OFSTED
28 April 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
12 May 2021
Graded inspection
Good
Published
30 June 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Reading
Trust
REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
205
178 full-time ·
27 part-time
Female pupils
99
48.3% of pupils
Male pupils
106
51.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
21.1 pts
above England
School
45.9%
Reading
20.0%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
23.6 pts
above England
School
43.9%
Reading
34.3%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Reading
0.5%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
26.3%
54
African
13.7%
28
Any other White background
13.7%
28
Any other Asian background
9.3%
19
Pakistani
7.8%
16
Any other Mixed background
5.4%
11
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
31.2%
64 of
205 pupils
10.4 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
11.6 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.2 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
50.0%
10.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
54.0%
Reading
19.8 pts below England
School
54.0%
Reading
73.2%
South East
74.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
62.0%
Writing
8.3 pts below England
School
62.0%
Reading
69.0%
South East
70.5%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
58.0%
Maths
14.0 pts below England
School
58.0%
Reading
72.0%
South East
70.9%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
8.05%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.83 pts
higher than
England
School
8.05%
Reading
7.03%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
23.89%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
8.07 pts
higher than
England
School
23.89%
Reading
18.79%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.67%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.14 pts
lower than
England
School
1.67%
Reading
2.64%
South East
1.93%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
86.9%
1.3 pts
below England
Ranikhet Academy
86.9%
Reading
85.8%
South East
89.5%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.