The Colleton Primary School
Colleton Drive, Twyford, Reading, RG10 0AX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Michelle Law
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Wokingham
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 293
- URN
- 109878
- Local authority
- Wokingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01189340530
About this school
The Colleton Primary School is a community primary school in Reading. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 293 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Colleton 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
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 | 61 | 58 | 44 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 57% | 52% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 3% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 72% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 66% | 57% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 59% | 61% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.80 | - | - |
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 The Colleton 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 | 57% | 66% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 67.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 52% | 68.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 320 |
| 2023/24 | 284 |
| 2024/25 | 268 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Colleton Primary School compares
The Colleton Primary School ranked 36th of 37 primary schools in Wokingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52% | 4.7% | 10.1% | 293 | — |
| Polehampton Church of England Infant School | — | 4.3% | 2.4% | 148 | 0.6 miles |
| Polehampton Church of England Junior School | 71% | 3.6% | 6% | 232 | 0.8 miles |
| St Nicholas Church of England Primary, Hurst | 70% | 3.6% | 7.2% | 138 | 1.3 miles |
| Woodley CofE Primary School | 63% | 5.6% | 13.1% | 291 | 1.6 miles |
| Willow Bank Infant School | — | — | — | 152 | 1.8 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.
Inspection history
- 5 December 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report22 September 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 10.07%
- English as an additional language
- 12.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.67%
- Persistent absence
- 9.52%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Polehampton Church of England Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Reading
-
Polehampton Church of England Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Reading
-
St Nicholas Church of England Primary, Hurst1.3 miles
Primary · Wokingham
-
Woodley CofE Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Reading
-
Willow Bank Infant School1.8 miles
Primary · Reading
Other schools in Reading
The Colleton Primary School ranks 69th 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 The Colleton Primary School teach?
- The Colleton Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Reading.
- Who is the headteacher of The Colleton Primary School?
- The headteacher of The Colleton Primary School is Mrs Michelle Law, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Colleton Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Colleton 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 The Colleton Primary School?
- The Colleton Primary School has 293 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is The Colleton Primary School full?
- The Colleton Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 293 on roll (70%), 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 The Colleton Primary School a faith school?
- No. The Colleton Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does The Colleton Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records The Colleton Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have The Colleton Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 52% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Colleton Primary School compare with other schools in Wokingham?
- The Colleton Primary School ranked 36th of 37 primary schools in Wokingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Colleton Primary School's absence rate?
- The Colleton Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Colleton Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Colleton 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.