Grazeley Parochial Church of England Aided Primary School
Mereoak Lane, Grazeley, Reading, RG7 1JY
This school is closed (it closed in August 2025).
It was replaced by Grazeley Church of England Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jane Critchlow
- Diocese
- Diocese of Oxford
- Constituency
- Earley and Woodley
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 199
- URN
- 110015
- Local authority
- Wokingham
About this school
Grazeley Parochial Church of England Aided Primary School was a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Reading. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 199 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Grazeley Parochial Church of England Aided Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 29 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 41% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 3% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 66% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 59% | 60% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 66% | 57% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 102.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| 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 Grazeley Parochial Church of England Aided 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 | 67% | 66% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 41% | 67.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 68.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 210 |
| 2023/24 | 203 |
| 2024/25 | 199 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Grazeley Parochial Church of England Aided Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 5.6% | 9.6% | 199 | — |
| Grazeley Church of England Primary School | — | — | — | 204 | 0.0 miles |
| Lambs Lane Primary School | — | — | — | 211 | 1.0 miles |
| Alder Grove Church of England Primary School | — | 3.7% | 2.7% | 404 | 1.8 miles |
| Green Park Village Primary Academy | — | 5.8% | 14% | 258 | 2.0 miles |
| Shinfield Infant and Nursery School | — | 5.3% | 6.7% | 303 | 2.1 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)
- 9.55%
- English as an additional language
- 7.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.64%
- Persistent absence
- 15.25%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Grazeley Church of England Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Reading
-
Lambs Lane Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Reading
-
Alder Grove Church of England Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Shinfield
-
Green Park Village Primary Academy2.0 miles
Primary · Reading
-
Shinfield Infant and Nursery School2.1 miles
Primary · Reading
Other 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 Grazeley Parochial Church of England Aided Primary School teach?
- Grazeley Parochial Church of England Aided Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Reading.
- Has Grazeley Parochial Church of England Aided Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Grazeley Parochial Church of England Aided Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Grazeley Parochial Church of England Aided Primary School?
- Grazeley Parochial Church of England Aided Primary School had 199 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Grazeley Parochial Church of England Aided Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 53% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Grazeley Parochial Church of England Aided Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Grazeley Parochial Church of England Aided 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 31 August 2025.