E P Collier Primary SchoolThameside Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

E P Collier Primary School and Thameside Primary School are primary schools in Reading.

E P Collier Primary School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Thameside Primary School scores 46 out of 100 (grade D, below average). E P Collier Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
E P Collier Primary School was judged Good and Thameside Primary School was judged Good.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 72.0% for E P Collier Primary School and 49.0% for Thameside Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at E P Collier Primary School (61.0% in 2022-23, 72.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Thameside Primary School (48.0% in 2022-23, 49.0% in 2024-25).

E P Collier Primary School versus Thameside Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure	ReadingE P Collier Primary School	ReadingThameside Primary School	England average
Overview
Our score	C64/100Stronger figure	D46/100
Local ranking	13th of 40 in Reading Stronger figure	32nd of 40 in Reading
Inspection	Ofsted: Good	Ofsted: Good
School type	Community school	Community school
Phase	Primary	Primary
Age range	3-11	5-11
Gender	Mixed	Mixed
Pupils on roll	352	322
Capacity	472	420
Location	Reading, RG1 8DZ	Reading, RG4 8DB
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard	72.0% Stronger figure	49.0%	62.0%
At higher standard	17.0% Stronger figure	4.0%	8.0%
Reading average scaled score	107.0 Stronger figure	105.0	106.0
Maths average scaled score	107.0 Stronger figure	102.0	105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census	403	334
Free school meals (ever 6)	21.5%	20.4%
English as an additional language	57.1%	24.3%
SEN support	14.6%	29.9%
SEN with an EHC plan	4.5%	8.4%
Attendance
Overall absence	6.2%	6.0% Stronger figure	6.2%
Persistent absence	21.4%	15.4% Stronger figure	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.