New Christ Church Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C64
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Location
- Reading, RG2 0AY
- Distance
- 0.4km away
The Palmer Primary Academy
70 Northumberland Avenue, Reading, RG2 7PP
Local ranking28th of 40 primary schools in Reading
Ofsted: Good
Primary
Phase
420
Capacity
3-11
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)
2024-25- Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
- 66.0% nat62.0%
- Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
- 9.0% nat8.0%
- Reading (Expected)
- 86.0%
- Writing (Expected)
- 70.0%
- Maths (Expected)
- 84.0%
- Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
- 77.0%
- Reading avg scaled score
- 107.0 nat106.0
- Maths avg scaled score
- 107.0 nat105.0
- GPS avg scaled score
- 107.0
- Cohort Size
- 44
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 442
- Boys
- 210 (48%)
- Girls
- 226 (52%)
- Capacity
- 420 (104% full)
- SEND
- 14.3%
- FSM Eligible
- 27.3%
- EAL
- 51.4%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.7%
- SEN Support
- 11.5%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 25.1:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 16.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,180/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 6.9% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 20.5% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 22.6%
- Asian Pakistani: 14.7%
- Asian Indian: 13.9%
- White Other: 9.8%
- Asian Other: 9.5%
- Black African: 8.6%
- Other: 4.7%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 4.4%
22.6%
White British
14.7%
Asian Pakistani
13.9%
Asian Indian
Historical Trends
KS2 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
70 Northumberland Avenue
Reading, South East
Administrative
- URN
- 139653
- UKPRN
- 10041534
- Establishment No.
- 2012
- Trust
- REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST
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