Caversham Park Primary School
Queensway, Caversham Park Village, Reading, RG4 6RP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Gail Ray
- Constituency
- Reading Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 90
- URN
- 109925
- Local authority
- Reading
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01189375433
About this school
Caversham Park Primary School is a community primary school in Reading. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 90 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Caversham Park 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 20 September 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 | 26 | 23 | 25 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 61% | 72% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 9% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 70% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 78% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 83% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.90 | - | - |
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 Caversham Park 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 | 54% | 55.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 57.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 72% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 137 |
| 2023/24 | 124 |
| 2024/25 | 110 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Caversham Park Primary School compares
Caversham Park Primary School ranked 10th of 37 primary schools in Reading for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 72% | 3.7% | 8.2% | 90 | — |
| St Martin's Catholic Primary School | 74% | 5.4% | 16.3% | 124 | 0.1 miles |
| The Hill Primary School | 64% | 3.5% | 4.3% | 410 | 0.7 miles |
| Micklands Primary School | 43% | 5.8% | 28.1% | 293 | 0.8 miles |
| Emmer Green Primary School | 69% | 3.1% | 3.6% | 417 | 0.8 miles |
| Caversham Primary School | 76% | 3.3% | 5.2% | 414 | 1.3 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)
- 8.18%
- English as an additional language
- 26.4%
- Overall absence
- 3.72%
- Persistent absence
- 7.96%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Martin's Catholic Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Reading
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The Hill Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Reading
-
Micklands Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Reading
-
Emmer Green Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Reading
-
Caversham Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Reading
Other schools in Reading
Caversham Park Primary School ranks 24th 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 Caversham Park Primary School teach?
- Caversham Park Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Reading.
- Who is the headteacher of Caversham Park Primary School?
- The headteacher of Caversham Park Primary School is Miss Gail Ray, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Caversham Park Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Caversham Park 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 Caversham Park Primary School?
- Caversham Park Primary School has 90 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Caversham Park Primary School full?
- Caversham Park Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 90 on roll (43%), 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 Caversham Park Primary School a faith school?
- No. Caversham Park Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Caversham Park Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Caversham Park Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Caversham Park Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 54% in 2022/23 and 72% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Caversham Park Primary School compare with other schools in Reading?
- Caversham Park Primary School ranked 10th of 37 primary schools in Reading for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Caversham Park Primary School's absence rate?
- Caversham Park Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Caversham Park Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Caversham Park 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.