Caversham Primary School
Hemdean Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7RA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Co Headteacher Jo Grover Clare Jones- King
- Constituency
- Reading Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 414
- URN
- 109778
- Local authority
- Reading
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01189375454
About this school
Caversham Primary School is a community primary school in Reading. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 414 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Caversham Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 57 | 59 | 50 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 82% | 69% | 76% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 19% | 7% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 95% | 88% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 91% | 83% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 93% | 85% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 111.0 | 109.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Caversham Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Reading average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 82% | 55.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 57.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 76% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 413 |
| 2023/24 | 408 |
| 2024/25 | 406 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Caversham Primary School compares
Caversham Primary School ranked 7th of 37 primary schools in Reading for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 76% | 3.3% | 5.2% | 414 | — |
| St Anne's Catholic Primary School | 63% | 4% | 25.7% | 165 | 0.5 miles |
| Thameside Primary School | 49% | 6% | 20.4% | 322 | 0.6 miles |
| The Hill Primary School | 64% | 3.5% | 4.3% | 410 | 0.7 miles |
| Emmer Green Primary School | 69% | 3.1% | 3.6% | 417 | 0.7 miles |
| E P Collier Primary School | 72% | 6.2% | 21.5% | 352 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 5.17%
- English as an additional language
- 23.9%
- Overall absence
- 3.31%
- Persistent absence
- 5.37%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Anne's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Reading
-
Thameside Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Reading
-
The Hill Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Reading
-
Emmer Green Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Reading
-
E P Collier Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Reading
Other schools in Reading
Caversham Primary School ranks 18th of the 82 ranked primary schools in Reading.
- Aldermaston C.E. Primary School Primary
- Aldryngton Primary School Primary
- Alfred Sutton Primary School Primary
- All Saints Church of England Aided Infant School Primary
- All Saints Junior School Primary
- Basildon C.E. Primary School Primary
- Battle Primary Academy Primary
- Beechwood Primary School Primary
- Beenham Primary School Primary
- Birch Copse Primary School Primary
- Bradfield C.E. Primary School Primary
- Brimpton C.E. Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Caversham Primary School teach?
- Caversham Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Reading.
- Who is the headteacher of Caversham Primary School?
- The headteacher of Caversham Primary School is Co Headteacher Jo Grover Clare Jones- King, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Caversham Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Caversham Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Caversham Primary School?
- Caversham Primary School has 414 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Caversham Primary School full?
- Caversham Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 414 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Caversham Primary School a faith school?
- No. Caversham Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Caversham Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Caversham Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Caversham Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 82% in 2022/23 and 76% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Caversham Primary School compare with other schools in Reading?
- Caversham Primary School ranked 7th of 37 primary schools in Reading for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Caversham Primary School's absence rate?
- Caversham Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Caversham Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Caversham Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.