Community school · Reading

Park Lane Primary School

5–11Ages
388Pupils
PrimaryPhase
109790URN

School Road, Tilehurst, Reading, RG31 5BD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

close to Reading median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Reading

154 applications for 60 places · 18th of 36 in Reading

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

68%met the expected standard

Reading 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 31 October 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.6applications per place, Reception

close to Reading median (2.5) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

154 applications · 60 places offered · 47 named it first

2026 2.6; Reading median median 2.5
2025 2.6; Reading median median 2.6
2024 3.1; Reading median median 2.5
2023 2.4; Reading median median 2.3
2022 3.5; Reading median median 2.1
2021 2.4; Reading median median 2.3
2020 2.9; Reading median median 2.4
2019 3.2; Reading median median 2.4
2018 2.6; Reading median median 2.5
2017 3.7; Reading median median 2.4
2016 3.9; Reading median median 2.5
2015 2.9; Reading median median 2.4
2014 3.7; Reading median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Reading median in 12 of 13 years.

This school
Reading median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	60	154	2.6	47	0.78
Sep 2025	53	135	2.6	46	0.87
Sep 2024	42	128	3.1	40	0.95
Sep 2023	52	127	2.4	51	0.98
Sep 2022	45	159	3.5	44	0.98
Sep 2021	56	132	2.4	44	0.79
Sep 2020	60	171	2.9	52	0.87
Sep 2019	59	190	3.2	69	1.17
Sep 2018	60	154	2.6	58	0.97
Sep 2017	59	217	3.7	65	1.10
Sep 2016	60	233	3.9	80	1.33
Sep 2015	58	166	2.9	53	0.91
Sep 2014	60	220	3.7	94	1.57

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 78% · Maths 72% → all three 68% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard68%12th of 37 in Reading

Reading 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard82%

Reading 77% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Reading 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Reading 72% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Reading 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard72%

Reading 75% England 77%

Higher standard20%

Reading 31% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Reading median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	68%	3%	106	104
2023/24	67%	10%	107	104
2022/23	67%	16%	106	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Park Lane Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.6applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Birch Copse Primary School
0.5 km · West Berkshire

Outstanding2024

3.0applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St Paul's Catholic Primary School
0.7 km · West Berkshire

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Springfield Primary School
0.9 km · West Berkshire

2026

2.4applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Moorlands Primary School
1.0 km · Reading

Standards maintained2025

4.2applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Meadow Park Academy
1.2 km · Reading

Good2023

2.2applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Churchend Primary Academy
1.3 km · Reading

Good2022

2.1applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St Michael's Primary School
1.6 km · Reading

Remains Good2023

3.4applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Downsway Primary School
1.6 km · West Berkshire

Remains Good2023

3.3applications per place 61%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 109790 · 870/2021
Capacity: 420 pupils · 388 on roll
Free school meals: 17.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: School Road, Tilehurst, Reading, RG31 5BD
Local authority: Reading

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources