Compare Birch Copse Primary School and The Heights Primary School and Waltham St Lawrence Primary School
Comparison of primary schools: Birch Copse Primary School (Primary) in Reading; The Heights Primary School (Primary) in Reading; Waltham St Lawrence Primary School (Primary) in Reading — covering Ofsted outcomes, size, FSM%, governance, capacity & more.
At a glance
This page compares Birch Copse Primary School, The Heights Primary School and Waltham St Lawrence Primary School. They are primary phase and community school and free schools type located around Reading, Berkshire and Reading. The strongest headline Ofsted judgement here is 1 (Birch Copse Primary School), published Sep 2024. The most recent inspection on record is for Birch Copse Primary School (Sep 2024). average roll around ≈ 300, combined total ≈ 950, typical FSM 5–10%, range 0–5%–5–10%; all within the BELLEVUE PLACE EDUCATION TRUST trust.
| Attribute |
Birch Copse Primary School
RG31 5LN
|
The Heights Primary School
RG4 7LB
|
Waltham St Lawrence Primary School
RG10 0NU
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Phase / Type | Primary • Community school | Primary • Free schools | Primary • Community school |
| Location |
Reading Berkshire RG31 5LN |
Reading RG4 7LB |
Reading Berkshire RG10 0NU |
| Latest Ofsted | 1 10 Sep 2024 | 1 28 Jun 2017 | 1 2 Mar 2017 |
| Ofsted report | — | — | — |
| Pupils (roll) | ≈ 400 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 350 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 150 🔒 Unlock exact pupils |
| FSM % | 5–10% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 0–5% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 5–10% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % |
| Capacity | 420 | 350 | 154 |
| Capacity utilisation | Near capacity 🔒 View exact % | Near capacity 🔒 View exact % | Near capacity 🔒 View exact % |
| Age range | — | — | — |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Admissions policy | Not applicable | Not applicable | |
| Trust / Local authority | West Berkshire (869) | BELLEVUE PLACE EDUCATION TRUST | Windsor and Maidenhead (868) |
| Website | www.birchcopse.co.uk | www.theheightsprimary.co.uk | www.wslprimary.org |
| Telephone | 01189427442 | 01183570123 | 01189343248 |
| SEN provision | None reported | None reported | None reported |
| Profile | View profile | View profile | View profile |
- Phase / Type
- Primary • Community school
- Location
- Reading
Berkshire
RG31 5LN - Ofsted
- 1 10 Sep 2024
- Pupils
- ≈ 400 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 5–10% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- West Berkshire (869)
- Website
- www.birchcopse.co.uk
- Telephone
- 01189427442
- Phase / Type
- Primary • Free schools
- Location
- Reading
RG4 7LB - Ofsted
- 1 28 Jun 2017
- Pupils
- ≈ 350 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 0–5% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- BELLEVUE PLACE EDUCATION TRUST
- Website
- www.theheightsprimary.co.uk
- Telephone
- 01183570123
- Phase / Type
- Primary • Community school
- Location
- Reading
Berkshire
RG10 0NU - Ofsted
- 1 2 Mar 2017
- Pupils
- ≈ 150 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 5–10% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- Windsor and Maidenhead (868)
- Website
- www.wslprimary.org
- Telephone
- 01189343248
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