Springfield Primary School
Barton Road, Tilehurst, Reading, RG31 5NJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah East
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Reading West and Mid Berkshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 332
- Pupils on roll
- 330
- URN
- 109866
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01189421797
About this school
Springfield Primary School is a community primary school in Reading. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 330 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
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 | 48 | 42 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 71% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 13% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 83% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 77% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 59% | 75% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.30 | - | - |
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 Springfield 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 | West Berkshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 59% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 55.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 343 |
| 2023/24 | 336 |
| 2024/25 | 337 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Springfield Primary School compares
Springfield Primary School ranked 10th of 52 primary schools in West Berkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% 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 | 69% | 3.3% | 9.5% | 330 | — |
| St Paul's Catholic Primary School | 77% | 4.2% | 4.4% | 279 | 0.2 miles |
| Birch Copse Primary School | 72% | 3.3% | 7.7% | 420 | 0.3 miles |
| Park Lane Primary School | 68% | 4.8% | 20.1% | 388 | 0.6 miles |
| Calcot Infant School and Nursery | — | 4.8% | 17.1% | 217 | 0.7 miles |
| Calcot Junior School | 51% | 5.5% | 27.5% | 264 | 0.7 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 9.54%
- English as an additional language
- 13.1%
- Overall absence
- 3.3%
- Persistent absence
- 4.46%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Paul's Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Reading
-
Birch Copse Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Reading
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Park Lane Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Reading
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Calcot Infant School and Nursery0.7 miles
Primary · Reading
-
Calcot Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Reading
Other schools in Reading
Springfield Primary School ranks 30th 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 Springfield Primary School teach?
- Springfield Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Reading.
- Who is the headteacher of Springfield Primary School?
- The headteacher of Springfield Primary School is Mrs Sarah East, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Springfield Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Springfield 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 Springfield Primary School?
- Springfield Primary School has 330 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Springfield Primary School full?
- Springfield Primary School has capacity for 332 pupils and 330 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 Springfield Primary School a faith school?
- No. Springfield Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Springfield Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Springfield Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Springfield Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Springfield Primary School rank locally?
- Springfield Primary School ranked 10th of 52 primary schools in West Berkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% 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 Springfield Primary School's absence rate?
- Springfield 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 Springfield Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Springfield 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.