Thameside Primary School
Harley Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8DB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sophie Greenaway
- Constituency
- Reading Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 322
- URN
- 109800
- Local authority
- Reading
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01189375551
About this school
Thameside Primary School is a community primary school in Reading. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 322 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 24 April 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 52 | 58 | 49 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 59% | 49% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 10% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 79% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 52% | 74% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 76% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 105.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.10 | - | - |
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 Thameside 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 | 48% | 55.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 57.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 49% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 374 |
| 2023/24 | 374 |
| 2024/25 | 334 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Thameside Primary School compares
Thameside Primary School ranked 33rd of 37 primary schools in Reading for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 20% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 49% | 6% | 20.4% | 322 | — |
| St Anne's Catholic Primary School | 63% | 4% | 25.7% | 165 | 0.3 miles |
| E P Collier Primary School | 72% | 6.2% | 21.5% | 352 | 0.4 miles |
| Caversham Primary School | 76% | 3.3% | 5.2% | 414 | 0.6 miles |
| Civitas Academy | 84% | 5.8% | 15.8% | 374 | 0.7 miles |
| Oxford Road Community School | 86% | 6.4% | 29.9% | 244 | 1.0 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)
- 20.36%
- English as an additional language
- 24.3%
- Overall absence
- 6.02%
- Persistent absence
- 15.43%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Anne's Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Reading
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E P Collier Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Reading
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Caversham Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Reading
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Civitas Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Reading
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Oxford Road Community School1.0 miles
Primary · Reading
Other schools in Reading
Thameside Primary School ranks 74th 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 year groups does Thameside Primary School teach?
- Thameside Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Reading.
- Who is the headteacher of Thameside Primary School?
- The headteacher of Thameside Primary School is Mrs Sophie Greenaway, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Thameside Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Thameside 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 big is Thameside Primary School?
- Thameside Primary School has 322 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Thameside Primary School full?
- Thameside Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 322 on roll (77%), 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 Thameside Primary School a faith school?
- No. Thameside Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Thameside Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Thameside Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Thameside Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 48% in 2022/23 and 49% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Thameside Primary School rank locally?
- Thameside Primary School ranked 33rd of 37 primary schools in Reading for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 20% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Thameside Primary School's absence rate?
- Thameside Primary School's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Thameside Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Thameside 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.