Compare The Palmer Primary Academy and The Ridgeway Primary School and Whiteknights Primary School
Comparison of primary schools: The Palmer Primary Academy (Primary) in Reading; The Ridgeway Primary School (Primary) in Reading; Whiteknights Primary School (Primary) in Reading — covering Ofsted outcomes, size, FSM%, governance, capacity & more.
At a glance
This page compares The Palmer Primary Academy, The Ridgeway Primary School and Whiteknights Primary School. They are primary phase and academy sponsor led, community school and academy converter type located around Reading, Berkshire. The strongest headline Ofsted judgement here is 2 (The Palmer Primary Academy), published Jan 2023. The most recent inspection on record is for Whiteknights Primary School (May 2023). average roll around ≈ 450, combined total ≈ 1,300, typical FSM 25–30%, range 15–20%–40–45%; spread across trusts such as REAch2 Academy Trust and BELLEVUE PLACE EDUCATION TRUST.
| Attribute |
The Palmer Primary Academy
RG2 7PP
|
The Ridgeway Primary School
RG2 8JD
|
Whiteknights Primary School
RG2 8EP
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Phase / Type | Primary • Academy sponsor led | Primary • Community school | Primary • Academy converter |
| Location |
Reading Berkshire RG2 7PP |
Reading Berkshire RG2 8JD |
Reading Berkshire RG2 8EP |
| Latest Ofsted | 2 15 Jan 2023 | 2 25 Jun 2019 | 2 1 May 2023 |
| Ofsted report | — | — | — |
| Pupils (roll) | ≈ 450 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 400 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 450 🔒 Unlock exact pupils |
| FSM % | 25–30% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 40–45% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 15–20% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % |
| Capacity | 420 | 536 | 472 |
| Capacity utilisation | Near capacity 🔒 View exact % | Under capacity 🔒 View exact % | Near capacity 🔒 View exact % |
| Age range | — | — | — |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Admissions policy | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Trust / Local authority | REAch2 Academy Trust | Reading (870) | BELLEVUE PLACE EDUCATION TRUST |
| Website | www.thepalmeracademy.com | www.theridgewayprimary.net | — |
| Telephone | 01189375481 | 01189375530 | 01189872588 |
| SEN provision | None reported | None reported | None reported |
| Profile | View profile | View profile | View profile |
- Phase / Type
- Primary • Academy sponsor led
- Location
- Reading
Berkshire
RG2 7PP - Ofsted
- 2 15 Jan 2023
- Pupils
- ≈ 450 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 25–30% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- REAch2 Academy Trust
- Website
- www.thepalmeracademy.com
- Telephone
- 01189375481
- Phase / Type
- Primary • Community school
- Location
- Reading
Berkshire
RG2 8JD - Ofsted
- 2 25 Jun 2019
- Pupils
- ≈ 400 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 40–45% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- Reading (870)
- Website
- www.theridgewayprimary.net
- Telephone
- 01189375530
- Phase / Type
- Primary • Academy converter
- Location
- Reading
Berkshire
RG2 8EP - Ofsted
- 2 1 May 2023
- Pupils
- ≈ 450 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 15–20% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- BELLEVUE PLACE EDUCATION TRUST
- Website
- —
- Telephone
- 01189872588
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