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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 109778

Caversham Primary School

Community school · Reading · RG4 7RA

Ages 5–11 · 414 pupils · Reading

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

69%

Overall absence

3.4%

Admissions demand

0.98 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-06-21

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)69%
Higher standard (RWM)7%
Avg scaled score — reading
109.0
Avg scaled score — maths
107.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
109.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence3.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)5.1%
Unauthorised0.7%
Authorised absence
2.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
355

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.98 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

58

Places offered

60

1st-preference offers

56

Total preferences (any rank)
235
Preferred offers (top 3)
60
Applications from outside LA
2
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill99%

414 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
414
Boys / girls
216 / 198
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
414 / 420 (99%)
Free school meals
4.1%
FSM pupils
17
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 5–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Co Headteacher Jo Grover Clare Jones- King

Location

Address
Hemdean Road, Caversham
Postcode
RG4 7RA
Town
Reading
County
Berkshire
Local authority
Reading
District
Reading
Constituency
Reading Central
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 5–11, in Reading, Reading, 414 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 4.1%.

Open schools in Reading
156
Primary schools in Reading
102
Academies among open schools in Reading
36% (56)
Open schools in RG4
22
Primary in RG4
12
Open schools in Reading LA
71
Primary in Reading LA
40

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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  • St Anne's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Reading · RG4 5AA · Reading

    Ages 2–11

    • KS246%
    • Absence5.8%
    • FSM24.2%
    • Demand0.88

    0.5 miles away

  • Thameside Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Primary

    Reading · RG4 8DB · Reading

    Ages 5–11

    • KS259%
    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM19.3%
    • Demand0.95

    0.6 miles away

  • The Hill Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Reading · RG4 8TU · Reading

    Ages 4–11

    • KS266%
    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM3.7%
    • Demand1.03

    0.7 miles away

  • Emmer Green Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Reading · RG4 8LN · Reading

    Ages 4–11

    • KS263%
    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM3.6%
    • Demand1.07

    0.7 miles away

  • E P Collier Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Reading · RG1 8DZ · Reading

    Ages 3–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence7.1%
    • FSM18.8%
    • Demand0.92

    0.8 miles away

  • The Heights Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Free schools · Primary

    Reading · RG4 7LB · Reading

    Ages 4–11

    • KS279%
    • Absence3.8%
    • FSM2.0%
    • Demand1.24

    1.0 miles away

  • Micklands Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Reading · RG4 6LU · Reading

    Ages 4–11

    • KS251%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM26.6%
    • Demand1.00

    1.0 miles away

  • Civitas Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Reading · RG1 7HL · Reading

    Ages 4–11

    • KS258%
    • Absence6.6%
    • FSM16.6%
    • Demand0.92

    1.1 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Co Headteacher Jo Grover Clare Jones- King
Telephone
01189375454
Website
www.cavershamprimary.org/

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