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Hillside Primary School

Community school · Reading · RG6 4HQ

Ages 2–11 · 446 pupils · Wokingham

KS2 expected (RWM)

75%

Overall absence

4.3%

Admissions demand

0.95 · Balanced demand

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)75%
Higher standard (RWM)12%
Avg scaled score — reading
108.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
108.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)8.2%
Unauthorised0.6%
Authorised absence
3.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
365

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

0.95 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

36

Places offered

39

1st-preference offers

36

Total preferences (any rank)
123
Preferred offers (top 3)
38
Applications from outside LA
25
Offers to outside-LA applicants
6

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 (16 Jan 2025).

Capacity fill94%

446 pupils · 472 places

Pupils on roll
446
Boys / girls
231 / 215
School capacity
472
Capacity fill
446 / 472 (94%)
Free school meals
6.3%
FSM pupils
26
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 2–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Dan Pearman

Location

Address
Rushey Way, Lower Earley
Postcode
RG6 4HQ
Town
Reading
County
Berkshire
Local authority
Wokingham
District
Wokingham
Constituency
Earley and Woodley
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Urban city and town

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 2–11, in Reading, Wokingham, 446 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 6.3%.

Open schools in Reading
156
Primary schools in Reading
102
Academies among open schools in Reading
36% (56)
Open schools in RG6
9
Primary in RG6
7
Open schools in Wokingham LA
85
Primary in Wokingham LA
55

Nearby primary schools

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

Compare with theseAll in ReadingNear RG6

  • Hillside Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Reading · RG6 4HQ · Wokingham

    Ages 2–11

    • FSM6.4%

    0.0 miles away

  • Whiteknights Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Reading · RG2 8EP · Wokingham

    Ages 3–11

    • KS283%
    • Absence3.9%
    • FSM17.4%
    • Demand1.13

    0.3 miles away

  • The Ridgeway Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Reading · RG2 8JD · Reading

    Ages 3–11

    • KS255%
    • Absence6.5%
    • FSM40.3%
    • Demand0.93

    0.6 miles away

  • Radstock Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Reading · RG6 5UZ · Wokingham

    Ages 4–11

    • FSM5.3%

    0.6 miles away

  • Geoffrey Field Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Reading · RG2 8RH · Reading

    Ages 7–11

    • KS262%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM35.3%

    1.0 miles away

  • Geoffrey Field Infant School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Reading · RG2 8RH · Reading

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM28.4%
    • Demand0.95

    1.0 miles away

  • Aldryngton Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Reading · RG6 7HR · Wokingham

    Ages 5–11

    • KS287%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM2.5%
    • Demand1.07

    1.1 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Dan Pearman

Official links