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Purley CofE Primary School

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

personMrs Amy Holland

location_onReading, RG8 8AF

language Visit Website phone 1189842384

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

104

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Expected Standard

62%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Purley CofE Primary School is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in Reading, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 56% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Purley CofE Primary School is a voluntary controlled school in Reading, West Berkshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 85 pupils on roll, of whom 19% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 62% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #25 of 53 primaries in West Berkshire and #9,892 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 17.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 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

62%

LA 56%

Reading77% LA 72%

Writing62% LA 65%

Maths77% LA 68%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading67% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing73% LA 65% · Eng 72%

Maths60% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

20%

LA 54%England 60%

Reading40% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing20% LA 64% · Eng 71%

Maths40% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-5.6

Read

LA 0.1

-8.9 to -2.3

-10.7

Write

LA -0.8

-13.9 to -7.5

-4.9

Maths

LA -0.8

-8.0 to -1.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading67% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing71% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths62% LA 73% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.2

Read

LA 0.2

-0.5 to 4.9

2.3

Write

LA -0.1

-0.2 to 4.8

0.5

Maths

LA -0.9

-1.8 to 2.9

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

100%

LA 65%

Reading100% LA 76%

Writing100% LA 78%

Maths100% LA 72%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.5

Read

LA 0.1

-1 to 6

3.6

Write

LA -0.2

0.2 to 7

3.1

Maths

LA -0.6

-0.1 to 6.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

23 November 2021

Inspection Report

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07 December 2016

Inspection Report

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08 February 2010

Inspection Report

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13 November 2006

Inspection Report

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11 October 1999

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-12-07

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Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2010-02-08

None Legacy

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 85 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	85	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	86	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	95	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	96	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	95	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	108	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	104	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	103	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	109	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	109	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	110	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	113	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	106	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	106	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	110	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	110	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	109	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	115	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	115	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	114	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	116	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	116	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	118	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	108	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	110	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	112	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.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 10 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 3 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 1 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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Purley CofE Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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