12-10

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

1.2%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.4%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 243 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.2%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	243	3	1.2%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	239	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	237	2	0.8%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	237	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	238	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	236	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	235	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	233	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	234	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	237	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	239	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	238	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	235	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	237	1	0.4%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	239	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	239	1	0.4%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	238	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	237	2	0.8%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	231	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	232	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	231	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	233	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	230	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	219	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	220	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	224	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 30 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 11 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 7 pupils

Hearing Impairment 6 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 5 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils