Battle Primary Academy
Cranbury Road, Reading, RG30 2TD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE THAMES LEARNING TRUST
- Head Teacher
- Ms Louise Burridge
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Thames Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Reading Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 472
- Pupils on roll
- 456
- URN
- 139066
- Local authority
- Reading
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01189375421
About this school
Battle Primary Academy is a primary academy in Reading. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 456 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Battle Primary Academy, 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 57 | 59 | 56 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 44% | 66% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 8% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 78% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 76% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 76% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.90 | - | - |
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 Battle Primary Academy 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 | 44% | 55.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 57.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 458 |
| 2023/24 | 458 |
| 2024/25 | 455 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Battle Primary Academy compares
Battle Primary Academy ranked 14th of 37 primary schools in Reading for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 4.1% | 28.4% | 456 | — |
| Wilson Primary School | 66% | 5.9% | 13% | 452 | 0.3 miles |
| All Saints Junior School | 100% | 3.2% | 9.4% | 99 | 0.4 miles |
| All Saints Church of England Aided Infant School | — | 3.6% | 8.3% | 60 | 0.4 miles |
| Oxford Road Community School | 86% | 6.4% | 29.9% | 244 | 0.5 miles |
| Civitas Academy | 84% | 5.8% | 15.8% | 374 | 0.8 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 28.43%
- English as an additional language
- 47.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.06%
- Persistent absence
- 9.84%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wilson Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Reading
-
All Saints Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Reading
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All Saints Church of England Aided Infant School0.4 miles
Primary · Reading
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Oxford Road Community School0.5 miles
Primary · Reading
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Civitas Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Reading
Other schools in Reading
Battle Primary Academy ranks 36th 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
- 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
- Bucklebury C.E. Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Battle Primary Academy teach?
- Battle Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Reading.
- Who is the head teacher of Battle Primary Academy?
- The head teacher of Battle Primary Academy is Ms Louise Burridge, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Battle Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Battle Primary Academy, 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 Battle Primary Academy?
- Battle Primary Academy has 456 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Battle Primary Academy full?
- Battle Primary Academy has capacity for 472 pupils and 456 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Battle Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Battle Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Battle Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Battle Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Battle Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Battle Primary Academy is part of THE THAMES LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Battle Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 44% in 2022/23 and 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Battle Primary Academy compare with other schools in Reading?
- Battle Primary Academy ranked 14th of 37 primary schools in Reading for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Battle Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Battle Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Battle Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Battle Primary Academy'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.