The Colleton Primary SchoolPolehampton Church of England Junior School

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

Summary of the comparison

The Colleton Primary School and Polehampton Church of England Junior School are primary schools in Reading.

  • The Colleton Primary School scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Polehampton Church of England Junior School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average). Polehampton Church of England Junior School is ahead on our composite score.

  • The Colleton Primary School was judged Good and Polehampton Church of England Junior 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 52.0% for The Colleton Primary School and 71.0% for Polehampton Church of England Junior School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at The Colleton Primary School (57.0% in 2022-23, 52.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Polehampton Church of England Junior School (63.0% in 2022-23, 71.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

The Colleton Primary School versus Polehampton Church of England Junior School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure ReadingThe Colleton Primary SchoolReadingPolehampton Church of England Junior SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD54/100C60/100Stronger figure
Local ranking26th of 44 in Wokingham 21st of 44 in Wokingham Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-11 7-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll293 232
Capacity420 240
LocationReading, RG10 0AX Reading, RG10 9AX
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard52.0% 71.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard2.0% 5.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 108.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score102.0 108.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census268 234
Free school meals (ever 6)10.1% 6.0%
English as an additional language12.3% 14.5%
SEN support12.7% 10.7%
SEN with an EHC plan6.3% 2.1%
Attendance
Overall absence4.7% 3.6% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence9.5% 5.9% 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.

The Colleton Primary School

Polehampton Church of England Junior School

Full profiles: The Colleton Primary School · Polehampton Church of England Junior School