E P Collier Primary School
Ross Road, Reading, RG1 8DZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Justine McMinn
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Reading Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 472
- Pupils on roll
- 352
- URN
- 109780
- Local authority
- Reading
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01189375470
About this school
E P Collier Primary School is a community primary school in Reading. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 352 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected E P Collier 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 | 46 | 60 | 53 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 60% | 72% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 5% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 75% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 68% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 75% | 85% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.30 | - | - |
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 E P Collier 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 | 61% | 55.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 57.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 72% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 408 |
| 2023/24 | 405 |
| 2024/25 | 403 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How E P Collier Primary School compares
E P Collier Primary School ranked 9th of 37 primary schools in Reading for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 72% | 6.2% | 21.5% | 352 | — |
| Civitas Academy | 84% | 5.8% | 15.8% | 374 | 0.4 miles |
| Thameside Primary School | 49% | 6% | 20.4% | 322 | 0.4 miles |
| Oxford Road Community School | 86% | 6.4% | 29.9% | 244 | 0.6 miles |
| St Anne's Catholic Primary School | 63% | 4% | 25.7% | 165 | 0.6 miles |
| Caversham Primary School | 76% | 3.3% | 5.2% | 414 | 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)
- 21.49%
- English as an additional language
- 57.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.16%
- Persistent absence
- 21.39%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Civitas Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Reading
-
Thameside Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Reading
-
Oxford Road Community School0.6 miles
Primary · Reading
-
St Anne's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Reading
-
Caversham Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Reading
Other schools in Reading
E P Collier Primary School ranks 23rd 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 E P Collier Primary School teach?
- E P Collier Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Reading.
- Who is the headteacher of E P Collier Primary School?
- The headteacher of E P Collier Primary School is Mrs Justine McMinn, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has E P Collier Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected E P Collier 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 E P Collier Primary School?
- E P Collier Primary School has 352 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is E P Collier Primary School full?
- E P Collier Primary School has capacity for 472 pupils and 352 on roll (75%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is E P Collier Primary School a faith school?
- No. E P Collier Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does E P Collier Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records E P Collier Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does E P Collier Primary School have?
- The schools register lists E P Collier Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have E P Collier Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% in 2022/23 and 72% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does E P Collier Primary School compare with other schools in Reading?
- E P Collier Primary School ranked 9th of 37 primary schools in Reading for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is E P Collier Primary School's absence rate?
- E P Collier Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are E P Collier Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, E P Collier 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.