Community school · Reading

Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School

2–11Ages
511Pupils
PrimaryPhase
136512URN

Brixham Road, Reading, RG2 7RB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

close to Reading median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Reading

111 applications for 45 places · 19th of 36 in Reading

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

53%met the expected standard

Reading 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 2 June 2026Published 13 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour			Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

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

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Inspection history

2 June 2026
Report card · 5 Expected standard, 2 Needs attention
7 December 2021
Graded inspection: 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

2.5applications per place, Reception

close to Reading median (2.5) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

111 applications · 45 places offered · 44 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.5; Reading median median 2.5
2025 2.3; Reading median median 2.6
2024 2.3; Reading median median 2.5
2023 2.5; Reading median median 2.3
2022 1.4; Reading median median 2.1
2021 1.4; Reading median median 2.3
2020 1.4; Reading median median 2.4
2019 1.9; Reading median median 2.4
2018 1.7; Reading median median 2.5
2017 1.8; Reading median median 2.4
2016 1.6; Reading median median 2.5
2015 1.7; Reading median median 2.4
2014 1.5; Reading median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Reading median in 1 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	45	111	2.5	44	0.98
Sep 2025	53	124	2.3	53	1.00
Sep 2024	50	113	2.3	48	0.96
Sep 2023	44	109	2.5	41	0.93
Sep 2022	48	67	1.4	48	1.00
Sep 2021	54	74	1.4	52	0.96
Sep 2020	72	97	1.4	56	0.78
Sep 2019	43	80	1.9	38	0.88
Sep 2018	71	120	1.7	57	0.80
Sep 2017	79	141	1.8	63	0.80
Sep 2016	90	143	1.6	81	0.90
Sep 2015	83	140	1.7	69	0.83
Sep 2014	90	137	1.5	79	0.88

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 64% · Writing 68% · Maths 65% → all three 53% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard53%30th of 37 in Reading

Reading 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard64%

Reading 77% England 78%

Higher standard15%

Reading 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard68%

Reading 72% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Reading 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard65%

Reading 75% England 77%

Higher standard25%

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	53%	4%	102	104
2023/24	46%	0%	103	101
2022/23	34%	3%	101	101

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

Whitley Park Primary and Nursery SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.5applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Christ The King Catholic Primary School
0.9 km · Reading

2026

2.3applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Geoffrey Field Junior School
1.1 km · Reading

Remains Good2024

56%met the SATs standard
Geoffrey Field Infant School
1.1 km · Reading

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place
The Ridgeway Primary School
1.1 km · Reading

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
The Palmer Primary Academy
1.1 km · Reading

Good2022

2.0applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
New Christ Church Church of England Primary School
1.5 km · Reading

Good2022

3.5applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Whiteknights Primary School
1.7 km · Wokingham

Good2023

2.4applications per place 95%met the SATs standard
Hillside Primary School
2.0 km · Wokingham

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place

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: 136512 · 870/3361
Capacity: 630 pupils · 511 on roll
Free school meals: 36.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2011
Address: Brixham Road, Reading, RG2 7RB
Local authority: Reading

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