Whiteknights Primary School
Fairlawn Green, Shinfield Rise, Reading, RG2 8EP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- BELLEVUE PLACE EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Bridget Reynolds
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Earley and Woodley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 472
- Pupils on roll
- 453
- URN
- 148800
- Local authority
- Wokingham
- Telephone
- 01189872588
About this school
Whiteknights Primary School is a primary academy in Reading. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 453 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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 | 61 | 60 | 61 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 93% | 83% | 95% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 34% | 25% | 34% |
| Expected standard in reading | 93% | 87% | 97% |
| Expected standard in maths | 97% | 93% | 98% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 92% | 85% | 92% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 109.0 | 111.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 111.0 | 109.0 | 112.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.20 | - | - |
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 Whiteknights 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 | 93% | 66% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 83% | 67.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 95% | 68.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 460 |
| 2023/24 | 457 |
| 2024/25 | 460 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Whiteknights Primary School compares
Whiteknights Primary School ranked 1st of 37 primary schools in Wokingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 99% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 95% | 3.6% | 18.5% | 453 | — |
| Hillside Primary School | — | — | — | 450 | 0.3 miles |
| The Ridgeway Primary School | 54% | 6.8% | 41.3% | 362 | 0.4 miles |
| Radstock Primary School | — | — | — | 341 | 0.6 miles |
| Christ The King Catholic Primary School | 57% | 6.5% | 44.9% | 298 | 0.9 miles |
| Aldryngton Primary School | 82% | 5.5% | 2.9% | 314 | 0.9 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)
- 18.53%
- English as an additional language
- 48.9%
- Overall absence
- 3.62%
- Persistent absence
- 4.37%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hillside Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Reading
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The Ridgeway Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Reading
-
Radstock Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Reading
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Christ The King Catholic Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Reading
-
Aldryngton Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Reading
Other schools in Reading
Whiteknights Primary School ranks 2nd 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 year groups does Whiteknights Primary School teach?
- Whiteknights Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Reading.
- Who is the headteacher of Whiteknights Primary School?
- The headteacher of Whiteknights Primary School is Mrs Bridget Reynolds, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Whiteknights Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Whiteknights 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 big is Whiteknights Primary School?
- Whiteknights Primary School has 453 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Whiteknights Primary School full?
- Whiteknights Primary School has capacity for 472 pupils and 453 on roll (96%), 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 Whiteknights Primary School a faith school?
- No. Whiteknights Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Whiteknights Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Whiteknights Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Whiteknights Primary School?
- Whiteknights Primary School is part of BELLEVUE PLACE EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Whiteknights Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 93% in 2022/23 and 95% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Whiteknights Primary School rank locally?
- Whiteknights Primary School ranked 1st of 37 primary schools in Wokingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 99% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Whiteknights Primary School's absence rate?
- Whiteknights Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Whiteknights Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Whiteknights 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 3 July 2026.