Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School
Brixham Road, Reading, RG2 7RB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Nathan Butler-Broad
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Earley and Woodley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 511
- URN
- 136512
- Local authority
- Reading
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01189375566
About this school
Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School is a community primary school in Reading. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 511 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Whitley Park Primary and Nursery 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 | 89 | 84 | 72 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 34% | 46% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 0% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 47% | 65% | 64% |
| Expected standard in maths | 51% | 61% | 65% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 58% | 55% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 101.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.30 | - | - |
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 Whitley Park Primary and Nursery 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 | 34% | 55.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 46% | 57.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 577 |
| 2023/24 | 571 |
| 2024/25 | 520 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School compares
Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School ranked 30th of 37 primary schools in Reading for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 6.9% | 39.8% | 511 | — |
| Christ The King Catholic Primary School | 57% | 6.5% | 44.9% | 298 | 0.6 miles |
| Geoffrey Field Junior School | 56% | 5% | 35.4% | 357 | 0.7 miles |
| Geoffrey Field Infant School | — | 5.3% | 28.7% | 313 | 0.7 miles |
| The Ridgeway Primary School | 54% | 6.8% | 41.3% | 362 | 0.7 miles |
| The Palmer Primary Academy | 66% | 6.9% | 27.3% | 436 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 39.79%
- English as an additional language
- 32.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.94%
- Persistent absence
- 21.93%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Christ The King Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Reading
-
Geoffrey Field Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Reading
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Geoffrey Field Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Reading
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The Ridgeway Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Reading
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The Palmer Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Reading
Other schools in Reading
Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School ranks 65th 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 Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School teach?
- Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Reading.
- Who is the headteacher of Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School is Mr Nathan Butler-Broad, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Whitley Park Primary and Nursery 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 Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School?
- Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School has 511 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School full?
- Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School has capacity for 630 pupils and 511 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 Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- How have Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 34% 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.
- How does Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School compare with other schools in Reading?
- Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School ranked 30th of 37 primary schools in Reading for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 6.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Whitley Park Primary and Nursery 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 1 July 2026.