The Palmer Primary Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Reading · RG2 7PP · Reading
Ages 3–11
- KS253%
- Absence7.7%
- FSM31.7%
0.3 miles away
OpenURN 134467
OneSchool Global Reading Senior Campus
Other independent school · RG2 0LU
Ages 7–18 · 92 pupils · Reading
Attainment 8
64.2
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Attainment 864.2
English & maths grade 5+55%
English & maths grade 4+82%
EBacc entry100%
EBacc APS: 5.9
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (18 Jan 2024).
Capacity fill74%
92 pupils · 125 places
- Pupils on roll
- 92
- Boys / girls
- 44 / 48
- School capacity
- 125
- Capacity fill
- 92 / 125 (74%)
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Other independent school
Age range
Ages 7–18
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Religious character
- Plymouth Brethren Christian Church
- Religious ethos
- Christian
- Governance
- Independent
- Headteacher
- Mrs Angharad Williams
Location
- Address
- 14 Arkwright Road, Reading
- Postcode
- RG2 0LU
- 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 other independent school, Ages 7–18, in Reading, 92 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, independent, non-selective admissions. Religious character: Plymouth Brethren Christian Church.
- Open schools in RG2
- 22
- Open schools in Reading LA
- 71
Nearby schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Reading Girls' School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Reading · RG2 7PY · Reading
Ages 11–18
- Att847.8
- P80.1
- EM5+54%
- Absence8.3%
0.3 miles away
Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School
Ofsted: Needs attentionCommunity school · Primary
Reading · RG2 7RB · Reading
Ages 2–11
- KS234%
- Absence7.7%
- FSM36.3%
0.5 miles away
Academy converter · Primary
Reading · RG2 0AY · Reading
Ages 4–11
- KS241%
- Absence5.5%
- FSM18.9%
0.5 miles away
Blagdon Nursery School
Ofsted: School remains OutstandingLocal authority nursery school · Nursery
Reading · RG2 7NT · Reading
Ages 2–5
- FSM8.9%
0.7 miles away
Hamilton School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy special sponsor led
Reading · RG1 5SG · Reading
Ages 11–18
- Att85.2
- P8-1.8
- EM5+0%
- Absence33.9%
0.7 miles away
Hartland High School
Ofsted: InadequateAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Reading · RG2 8AF · Reading
Ages 11–18
- FSM45.2%
0.9 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Angharad Williams
- Telephone
- 03000700421