Farley Hill Primary School
Baston Road, Arborfield Green, RG2 9YW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jane Bateman
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Wokingham
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 365
- Pupils on roll
- 358
- URN
- 109829
- Local authority
- Wokingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01189732148
About this school
Farley Hill Primary School is a community primary school in Arborfield Green. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 358 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 4 June 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 | 29 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 77% | 83% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 7% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 93% | 97% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 87% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 90% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.20 | - | - |
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 Farley Hill 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 | Wokingham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 69% | 66% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 77% | 67.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 83% | 68.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 270 |
| 2023/24 | 302 |
| 2024/25 | 335 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Farley Hill Primary School compares
Farley Hill Primary School ranked 6th of 37 primary schools in Wokingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 83% | 5.9% | 9.3% | 358 | — |
| The Coombes Church of England Primary School | 75% | 5.6% | 19.3% | 338 | 1.7 miles |
| Gorse Ride Junior School | 60% | 4.5% | 20% | 159 | 2.3 miles |
| Finchampstead CofE VA Primary School | 87% | 5.6% | 2.9% | 108 | 2.4 miles |
| Shinfield St Mary's CofE Junior School | — | — | — | — | 2.4 miles |
| Charles Kingsley's Church of England Primary School | 72% | 4.3% | 9.3% | 206 | 2.4 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)
- 9.3%
- English as an additional language
- 26.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.91%
- Persistent absence
- 15.51%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Coombes Church of England Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Reading
-
Gorse Ride Junior School2.3 miles
Primary · Wokingham
-
Finchampstead CofE VA Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Wokingham
-
Shinfield St Mary's CofE Junior School2.4 miles
Primary · Reading
-
Charles Kingsley's Church of England Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Hook
Common questions
- What year groups does Farley Hill Primary School teach?
- Farley Hill Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Arborfield Green.
- Who is the headteacher of Farley Hill Primary School?
- The headteacher of Farley Hill Primary School is Mrs Jane Bateman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Farley Hill Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Farley Hill 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 Farley Hill Primary School?
- Farley Hill Primary School has 358 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Farley Hill Primary School full?
- Farley Hill Primary School has capacity for 365 pupils and 358 on roll (98%), 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 Farley Hill Primary School a faith school?
- No. Farley Hill Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Farley Hill Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Farley Hill Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Farley Hill Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 69% in 2022/23 and 83% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Farley Hill Primary School rank locally?
- Farley Hill Primary School ranked 6th of 37 primary schools in Wokingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Farley Hill Primary School's absence rate?
- Farley Hill Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Farley Hill Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Farley Hill 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.