Pangbourne Primary SchoolPurley CofE Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Pangbourne Primary School and Purley CofE Primary School are primary schools in Reading.

  • Pangbourne Primary School scores 50 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Purley CofE Primary School scores 42 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Pangbourne Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Pangbourne Primary School was judged Good and Purley CofE 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 56.0% for Pangbourne Primary School and 62.0% for Purley CofE Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Pangbourne Primary School (54.0% in 2022-23, 56.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Purley CofE Primary School (20.0% in 2022-23, 62.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Pangbourne Primary School versus Purley CofE Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure ReadingPangbourne Primary SchoolReadingPurley CofE Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD50/100Stronger figureD42/100
Local ranking35th of 62 in West Berkshire Stronger figure46th of 62 in West Berkshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Expected
School typeCommunity school Voluntary controlled school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll107 85
Capacity236 105
LocationReading, RG8 7LB Reading, RG8 8AF
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard56.0% 62.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard12.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 104.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score102.0 103.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census134 85
Free school meals (ever 6)19.4% 18.8%
English as an additional language14.9% 11.8%
SEN support13.4% 25.9%
SEN with an EHC plan2.2% 4.7%
Attendance
Overall absence5.0% 4.1% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence14.5% 9.0% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

Pangbourne Primary School

Purley CofE Primary School

Full profiles: Pangbourne Primary School · Purley CofE Primary School