Redlands Primary School
Lydford Road, Reading, RG1 5QH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Christian Lim
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- East Reading Federation
- Constituency
- Reading Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 196
- URN
- 109787
- Local authority
- Reading
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01189375527
About this school
Redlands Primary School is a community primary school in Reading. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 196 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Redlands 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 29 | 30 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 78% | 87% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 7% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 90% | 57% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 93% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 93% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 110.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.60 | - | - |
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 Redlands 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 | 78% | 55.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 87% | 57.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 227 |
| 2023/24 | 213 |
| 2024/25 | 199 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Redlands Primary School compares
Redlands Primary School ranked 31st of 37 primary schools in Reading for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 5.1% | 16.2% | 196 | — |
| Alfred Sutton Primary School | 83% | 6.3% | 18.8% | 664 | 0.5 miles |
| St John's Church of England Primary School | 58% | 5.1% | 20.7% | 454 | 0.6 miles |
| New Town Primary School | 61% | 5.7% | 20.4% | 410 | 0.7 miles |
| Earley St Peter's Church of England Primary School | 69% | 4.6% | 9.5% | 458 | 0.9 miles |
| The Palmer Primary Academy | 66% | 6.9% | 27.3% | 436 | 0.9 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)
- 16.23%
- English as an additional language
- 72.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.05%
- Persistent absence
- 12.43%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Alfred Sutton Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Reading
-
St John's Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Reading
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New Town Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Reading
-
Earley St Peter's Church of England Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Reading
-
The Palmer Primary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Reading
Other schools in Reading
Redlands Primary School ranks 71st 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 Redlands Primary School teach?
- Redlands Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Reading.
- Who is the headteacher of Redlands Primary School?
- The headteacher of Redlands Primary School is Mr Christian Lim, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Redlands Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Redlands 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 Redlands Primary School?
- Redlands Primary School has 196 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Redlands Primary School full?
- Redlands Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 196 on roll (93%), 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 Redlands Primary School a faith school?
- No. Redlands Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Redlands Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Redlands Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Redlands Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Redlands Primary School is part of the East Reading Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Redlands Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 78% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Redlands Primary School compare with other schools in Reading?
- Redlands Primary School ranked 31st of 37 primary schools in Reading for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Redlands Primary School's absence rate?
- Redlands Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Redlands Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Redlands 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.