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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 109790

Park Lane Primary School

Community school · Reading · RG31 5BD

Ages 5–11 · 388 pupils · Reading

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

67%

Overall absence

4.6%

Admissions demand

0.95 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-10-31

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
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)67%
Higher standard (RWM)10%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)10.1%
Unauthorised1.2%
Authorised absence
3.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.6%
Enrolments in measure
356

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

40

Places offered

42

1st-preference offers

40

Total preferences (any rank)
128
Preferred offers (top 3)
42
Applications from outside LA
12
Offers to outside-LA applicants
2

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 fill92%

388 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
388
Boys / girls
204 / 184
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
388 / 420 (92%)
Free school meals
17.8%
FSM pupils
69
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
Federation
The Federation of Park Lane and Moorlands Primary Schools
Headteacher
Mrs Rachel McDonagh

Location

Address
School Road, Tilehurst
Postcode
RG31 5BD
Town
Reading
County
Berkshire
Local authority
Reading
District
Reading
Constituency
Reading West and Mid Berkshire
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, 388 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 17.8%.

Open schools in Reading
156
Primary schools in Reading
102
Academies among open schools in Reading
36% (56)
Open schools in RG31
14
Primary in RG31
11
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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    • KS282%
    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM6.9%
    • Demand1.23

    0.3 miles away

  • St Paul's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    Reading · RG31 4SZ · West Berkshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS283%
    • Absence4.2%
    • FSM4.3%
    • Demand0.88

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  • Springfield Primary School

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    • KS271%
    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM8.9%
    • Demand0.97

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  • Moorlands Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

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    • KS263%
    • Absence7.0%
    • FSM39.6%
    • Demand1.00

    0.6 miles away

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    Ofsted: Good

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS249%
    • Absence7.1%
    • FSM37.2%
    • Demand1.00

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  • Churchend Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Good

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    Ages 3–11

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    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM17.4%
    • Demand0.88

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  • St Michael's Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    Ages 5–11

    • KS252%
    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM34.0%
    • Demand1.00

    1.0 miles away

  • Downsway Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

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    • KS270%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM6.6%
    • Demand0.93

    1.0 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Rachel McDonagh
Telephone
01189375515
Website
parklaneprimary.school

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