Primary
Purley CofE Primary School
Purley Village, Purley-on-Thames, Reading, RG8 8AF
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 85 of 105 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.5
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
- Religious character
- Yes
- Nursery
- Yes
- Diocese
- Diocese of Oxford
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 4.6
- All staff (FTE)
- 8.7
- Pupils per adult
- 10.8
- Pupils
- 95
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected April 2026
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- Early yearsExpected standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections2
November 2021
Ungraded inspection
Good
Read the report (opens in a new tab)December 2016
Previous framework
Good
- Leadership and governanceGood
SATs results
62%
2 points below the Reading average (64% across 81 schools)
104.0
2.4 below the Reading average (106.4 across 81 schools)
72nd of 81 by our score, among the primary schools in Reading we can score - 103 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 103 |
| Average reading score | 104 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 62% |
| Working at a higher standard | 0% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 20% |
| 23/24 | 60% |
| 24/25 | 62% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 99.0 |
| 23/24 | 104.0 |
| 24/25 | 104.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 99.0 |
| 23/24 | 101.0 |
| 24/25 | 103.0 |
Purley Village, Purley-on-Thames, Reading, RG8 8AF
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
West Berkshire admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Amy Holland
- Address
- Purley Village, Purley-on-Thames, Reading, RG8 8AF
- Telephone
- 01189842384