Coley Primary SchoolSt Mary & All Saints Church of England Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Reading.

Summary of the comparison

Coley Primary School and St Mary & All Saints Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Reading.

  • Coley Primary School scores 72 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and St Mary & All Saints Church of England Primary School scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Coley Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Coley Primary School was judged Good and St Mary & All Saints Church of England Primary School was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 67.0% for Coley Primary School and 66.0% for St Mary & All Saints Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Coley Primary School (63.0% in 2022-23, 67.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at St Mary & All Saints Church of England Primary School (37.0% in 2022-23, 66.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Coley Primary School versus St Mary & All Saints Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure ReadingColey Primary SchoolReadingSt Mary & All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB72/100Stronger figureB70/100
Local ranking5th of 40 in Reading Stronger figure9th of 40 in Reading
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll250 322
Capacity270 420
LocationReading, RG1 6AZ Reading, RG1 6DU
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard67.0% Stronger figure66.0% 62.0%
At higher standard7.0% 8.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score109.0 Stronger figure103.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure105.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census260 349
Free school meals (ever 6)22.5% 32.2%
English as an additional language62.3% 46.1%
SEN support16.1% 24.1%
SEN with an EHC plan2.7% 10.0%
Attendance
Overall absence5.9% Stronger figure6.8% 6.2%
Persistent absence19.0% Stronger figure23.8% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Coley Primary School

St Mary & All Saints Church of England Primary School

Full profiles: Coley Primary School · St Mary & All Saints Church of England Primary School