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Caversham Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Community school
Hemdean Road, Caversham, Reading RG4 7RA · cavershamprimary.org · 0118 937 5454
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 76%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Reading 62%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 414
- 99% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Reading
- Free school meals
- 4.1%
- First language not English
- 22.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 63 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 92% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 60 | 63 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 62 | 1▲ | 92% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 58 | 1 | 97% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 76 | 1.3▲ | 78% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 81 | 1.4▲ | 60% |
Results
In 2024/25, 76% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 12% the higher standard. Across Reading it was 62%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲76% | 62% | ||
| ▲12% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲110 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ▲110 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Caversham Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 21 June 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 21 Jun 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Nov 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2022Inadequate
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Inadequate Early years Good Safeguarding Not effective
Before September 2019
Feb 2009Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Nov 2005Good
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (71 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 71
- 17% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 51% who raised concerns
based on the 20% who had a child bullied