Purley CofE Primary School
Purley Village, Purley-on-Thames, Reading, RG8 8AF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Amy Holland
- Diocese
- Diocese of Oxford
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Reading West and Mid Berkshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 85
- URN
- 109971
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01189842384
About this school
Purley CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Reading. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 85 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Purley CofE 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
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
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong 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 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 20% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 7% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 40% | 67% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 40% | 60% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 27% | 67% | 62% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 99.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -5.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -10.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.90 | - | - |
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 Purley CofE 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 | 20% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 62% | 55.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 104 |
| 2023/24 | 96 |
| 2024/25 | 85 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Purley CofE Primary School compares
Purley CofE Primary School ranked 19th of 52 primary schools in West Berkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 62% | 4.1% | 18.8% | 85 | — |
| Long Lane Primary School | 38% | 6% | 9.1% | 212 | 0.3 miles |
| Westwood Farm Junior School | 58% | 5.1% | 16.5% | 235 | 0.6 miles |
| Westwood Farm Infant School | — | 6.3% | 13.5% | 193 | 0.6 miles |
| Downsway Primary School | 61% | 4.7% | 6.1% | 213 | 0.8 miles |
| Pangbourne Primary School | 56% | 5% | 19.4% | 107 | 1.2 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)
- 18.75%
- English as an additional language
- 11.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.1%
- Persistent absence
- 8.97%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Long Lane Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Reading
-
Westwood Farm Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Reading
-
Westwood Farm Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Reading
-
Downsway Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Reading
-
Pangbourne Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Reading
Other schools in Reading
Purley CofE Primary School ranks 51st 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 Purley CofE Primary School teach?
- Purley CofE Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Reading.
- Who is the headteacher of Purley CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of Purley CofE Primary School is Mrs Amy Holland, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Purley CofE Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Purley CofE 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 Purley CofE Primary School?
- Purley CofE Primary School has 85 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Purley CofE Primary School full?
- Purley CofE Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 85 on roll (81%), 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 Purley CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Purley CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Oxford.
- Does Purley CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Purley CofE Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Purley CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 20% in 2022/23 and 62% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Purley CofE Primary School compare with other schools in West Berkshire?
- Purley CofE Primary School ranked 19th of 52 primary schools in West Berkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Purley CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Purley CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Purley CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Purley CofE 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 15 July 2026.